The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-12-09
TO PROTECT
OUR FORESTS
Public Subscrip.
tons Needed
for Work.

The committee appointed by the Ha-
waiian Planters Association at their
last annual meeting to devise some
practical method OF establishing
forest reservations have, in conjunc-
ton with Governor Dole, succeeded in
their plans to an extent which gives
hopes that radical steps for protection
of Hawaiian forests will soon be taken.
In brief, the situation and the plan
suggested are as follows:
There is now no appropriation avail
able with which to do forestry work
and anything that is to be now accom-
plished must be by volunteers and pub
lie subscription.
The committee have undertaken to
secure a resident volunteer in each dis
trict who will undertake in consulta-
ton with other persons locally inter-
ested, to prepare a map and description
OF the proposed forest reservation in
such district.
This map and description will then
be forwarded to the Governor. If the
Governor approves OF the suggested
forest reservation, he will then prompt
ly declare the same to be a reservation.
The governor will then use all his
power and influence to withhold from
sale or lease all government lands lying
within such reservation, reserving
them exclusively for forest purposes
and for the protection of water sheds
The Governor and the volunteers
acting in conjunction with him will al
90 endeavor to secure cooperation or
lessees OF government lands and owners
OF private lands lying within the agreed
reservations, so that the same may De
entirely devoted to forestry purposes.
For the purpose of making the for
est reservations effectual, the volun-
teers in each district are to attempt
to secure private subscriptions for the
purpose of fencing the reservations, so
as to keep stock out, and also to refor-
est the reservations when necessary.
All of the foregoing work will be
purely voluntary and without the force
of law to back it. In order to give the
matter legal standing, the Governor
will recommend to the next legislature
the passage of law authorizing the
establishment Of forest reservations;
with power to condemn, pay for and
take private lands lying within the
same which cannot be otherwise ac-
Quired.
The following named persons have
already agreed with the committee to
act for the several districts named,
viz: E. e. Gliding, for the district OF
Kohala, Island of Hawaii; d. Forbes
for the district Of Hamakua, Island OF
Hawaii: George Ross, for the district
Of North Hilo, Island OF Hawaii; Louis
Won Tempsky for the districts of Kula
and Kaupo, Island OF Maui; w. w
Goodale, for the district OF Waialua
Island of Oahu; w. F. Dillingham;, for
the district OF Eva, Island of Oahu
and Andrew Adams, for the district OF
Koolauloa, Island OF Oahu.
The committee is in correspondence
with other persons in the different
islands, and expects at an early date
to have secured forestry represent
alive in each district of the Islands.
The following correspondence be-
tween the committee and the Governor
gives the details Of the approved plan
of action
THE PLANTERS COMMITTEE tt
GOVERNOR DOLE.
Honolulu, II. T., November %, 1902.
s. b. Dole, Governor of the Territory o
Hawaii.
Sir: At the recent annual meeting o
the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Associa
ton, a special committee consisting o
the writer George Ross, d. Forbes ant
f. f. Olding, We're appointed to consul
with you to see if some practical meth
cd could not be arrived at for estab
fishing forest reservations and protect
ing them from the ravages OF cattle ant
other disturbing influences.
In accordance with the understanding
arrived at between you and the com
office. the committee now suggests t
you the following method of accom-
plishing the results desired, viz:
"a That you designate some one o
more persons in each district who shall
take upon themselves the responsible,
of procuring a map and description o
proposed forest reservation in sue
district which map and description
shall then be submitted to you for you
approval,
CD If the several suggested fores
reservations meet with your approval
you thereupon to, so far as lies With
the present power of the Territoria
Government, set apart the localities $
designated as forest reservations 10
such purpose, all Government land
within such several reservations, To b
thereupon reserved for forest purposes
from sale or lease, In so far as the sam
are not now under lease; and If III
same are under lease, the land therei
described shall, upon the expiration G
existing leases, become subject To IN
reservation, from any future sale G
lease. II the lands so reserved are no
under lease, the Government to use II
influence with the several lessees an
with private land owners owning land
within the reservations 10 secure the
adhesion 10 the proposition 10 make
forest reservation Of the lands 50 d,
scribed,
CO Upon such approval being give
you 10 notify the persons who have bee
designated 10 secure descriptions Of f0
est reservations, they 20 thereupnn tai