![[HAWAII]. KAMEHAMEHA III, King of Hawaii (1825-54). Partly printed document signed ("Kamehameha"), Honolulu, 10 September 1852. 3 pages, folio, 321 x 414 mm. (12 x 11/16 in.), in Hawaiian (the lot includes full English translation with notes), including a carefuuly drawn plat of the tract of the land, on recto of integral blank leaf, printed heading in shaded display type, printed "royal stamp," original oval red wax seal (34 x 44 mm.) affixed at bottom of page 2, a few minor fold separations, slight foxing principally along folds, in a giltwood frame. A land grant (kuleana) awarding three apanas (parcels) of land in the district of Waimanalo on the island of Oahu to an individual named Mauae.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2001/NYE/2001_NYE_08509_0213_000(024746).jpg?w=1)
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[HAWAII]. KAMEHAMEHA III, King of Hawaii (1825-54). Partly printed document signed ("Kamehameha"), Honolulu, 10 September 1852. 3 pages, folio, 321 x 414 mm. (12 x 11/16 in.), in Hawaiian (the lot includes full English translation with notes), including a carefuuly drawn plat of the tract of the land, on recto of integral blank leaf, printed heading in shaded display type, printed "royal stamp," original oval red wax seal (34 x 44 mm.) affixed at bottom of page 2, a few minor fold separations, slight foxing principally along folds, in a giltwood frame. A land grant (kuleana) awarding three apanas (parcels) of land in the district of Waimanalo on the island of Oahu to an individual named Mauae.
Kamehameha III, acceded to the throne after King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu succumbed died of measles in England and was responsible for bringing to Hawaii many elements of the Western legal system. In 1839 he signed a Bill of Rights, the following year he promulgated the first constitution of the realm, in 1842 a code of laws was established, and in 1848 the feudal system of land tenure was abolished. By 1852, the process of obtaining a kuleana award, enabled commoners to register land claims (as established in the great 1848 Mahele or land division) was well established. Although the kuleana required that the landholder obtain a survey, the specific location of the land in question would be difficult to determine, since reference was not usually made to any fixed monument or geographical marker.
Kamehameha III, acceded to the throne after King Kamehameha II and Queen Kamamalu succumbed died of measles in England and was responsible for bringing to Hawaii many elements of the Western legal system. In 1839 he signed a Bill of Rights, the following year he promulgated the first constitution of the realm, in 1842 a code of laws was established, and in 1848 the feudal system of land tenure was abolished. By 1852, the process of obtaining a kuleana award, enabled commoners to register land claims (as established in the great 1848 Mahele or land division) was well established. Although the kuleana required that the landholder obtain a survey, the specific location of the land in question would be difficult to determine, since reference was not usually made to any fixed monument or geographical marker.