The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-10-02
Board Of Agriculture Acts On EntomoIogist|
Craws Recommendation---tiiIo Forest Re.
serve -. Will Continue Hamakua Tobacco
Experiment For Another Year.

/ CdllN 10 tnc upper boundary oil liuinu-
ula, and all along the slope OF Mauna
| kea.
| Beyond Honohina the dense forest of
oha and koa comes mp TO the Humu-
ula line From here on to the Hama
kua boundary, the proportion OF koa is
larger and the forest is of greater po-
tential commercial value.
The lands within the limits of the
proposed Hilo Forest Reserve, which
extend through the forest, are from
south 10 north as follows: Piihonua
/ Paukaa, Papaikou, Makahanaloa, Ha-
kalau, Honohina, Piha, Maulua. Lau-
pahoehoe. Waipunalei, and part OF
Humuula. OF these lands Piihonua,
| Piha. Humuula and Laupahoehoe are
owned by the Government and are. with
! the exception of the last named. under
lease for various terms. a portion of
| Laupahoehoe is under lease also, but a
large part of the land bearing this name
on the official mans is included in the
tract known as Papaaloa forest which is
still in the hands OF the Government.
| The remaining lands in the list are own
ed in fee by plantations or individuals.
The upper part of Piihonua is sublet
to Mr. w. II. Shipman; the boundary
being line run across the land from
the center of Reeds island. in the 1855
lava flow. Mr.. Shipman has just COM
pleted fence across Piihonua some
what over mile mauka of his lower
boundary. Hereafter all of his cattle
will be kept above this line The fence
starts on the rough aa of the 1855 flow
above Halealoha. runs north to the
trail, then eastward to the opening in
the woods about north of Halealoha,
and thence in a fairly straight line
across Piihonua to point on the Pau
kaa boundary, two miles from the HUI
muula line. There are one or two jogs
in the fence line which may later be
eliminated but this Strengthening would
not materially alter the direction of the
line.
Through an arrangement with Brewer
& Co., MIR. ShiDman has continued the
fence across the lands of Paukaa. Pa
paikou and Makahanaloa, at slightly
higher elevation than that across PHI
honua. The corners on these lands are
one and one-half instead of two miles
makai of the Humuula boundary The
average elevation of the fence across
these lands is little over 6ooo feet. Its
of the dense forest.
Below the line of the fence is con-
siderable band of wild cattle, which has
been estimated to consist of over 500
head Formerly these cattle ranged all
the way from Laupahoehoe to the 1855
flow, but constant hunting at the north
ern end of the district has now driven
the greater part towards Piihonua. BY
~ Ia,
& Co.. Mr. ShiDman leases the land
builds and keeps in repair the fence,
and agrees to exterminate the wild cat
now going on with systematic driving
and shooting, which will be continued
as long as there are any wild cattle
left.
If similar arrangement could be
made with Irwin and Company, Mr.
Shipman would be glad to continue the
fence across the lands of Hakalau and
Honohina
There exist division fences between
Humuula and the lower lying lands as
far north as Hakalau Beyond this the
lands are unfenced and are open to cat
tie or sheep from above. AS matter
of fact the sheep are not allowed to get
far into the forest because of the diff
Guilty in herding them in the under
brush. Wild pigs abound in the forest.
No estimate can be made of their num-
ber
The fence erected by Mr.. Shipman
meets so many of the requirements of
the upper boundary of the proposed
Hilo Forest Reserve, that it seems to
me wise to adopt it, from the 1855 flow |
to the land OF Hakalau, and the line de- |
sired. From there on | recommend that
the boundary follow the edge OF the
forest across Hakalau and Honohina.
This comedies with the location desired
by Mr.. Shinman for the extension OF his
fence. From the corner of Honohina,
Piha and Humuula, the reserve line
should follow the lower boundary of
Ilumuula, as far as the north mauka
corner OF Waipunalei, thence across
Humuula to a point on the Hilo-Hama-
kua boundary, to be determined later in ,
with the Hamakua reserve.
My reasons for recommending this
line are as follows: A belt of at least
Two miles OF forest above the upper
INIT OF the heavy rain belt and the head
II the permanently running streams is
hus reserved.
The line is far enough mauka 10 in
'ludc practically all Of the area subie ect
% the showers and light rains occurring
ibove the belt Of heavy precipitation.
The reservation as recommended will.
believe insure the objects for which
/ Is made. While the forest could un-
loublcdly be extended further mauka,
hnk the land above the proposed line
an be- used for other purposes than