Campbell v. Hipawai Corp‪.‬

This is a dispute between two landowners over the location of the common boundary between their properties. The property in question is located in Manoa Valley, Oahu, and is designated by the exhibits in evidence as parcel 15, TMK 2-29-23-15. It consists of 2,016 square feet and is bordered on the west by parcel 14, owned by defendant-appellant, and on the east by parcel 4, owned by plaintiff-appellee. Appellee claimed paper title to the property by virtue of Royal Patent No. 1273, issued in 1853 to Kaaukai by King Kamehameha III. Appellant claimed title to the same parcel by mesne conveyances and by adverse possession, established by its predecessors in interest. After a trial by jury, the court below entered a judgment quieting title in appellee. Appellant appeals contending that the jury was erroneously instructed on the period of limitations applicable to its claim of adverse possession. We agree and accordingly, reverse.