Anima & Awana v. Lau Kona

Opinion of the Court, by

Frear, J.

Ejectment to recover possession of certain land in the Ahupuaa of Hanapepe, Kauiloa, Waimea, Kauai, the plaintiffs claiming title under a lease from Queen Dowager Kapiolani.

The Circuit Court, Fifth Circuit, jury being waived, found the. following facts, which are supported by the evidence: The Queen Dowager Kapiolani has been for twenty years and now is, by admission of the parties for the purposes of this case, owner of the premises in dispute; on September 10th, 1888, she executed a lease of these premises to the *370plaintiffs for ten years beginning Januaiy…