The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-08
LAND MATTERS
AND THE SENATE
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Continued from Pago -
above. (2) All that forest land EXTEND !
ing from the western brink Of Wailua-
Xxi gulch to the western brink of the |
gulch between the lands of Kapaula |
and Puakea Cor Paakea) and extending |
from the ocean to boundary of Haiku B
above. Both are situate on the north
eastern side of the island of Maui
These leases were sold at public ouc-
ton under the following conditions as /
to forest, ETC.: Lessee is prohibited |
from cutting or allowing to he cut any
forest trees, except for fencing and !
domestic purposes, to be used on prem
Uses or for development, storage ana
transportation of water, TO replant for
est where it appears in state of dimi-
mutton. 1t also prohibits the running
of cattle on the premises requires the
determination of wild cattle; lessee to
build and maintain a substantial fence
along the upper side of the old Gov
eminent road and to prevent stock
| from trespassing on the land; and not
| to interfere with vested interests in
water on leased premises; to furnish
! homesteaders with water for domestic
| and irrigation purposes at convenient
| points. These are the principal cUndi-
| lions of the leases.
Main purpose of course, is for wa
ter, an article very much sought after
by the vast sugar enterprises to the
west of this island.
This land, though of an extremely
rugged and almost inaccessible charact-
er and impossible of cultivation on this
account, holds a large quantity of wa
ter which goes to the sea, benefting
nothing and nobody, and the land has
never to my knowledge brought any
revenue to the Government.
Under these conditions l think the
Government is very fortunate in deriV
ing a revenue from these lands; but
this is not all. BY these leases the
. Government is insured against the de-
struction of the forest by the inrodd of
cattle or from fires.
May "a, 1902, r. r. Hind, Kahei Ko-
hala, Hawaii, Ccane lanD $500 acres,
> years, 5000 a year.
May "a, 1902, r. r. Hind, Kalei Ko-
hala, Hawaii, (cane land, Sc acres,
years 800 a year.
May "a 1902 r. r.. Hind, Opihipau,
= Kohala, Hawaii Grazing land), 499
n acres, years, $S14 a year.
/ May "a, 1902, r. r. Hind, Hukaa, Ko-
hala, Hawaii, Grazing land), $50 acres
e years, 1856 year.
o May "a, 1920, Hutchinson Sugar
e Plantation Co, Observation-Disclosures
T Kau, Hawaii, 5000 acres, q years, $500
year.
d Leased under forest conditions To
X fence (repair and maintain same) the
whole area, to prevent the inroad OF
t cattle, to preserve and increase the
n forest. These lands have no natura
/, water supply, depending mostly on
y rain for moisture. What water the
e 1essees can conserve and impound is ol
d course appurtenant thereto.
o May "a, 1902, Pepeekeo Sugar CO., Ka-
e upakuea, Hilo, Hawaii, (cane land, 2l(
II acres, years, 5000 a year.
June rs, 1920, a. c. Dowsett Wal
lua, Molokai, 1000 acres, p years, 500
$ a year.
}. Section 70 of the Organic Act provides
n that mo lease of agricultural land shall
d be granted, sold or renewed by the gov
n eminent of the Territory or Hawaii fol
81 longer period than five years, unit
Congress has otherwise direct" 1t i!
claimed by some that this provision has
been violated some of the long term
) leases that have been made, but on the
L other hand the cane land leases are al
is for five years, and the land leased FOL
, long terms is not classed as "agricul
y tural land" Doles report also says
l. 1T Is a criticism sometimes made OF
s. work Of this office that lands have beer
IS laid out in advance of the construction
n of roads, whereby smaller value attach
a ed to the land itself and the settler
was ndmpeGeu III the operations lot TN
IS lack o. suitable roads, both of whicl
: statements are undeniably correct. on
e. the other hand, if such opening o
lie lands were held back until suitable
IS roads were completed it would caus
lie an indefinite delay in land transactions
l. and the results so far achieved wOult
not now be in evidence.
The problem which this office nov
has to face is, whether to delaysindef
inita1U the pnaniDor nj p11h1ip Ia n1G #
IN good roads can be completed, or t.
lie meet the demand for lands by roughe
is immediate means of access, with tn
expectation that improved roads vii
follow the settlement of lands. l say
- supply the demand as an initiative, an
the rest will shape itself"
In another part of the report tn
Governor says that there is an in
creasing demand for small holdings"