Contains a final draft of Marion Kellyʻs thesis regarding the historical background of the land tenure system in Hawaiʻi. Includes copies of laws relating to Poll and Chattel taxes from the Department of Finance and resources concerning the results of Mahele and Kuleana Land Awards, Laws Related to the Rights of Access, and the Largest Private Landowners in Hawaiʻi. Additionally includes supplemental resources from other authors on pre-contact population in Hawaiʻi, the basics of adverse possession, drawings of old Hawaiʻi, a graphic of a decentralized auwai system, and maps of each island in the Hawaiian archipelago.