The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-02-26
Yours very truly,
ALBERT F. JUDD, Sec'y.
FORESTER HosMER's REPORT.

FORESTER HOSMER'S REPORT.
| A. S. Hosmer, Territorial Forester
being present was called on for any
remarks he might be willing to make.
In response he read a report on his
trip to Hawaii, which was made to a
great extent in company with Gov
ernor Carter and party. The report
was accepted and placed on file, being
as follows:
Honolulu, T. H., Feb. "a 1904.
To the Board of Commissioners of Ag-
riculture and Forestry, Honolulu,
! T. II.
| Gentlemen: l have the honor to sub
nit a report upon my recent trip to
the Island of Hawaii.
Arriving in Honolulu on the 18th Of
January | met some of the members
of the Board informally on the follow
ing day. Early the next week the OPP
portunity presented itself of visiting
the Island of Hawaii in company with
Mr.. A. w. Carter. In the judgment
of the Committee on Forestry this was
very favorable chance for me to
attack the problems presented in the
districts of Kohala and Hamakua.
The gentlemen of this committee there
fore suggested that 1 go over to Ha-
wall without waiting to formally re-
port to the Board. | accordingly sail
ed for Hawaii on the Kinau leaving
on the 10Th of January. Before land
ing in Kohala l was invited by Gov
ernor Carter to become a member of
his party during the time that he was
in the Kohala and Hamakua districts.
inv LOT IN
cover his whole tour around the island.
After consultation with Mr. Carter l
modified my plan and accompanied
Governor Carter as member of his i'm
mediate party, entirely around the is
land.
From the nature of the tour made
| by Governor Carter, it was, of course,
impossible to do detailed work in any
. one locality, but an exceptional oppor-
tunity was afforded me to gain
knowledge of where the forests on the
Island of Hawaii are, of what trees
they are principally composed, and
what the problems are, which are pre-
scented in each locality
Landing at Mahukona, We made an
almost complete circuit of the island,
taking the boat again at Kawaihae.
Several days We're spent in the Kohala
district where with headquarters at
Senator Palmer Woods, we visited the
forest land above the Kohala planta-
tions, saw something of the region
lying between Punaluu and Waipio
gulches, as well as a portion of the Ko-
hala mountain. Several days We're
spent at Waimea from which base
circuit of Mauna Kea was made, giving
us the opportunity OF seeing the ma
mani forest on the Parker ranch and
the forest lands of Humuula, and to
get a general idea of the Piihonua
tract, and, on the north side CT the
mountain, something of the forest lying
above the cane land of Hamakua.
From Waimea the party Travelled along
the coast to Hilo, making number
of side trips into the forest at various
points One of these was to Waipio
gulch, another to the homestead near
| Honokaa. and another to the home
stead above Hakalau. The week spent
| in Hilo was devoted in part to side
| trips to the homestead lands of Kali
| wiki, Kaumana and Olaa. Another
| day we visited the Puma district, seeing
| considerable forest Ell route, Leaving
ffHO, the party NlSlteu Iuld ulstriCt,
| going to Kalapana and from there
across country to the Volcano House.
From the Volcano. House we went to
Kapapala ranch, where the intention
was ito spend a couple of days in a
careful examination OF the forest land
which the Hawaiian Sugar Company
has reserved under fence for the last
seven years. Extremely rainy wealth.
er prevented us from making as ex-
tended trip to this reserve as had
been planned, but we saw enough to
get very good general idea of what
had been done and of the great benefit
which had resulted to the adjacent
lands from the establishment OF this
reserve. Continuing northward from