Helu 1688: The Claim of Poopuu
Claimant: Poopuu
Location: ‘Ili of Loloulu
Recorded at: Honouliuli
Date: Nov. 2, 1847
Status: Awarded; Royal Patent 6641
Kepā Maly and Onaona Pomroy Maly completed a review of all the original land title records of the Hawaiian Kingdom recorded during the Māhele ‘Āina (Land Division) between the years 1847 and 1855. For the first time, all of the Māhele records have been compiled in one collection, and the original Hawaiian-language documents of the Native Register and Testimony collections were translated by Kepā Maly for this program. The results provide readers with significant documentation coming from those who lived on and knew the land in a traditional manner. The Māhele documents describe land use, residency, and the practices of the families of Honouliuli and its smaller land subdivisions. With this information, we are able better to understand the history and cultural landscape of Honouliuli. While much has changed in the last 170 years, the spirit of place, the named places, and lives of those who came before us are still present on the land. Their history adds value to our own lives and community.
Claimant: Poopuu
Location: ‘Ili of Loloulu
Recorded at: Honouliuli
Date: Nov. 2, 1847
Status: Awarded; Royal Patent 6641
Claimant: Makue
Location: ‘Ili of Kamoku and Kapapapuhi
Recorded at: Honouliuli
Date: Nov. 22, 1847
Status: Awarded; Royal Patent 5457
Claimant: Moano
Location: ‘Ili of Lolulu and Puehuehu
Recorded at: Honouliuli
Date: Nov. 27, 1847
Status: Awarded; Royal Patent 3548
Claimant: Kuahilo
Location: ‘Ili of Poohilo and Kaleipuawa
Recorded at: Honouliuli
Date: —
Status: Awarded; Royal Patent 3636
Native Testimony Kuahilo’s case.
Kuahilo came forward and swore that his application had been duly written out by Maakuia in 1847, and his land claim perhaps entered to the commissioner’s office in Honolulu. Therefore his testimony for land was admitted.