In 1848, yielding to pressure of Western ways, the lands of Hawaiʻi were divided in the Great Mahele. The ahupuaʻa of Kapāpala officially became the property of Kamehameha III and after his death in 1854 was passed to his heir, Kamehameha IV. In 1860 it was leased to W.H. Reed and C. Richardson for 17 years.
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