Gomes v. Upchurch

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

MIZUHA, J.

Plaintiffs-appellees brought suit against defendants to establish plaintiffs’ title to 19.93 acres of land in the district of Kona, County of Hawaii, by deed and adverse possession. Defendants-appellants in their answer to the complaint denied that plaintiffs had either paper title or title by adverse possession as to a portion of the property consisting of approximately two acres. The trial judge found that plaintiffs had acquired title to the two-acre portion by adverse possession for a period of over thirty-six years.

Defendants contend that there is…