Albertina v. Kapiolani Estate, Ltd.

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PERRY, J.

This is an action of ejectment for a piece of land situate at Honuakaha,' Honolulu, and containing an area of 1.6 acres. The property consisted formerly of a fishpond and its banks and, perhaps, a small piece, additional, of dry land, and was a lele of the Ili of Kaalaa, situate at Pauoa, Honolulu. Mahele Award No. 61 was signed by Kamehameha III on January 28, 1848, the King thereby consenting to the award by the Land Commission to one Namakeha of the Hi of Kaalaa. The Ma— hele Award reads as follows:

“Ko B. Namakeha.

Na Aina. Ahupúaa,. Kalana. Hokupuni.

Kaalaa.…