Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-08-18

As a basis on which to work in de
termining the location Of the line, the
report Of Ex-Governor Dole, made by
Mr.. George Ross, consulting forester
for the North Hilo District, was used.
In this report. which embodied the con.
census of opinion of the managers Of
the various plantations In the district.
II is recommended that the lower boun
Diary Of the reserve be drawn approx
nately on the seventeen hundred and
fifty foot contour line. In this recon-.
. mendation ] am ready, on the whole.
o concur, because believe that line
10 drawn would sufficiently protect the
forest and safeguard the water supply
OF the district, while at the same time
making available all the land which n
can reasonably be expected will be util.
lied within considerable period Of
years.
Based upon the topographic data now
In hand. therefore recommend as the
lower boundary of the proposed forest
reserve In the Hilo District, the fol.
lowing line: Starting at the Laupa.
hochoe Gulch at the marka Hamakua
corner Of the Laupahoehoe homestead
tract. and following the upper boun.
Diary Of the same to its eastern mauka
corner, thence across to, and along the
upper boundary Of the Maulua home.
stead tract, thence to the top of the
Kamaee tract, thence across the lands
of Hakalau and Kaiwiki to the upper
line of the proposed Honomu home.
stead tracts, as recommended in my re.
port upon that land: thence through
the mauka corners OF the lands Of IA.
walnut and Puumoi to the upper corner
of the land OF Kikala, on the boundary
Of the Kaiwikl homesteads: thence
from the eastern boundary Of this tract,
OF about the same elevation, the line
should cross to the Awehi stream,
stream, above the cane fields Of the
fIilo Sugar Company; and thence
across the land OF Piihonua, around the
top Of the existing cane, to the 1881
lava flow.
Such line would, believe, meet the
requirements Of future growth and be
above practically all the land best
suited for agriculture.
IL these recommendations be approx.
Ell by the Board recommend that the
Governor be requested TO set aside, as
soon as practicable, all the government
lands lying above the proposed line and
Extending up to an upper line, the loca.
ton of which IL to be determined in the
near future.
I further recommend that the own.
ers of private lands within this reserve
Government under the terms of Act a..
On the Honomu homestead PROPOSE.
tion, Hosmer says In part:
The managers OF the plantations of
Honomu, Pepeekeo and Hakalau are
all opposed to the opening OF this land
for homestead purposes, arguing that
/ to clear It would endanger the sources
' OF their water supply. As the Hakalau
water head IL at or above the lSO0.foot
contour and as Pepeekeo draws its wa.
ter from Waiaama stream, not on the
land OF H0nomu at all, the direct In.
torest OF these two plantations, In the
Honomu tract may be disregarded.
With Honomu plantation the case Is
somewhat different.
The question is one which will con.
front the Board In many instances, and
10 an issue which must be squarely met.
In considering 1t the relative import.
ance of the land for agricultural pur.
poses as against the necessity Of hold.
ing II In forest must be taken into ac'
count, together with the effect which
clearing would have on the adjoining
lands and on the general welfare OF
the district. The particular use to
which the land may later be put Is not
la part OF the problem, nor Is the Board
concerned with questions Of the prob
able success or failure of homesteads
which may be located upon the land
Whatever opinions may be held on the
obligations Of the Government In open
ling hOmesteads, the point to be decided
by the Board is: Can this land b.
lcleared without detriment to the bes