This section is actually located in my site/blog:
I post scanned copies of newspaper clippings and I also search the website for any Quiet Title suits and any information or details on any Quiet Title Suits.
I might also include Burial stuff where developers or individuals plan to build on a known burial ground displacing or disrespecting oiwi.
I reside in Washington State, not sure if this is the right website for this question. If not, I apologize and just delete, Mahalo
Looking for some help. My own grandfather and 7 more of my great grand fathers siblings was to use the land until the third generation, which is my generation. The will specifically states he did not want the land to be sold until the 3rd generation at which time it to be divided equally among their descendents.. We were not aware of a will until 1992. My oldest brother had it. Given to him by my uncle who passed away after that. but he felt all the land was already claimed by GGF siblings. Do you think I can press the issue in court and try to claim this land. It is in maui.Despinda@gmail.com. Have an idea if I should or not pursue this. This was my GGF wishes..
Aloha Douglas, I would first locate the Royal Patent to the aina you are referring too. From there you can trace the lineal descendants of the Royal Patent owner. All lineal descendants would be entitled to enjoy that land. The will depends a great deal on when it was written because King Kamehameha when he set up the Mahele (to share, not a division of land) set it up so the aina could never be sold but only passed down from generation to generation and in this way insuring that the people that he loved so much, Kanaka, would never be displaced from their own country. As you can see this is not the case and it is way too much to discuss here.
Try to purchase the book “Hawaii Fake State” to get more of the picture I’m talking about.
Good Luck!