No. 27.
Mr. Alexander to Mr. Damon.
Hawaiian Government Survey,
Honolulu, Hawaiian
Islands, June 24,
1893.
His Excellency S. M.
Damon,
Minister of
Finance:
Sir: In accordance with your request I
have had the areas of all the Government land sales, alias
grants, to June 8, 1893, added up, making a total of 667,317.4
acres. A recent estimate of the lands at present held by the
Government gives a total of 828,000 acres. Adding this amount to
the total area sold, we obtain 1,495,317 acres as the
approximate amount of land held by the Government at the end of
the great division (Mahele) in 1848.
The Crown lands at present are estimated to contain 915,000
acres, including a few unassigned lands, which were transferred
to the Grown by the Legislature of 1890.
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The kuleanas proper or land commission awards to the common
people, including a few lots awarded to foreigners (chiefly in
Honolulu), amount to 28,658.5 acres.
These were generally either house lots or small pieces of
cultivated land. The number of L. C. awards was 11,309, which
included 177 awards made to chiefs or konohikis, whose names are
in the Mahele book. Deducting these the number of kuleanas was
11,132, averaging 2.57 acres apiece.
My assistants have also added up those konohiki (chiefs’) awards,
whose areas were given in the index of land claims amounting to
133,012.6 acres. But these are only a small part of them, as
most of this class of lands were awarded by name without
survey.
For example, the Bishop estate alone at present comprises about
420,000 acres. However, adding the kuleanas and the surveyed
awards to chiefs given in the index of land claims together, we
obtain a total of 161,670 acres awarded at that time by
survey.
I remain, yours, very respectfully,
W. D. Alexander,
Surveyor-General.
Approximate division of the lands of the
Hawaiian Kingdom, 1848–1855.
|
Acres. |
| Crown lands (as in 1893) |
915,000 |
| Government lands (as in 1848) |
1,495,000 |
| Kuleanas |
28,658.5 |
| Bishop estate for manual training schools (as in
1893) |
420,000 |
| Other chiefs’ lands surveyed before 1855 |
133,012.6 |
| Other chiefs’ lands not surveyed before
1855 |
1,018,329 |
| Grand total |
4,010,000.1 |
| Total of chiefs’ lands, including Bishop
estate |
1,571,341 |
E. & O. E.
Total area of land-commission
awards.
kuleanas.
| Hawaii: |
Acres. |
| Hilo |
466.35 |
| Hamakua |
2,542 |
| Kohala |
2,129.16 |
| Kona |
2,119 |
| Kau |
2,124.18 |
| Puna |
32.18 |
| Total area of Hawaii Kuleanas |
9,412.87 |
| Total area of Maui Kuleanas |
7,379.74 |
| Total area of Molokai Kuleanas |
2,288.87 |
| Total area of Oahu Kuleanas |
7,311.17 |
| Total area of Kauai Kuleanas |
1,824.17 |
| Total area of Lanai Kuleanas |
441.67 |
| Grand total |
441.67 |
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ahupuaas and ilis, or
larger, tracts and subdivisions.
| Hawaii: |
Acres. |
| Hilo |
6,620.25 |
| Hamakua |
8,248.48 |
| Kohala |
1,933 |
| Kona |
1,261.79 |
| Total for Hawaii |
18,063.52 |
| Kauai |
54,272 |
| Molokai |
10,343.62 |
| Oahu |
32,785.62 |
| Maui |
17,547.83 |
| Total area of Ahupuaas and Ilis surveyed for the
land commission |
133,012.59 |
E. & O. E.
Estimate of area included in all
Government grants (land
sales) to date, June 8,
1893.
| Hawaii: |
Acres. |
Acres. |
| Kohala |
21,520.95 |
|
| Hamakua |
63,439.41 |
|
| Hilo |
14,884.41 |
|
| Puna |
17,411.73 |
|
| Kau |
215,538.81 |
|
| Kona |
56,101.16 |
|
|
|
388,896.47 |
| Maui: |
|
|
| Lahaina |
364.17 |
|
| Kaanapali |
2,675.00 |
|
| Wailuku |
25,825.51 |
|
| Hamakua |
18,711.53 |
|
| Koolau |
2,024.72 |
|
| Hana |
6,216.92 |
|
| Kipahulu |
1,540.03 |
|
| Kaupo |
11,534.73 |
|
| Kahikiuui. |
3,595.67 |
|
| Honuaula. |
15,100.84 |
|
| Kula |
13,054.92 |
|
|
|
100,644.04 |
| Oahu: |
|
|
| Kona district |
5,549.10 |
|
| Ewa district |
7,401.31 |
|
| Waialua district |
19,596.47 |
|
| Koolau district |
12,321.94 |
|
|
|
44,868.82 |
| Lallai |
|
735.93 |
| Molokai |
|
55,960.90 |
| Kauai |
|
15,123.25 |
| Niihua |
|
61,088 |
| Grand total |
|
667,317.41 |
The foregoing estimate of areas is largely increased by the
inclusion of several exceptionally large grants, viz:
|
Acres. |
| Grant 2769 to J. P. Parker in Hamakua |
37,888 |
| Grant 2791 to C. C. Harris in Kau |
184,298 |
| Grant 3343 to C. Spreckels in Wailuku |
24,000 |
| Grant 3146 to C. R. Bishop in W. Molokai |
46,500 |
| Grant 2944 to J. M. and F. Sinclair in
Niihua |
61,038 |
| Total |
353,724 |
A recent estimate of area of present Government lands gave a
total, in round numbers, of 828,000 acres, which, together
with the total amount granted, would give, in round numbers,
1,495,300 acres as the amount originally held by the
Government.
J. F. Brown.
June 8,
1893.
