The Ahupuaa of Lupehu was awarded to Kuhalake by King Kamehameha III at the time of the Mahele. Kuhalake retained the makai half of the Ahupuaa, and returned the mauka half to the Government. Our Kupuna Kane William Ap Jones purchased this mauka half from the Government for $598.50, an exorbitant amount for that time. That calculates to $2.62 per acre, at a time when land was being sold for around .50 per acre.
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