The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-18

liza Forest Reserve, Mr.. Hosmer points
out that the proposed reserve includes
the mauka portion of the lands of
| Ahahoia, kamaIomaIoo, Kealia and
| Kappa, above line which may be
| briefly described as follows:
| beginning at a point on the Alio-
| manu-AnahoIa boundary at the end of
! the Koolau Ridge the line skirts the
| foot OF the bluff, follows up the Ana
| hola river to point near the con-
| crete dam and waterhead, thence up
| the bank and across the lands of Ana
,hola and Kamalomaloo a little below
the edge of the existing forest to the
| hill in Kealia called Pun Kinui, thence
/ to Pun laval, thence following the
| foot of the steep slope %On the north
| side of Kapahi stream to the Moalepe
| Gulch to a point near a place called
Pohakuiki, thence to and following the
| ridge forming the Kapaa- Waipouli
boundary into the mountains.
The upper line of the reserve follows
the ridges which make the main
divides between the watersheds on the
north and east sides of the island, con-
Meeting the point last named with the
! initial point Of the lower line.
A technical and accurate descrip-
ton of the boundary, prepared by Mr..
F. E. Harvey of the Survey Office,
forms a part of Mr.. Hosmers report.
The area within the forest reserve
boundary is, for the several lands, rs
follows:
Acres
Anahola and Kamalomaloo... 5051
healla. ....-........ -oto
h -tstst
Total $3.50
The Superintendent of Forestry rec
ommends that the Governor be re-
quested to declare this area as a for
est reserve and to set apart as COM
partments thereof, after the hearing
required by law. the government lands
of Anahola, Kamalomaloo and Kappa,
making 1885 out of the 1886 acres in
the reserve as a whole. The object of
the Kealia reserve is to protect the
natural forest covering the watershed
SO that the water in the streams drain
ing the area may be made to do it's full
duty through irrigation in the devel-
opment Of the fertile agricultural land
below. In drawing the lower line of
the reserve particular attention was
paid to exclude from the reserve all
land rightly to be classed as agricul- |
tural. Consequently the area included
within the reserve boundary may be |
safely stated as being exclusively land |
only for forest |
1t is further stated that it is the |
intention of the Superintendent of For |
astry to later recommend the extern
sion of the Kealia Reserve to connect
With and include, although under an
other name, the private forest reserve
which has been maintained for a mum |
Der of years by the Lihue Plantation
Company.
HONUAULA
In his report on the land of Honuaula
Mr.. Hosmer traces the history of the
present lease held by Messrs. Hen
iques and Comes of North Kona. It
eems that the land was leased to
hese men during the latter part of |
Governor Dole's administra ton. Upon
he organization of the Division of
Forestry it came to the attention of
he superintendent that HonuauIa con-
aimed a valuable koa forest. The |
'oard thereupon tried to arrange for |
ne cancellation of the lease, which !
ad not then taken effect. 1t being |
ound impossible to do this the SUI
of Forestry entered into
egOtiations with Messrs. Henriques |
nd Comes and with the Land Com |
Missioner. whereby an arrangement |
fter several false starts, has finally
cen arrived at whereby the lessees
to the Government, for q
70 rata reduction in the rental, an |
rea of about 1900 acres containing the
est part of the Koa forest. This area,
r large portion of it, will now be
eclared a forest reserve. Mr.. Hosmer
tates that the forest in question is
ne of the best stands of large-sized [
GA on any Government land in the
erritory. The building of about two |
niles of forest fence is necessitated
y the fact that the present lessees
lade this one of the provisions OF Cne
of the land. But this. like l
sveral other features in connection
18th the Honuaula reserve is or ~ 5
lie regular course and Is only done I
ecause this matter came oye. rom q a
primer administration.
Both the KeaIia and the Honuaula G
'rest reserves will now be referred to d
lie Governor, that a public hearing I
lay be held at which opportunity may | /
2 had by anyone who so desires to /
resent evidence for or against their J
-eation as reserves.
WEEKLY REPORTS OF THE DIVI-
SION OF FORESTK4.
Mr.. Hosmer then read the report of c