Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-26
He VISITED FORESTS
", |. HALL BACK FROM
A FOUR WEEKS TRIP
EXPERT FORESTER WILL LEAVE
FOR MAINLAND OCT. 6-HAS
CONCENTRATIONS TO
MAKE.

Hall has visited Hawaii and made an
Investigation of the forests The in
vestigation is for the purpose of &C.
termining what area of land II any.
shall be set apart for homesteads un
this side OF the island.
Mr.. Hall arrived at Kawsihae last
Wednesday week and in company with
Alfred Carter. u member of the Board
Of Forestry, went to Waimea and ex-
pmined the forest on the Waimea side
OF Kohala mountains. Thursday and
Friday he spent in company with +
w. Carter, Il. f. Gliding and Senator
Wood. in the Kohala mountains on the
Kohala side. On Saturday and Sun
day, Mr.. Hall, in company with the
Carriers and l.. A. Thurston, examined
the forests on the Waimea slope OF
Alauna Kea and spent the night at Ka-
laieha, at the Humuula Sheep Statiou
ranch and accompanied on Sunday by
Sam Parker, Jr., and Robert HOrner,
examined the forests in that vicinity.
| On Monday the forests between Wal
mea. Kukuihaole Honokaa and Pau.
. NtNs were 'NblullAfU NY VIC panty III
company with Manager Forbes OF Ku.
I kuihacle and Glib of Paauhau. On
/ Tuesday the same party, IN company
with Managers Lidgate and Robert
/ HOrner. visited the Hamakua forests
! back OF Hamakua Mil and Kukalau
and on Wednesday, Messrs. Hall. Car
ter and ThuTstOn went to llakalau and
with John Ross brother of tie man
Hger. visited the forest back of laliG.
lau. On Thursday they came to HilQ
and in company with Manager Scott
| OF Hilo Sugar Co, and Manager Won
Graevemeyer of the Hawaii Mill Co,
examined the forests in Piihonua, back
Of Hilo. On Friday Messrs. Eall. Car
ter and Thurston, visited the Olaa SEE
ton as far as Mountain View and on
the new Olaa road. On Saturday
MCssrs. Hall and Carter visited the up
per Olaa section above Mountain View
and almost to the Volcano House. Dur
ing the early part of the present week
Messrs. Hall and Carter visited the for
est back of Pahala and the Hutchinson
Sugar Company lands in company with
Julien Monserrat and Manager Hewett.
Mr.. Hall returned TO Hilo this mora
ing and will leave for Honolulu by the
Kinau tomorrow. He will srend next
week on Kauai investigating the for
ests there.
Mr.. Hall Is the expert sent ont by
the Department of Agriculture IN
Washington at the request of the liu-
waiian Board. 1t Is believed he will
recommend the immediate appoint
ment of a forester and until that Is
done it is not probable that any deco
sion will be arrived at concerning
| hOmesteads on this side of the island
Mr.. Hall was seen by a Bulletin re-
| porter at the Hawaiian Hotel this
morning and in response to question,
! spoke as follows
Il have been away about four weeks
and during that time visited MOlOkai,
Maui and Hawaii. The Hilo Tribune
contains an excellent account of what
| did on the Big Island.
II went first to MolOkai. remaining
there two days and with 4. +. Judd
| visited the forests on the windward
slope From there we went to Maui,
where | remained ten days, going well
over toward the west end Oi the Isl.
and and looking into the forests Of
East Maui. paid particular attention
to all the region that has been dam.
aged from time to time. From Maui
| went to Hawaii and made the circuit
that has been published in the Hilo
! Tribune.
1T Is my intention to go to Kauai
next Tuesday. ! shall remain on that
Island until Saturday, making com.
plete circuit. intend to leave for
home on October &. Upon reaching
Washington, | shall make my report
and recommendations, after which a
man will be sent out here to remain
permanently.
81 have made many observations and
have a number Of recommendations.
but would rather wait until finishing
Kauai before giving out anything OF
this nature for publication