The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-13
LANDS FOR
SET TIERS
Valuable Government
Property.
open FOR SETTLEMENT
Much Of the Public Land Held I'm
der Lease, But Some Tracts
Are Available.

amount of Government land is any
where near what they indicate. How /
ever, the greater part of this land, /
nearly all of it that would be good for !
homesteads, Is leased for periods that |
have from ten to twenty years to run |
and when a careful canvass is made of
the good land which might be taken up
by homesteaders it is found to be but
disappointingly small portion of the
whole.
OF the land in the vicinity of Homo
lulu there is little that would be at
tractive to settlers. At the head of
Manoa valley is tract of 100 acres,
stretching up the steep mountain side.
covered with a dense growth of alge-
roba, and between Manoa and Palolo
valleys there is a stretch of 200 acres
scarcely more attractive for it lies
along the dry and barren ridge, and is
most of it so steep that it would be of
little value save perhaps for grazing
purposes The Kahoiwai tract on the
east slope Of Manoa valley is a little
better. but il consists Of eighteen acres
and il is now under lease which viii eX-
pire in November of next year. The
Waaloa tract. twelve acres adjoining,
is similar land, good for agricultural
and grazing purposes, although it is
very steep and it is free from any-lease.
The only other land in the valley is
fifty acres of taro and rice lands which
is under lease until July, 1912.
In Palolo valley there are three tracts
Of Government land, all Of which are
under lease. They are the Pukele
Waiomao tract, $40 acres of grazing
valley and mountain land all of which
is under lease until January. 1904: the
Kaauwaeloa tract Of eighteen acres.
rice and kula land which is tied up until
May, 1907. and the Kepuhi tract of
eleven acres the lease on which viii not
expire until April 1905.
4 In Waikiki there IS quite a number Of
small scattered lots. leased for short
terms mostly used as rice lands. Ten
+ acres Of rice lands in Pauoa valley also
belong to the Government and are un-
der leases Diamond Head, it's crater
and slopes. go acres in all, is Govern
ment property. and although it would
/ scarcely be considered good home
stead land. it is available should any
daring Individual care TO purchase il
under the homestead laws.
In Kalihi there are ninety acres
Of land in the Kaluaopalena tract, on
both sides Of the government road, but
II IS not good land, lying for the most
part on the rocky hill side on the west
slope Of Kalihi valley. Another tract
OF sevcnty-six acres at the head Of Ka-
lihi valley likewise belongs to the Cow
eminent.
In Moanalua there are two tracts OF
land held under long leases and called
Kaihikapu and Kahauiki which viii be
available for demonstrating after jan
uary. 1913. They consist Of rice and ag-
rlcultural lands and marsh and rur
from the sea 70 the mountains.
Going farther fEom Honolulu there i.
the Puohala tract in Eva. SO acres
running from go feet above sea level L
1000 feet. Much Of It is good land anC
water is available in plenty. 1t viii b.
/, I good homestead land when the lease
which run for ten years longer expire
J In Waianae district there is the Kea
r au tract Of 2i31 acres principally graz
ing and rough mountain land but wit
some good coffee land included in it an
this is leased until November, 1902. Tn
Lualualei tract in the same district il
cludes over 1900 acres and this is un
der lease until August. 1901. 1t is de
scTibed as good grazing land wit
about 500 acres Of cane land included
it. 4 large valley runs from the sea {
the mountains. A large area is yer
rough and precipitous."
q The Kawaihapa tract, IL, 600 acres.
waiaIua district. is leased until Decen
A Der OF the present year. 1t is on ii
north slope of the Waianae mountain
" and is described as grazing and mouI
tain lands. all a: considerable elevG
ton. from 1900 to 1000 feet above 81
ID level.
In koolau district on the other siC
of the Island there is the Pupuk'
tract, 2.353 acres of cane and grain
land at the north end of the Island nei
Kahuku, running from the sea to Il
mountains. The lease on it expires
February, 1902. The Waiahole tract
r 1000 acres in the same district is u
leased. Ii consists of broken mounta
lands at the head of Waiahole vail
with some rice lands below which
q under lease. The whole valley is W
{ watered. The lease on the Waial
tract. 733 acres. expires in Septemb'
1901. 1t is near the Pupukea tract a
consists Of cane aud grazing lands.
8, In Kaneohe there is 1856 acres Of go
rice and grazing lands held under foJ
teen separate short time leases. 7
Kawailoa tract Of 80 acres is leas
until February, 1903. and consists
:, good grazing and agricultural lands.
There is much good land which
not been enumerated in this arti
I which belongs to the Government
- most OF it is held under long lea
. which have from ten TO twenty ye;
= yet TO run. Such is the Waiman
tract where the Waimanalo plantat
Is situated. $500 acres OF excellent la
which is leased until 1920. and seve
tracts in Eva and Waialua district:
- But this hskFil give an idea Of
20 hn6 belonging to the c.