The moku (district) parameters ran from the highest mountain top, down to the sea.
In Territory vs Bishop Trust Co. LTD., when the agent was appointed by a chief they were referred to by the title of konohiki.
The Hawaiian dictionary gives the definition as a headman of a land division, but it is also used in describing fishing rights as well.
The konohiki was a relative of the aliʻi and would oversee the coordination of the property, including water rights, land distribution, agricultural use and any maintenance.
[7] As capitalism was incorporated into the kingdom the konohiki would become the tax collectors, landlords and wardens over the fisheries.