The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-14
PATRIOTIC CITIZENS.

One OF the main subjects which occupy public attention
for years the subject OF We have
forest expert the spot who intends give careful study
forest conditions and who when he has completed his observations
will be able give advice which forester pulled up with
little snaterng OF knowledge and little casual observation
give The knows his forest through thorough scientific
training solid knowledge fact The
has but thumb knowledge OF the forest from the
most imperfect generalization OF facts.
The gentleman who form the Board OF Agriculture far
from being the category OF amateur forester Their practical know
edge Of forestry and forest protection and reservation true scen
tho lines is not extensive but they have the attribute OF common sense
and broadmndedne and have half baked theories which they
wish put forward They obtain the services OF scientific and
they intend to back him up be ne forester enOmoog he FULLY
believe his particular line the scientific forester
the scientific enomoog knows than they know and they
Loyalty support him.
Especial praise should given to Thuston
for the time and attention they have been giving the subject of for
esty they making put depleted upon
proper the damage years may great
progress may made reoestn the bare hill sides which
clothed with peniude of The gentlemen the
Board Agriculture entirely without
and their thought for the benefit of the Territory with other desire
than to do their duty the land they live and the satisfaction Of
seeing useful piece of work accomplished.
The Star has for devoted much to the subject Of reo
estg the islands Its drawn from people who had
studied the had spent years among them
them for weeks and for months The dnudaon which has
gone is something appalling Take the Waanae for
twenty ago they clothed with almost down
the plains and when the ended cumps isolated gave
Park appearance to the country till merged into the grass COW
cred plateau study OF that plateau will show that covered
with trees in still reoter past Today the forest and with the
ferns and undebrsh have been swept the pake cumps Of
have gone and their place
OF feet OF mountain slopes have been uncovered down which
rents roar during the rain storms leaving moisture behind to fill
the springs that used to abound.
OF the Hamaua ridge and Wamea dense forest
covered with the rottng trunks of dead Wanea itself
time buried forest there but few the encos-
The of Kahua the slopes OF the Kohaa
tans overlooking Mahukona There the forest stretched below the
ranch buildings solitary imported marks where giants
the forest had been fine the north the house. existed
in the early nneties, and there is sign OF it.
1t the Kauai Where the fine kuku which
hinged Maowaa gch Where the uaa forest that covered the
plains from the kuku clear ana
The forest has receded Keaa Beswood Lhue
places
That this should have distinct climatic clearly demon
strabe That has had effect upon the supply
That method OF refOreng should be employed
and is this work which the Board OF Agriculture especially
subcommittee intend to be done practical
not woodpeckers the
proposed They intend work systematically there
every to think that under the guidance they
Will be successful and merit high from the