The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-09
mendntion. as folloMa;

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estry have received from Mr.. II. s..
Hosmer Superintendent of Forestry, a
report upon a proposed forest reserve
along the west slope of the Koolau
Range. extending from the boundary
OF the Honolulu district to and includ-
ing the land OF Wahiawa, on the Is
land of Oahu.
The proposed reserve lies entirely
within the Eva district except one
land, Waianae- -uka which Is in the
district of Waianae, and Wahiawa
which is in the district of waialua.
The mauka boundary is the crest of
the Koolau Range of mountains and
the makai boundary is line drawn
along approximately the present lower
edge of the forest and ranging from
) an approximate elevation above sea
level of from 500 to 1000 feet.
The total area of the proposed re-
serve is approximately 2S.550 acres of
which approximately 4759 acres is gov
ernment land not now under lease and
available for immediate segregation
as a forest reserve.
With very limited exceptions the land
lying above the forest line is so broken
Z, with uttp Will dllioSl pitNip-
itous sides, that the land is unavaila-
BILE for agricultural purposes and of
, but little value for pasturage purposes.
Even If the land proposed to be re-
served were much better suited for cul-
tivation and pasturage than it is your
1 committee are of opinion that it would
be wise economy to reserve 1t for for
: est purposes as the lands lying in the
4 Eva basin are of value almost solely
e by reason of the water which origin
r ates in the area proposed to be re-
a served.
= The present annual output of sugar
from the district which depends upor
this watershed for almost its entire
: water supply is approximately $4,000
, 900. The sugar cane is raised in the
> district referred to only up to an eleva-
= tion of 600 feet above sea level The
area between this level and the pro
:, posed forest reserve is pineapple lanC
= of the highest quality. There is nov
;, under cultivation in pineaDples up
/. wards of 1000 acres with every indica
a. ton that that area will be very rapid!
ia increased.
n. very large proportion of the bana
h. also comes from the same district.
Your committee consider the pro
ly posed reserve to be the most impor
Of tant watershed OF its size in the Tel
ne ritory They are further of opinio
70, that not only should the reserve b
%, made but that an earnest attemp
ce should be made, at as early date a
to practicable, to reforest the slopes be
va low the present forest line in order t.
Us as far as possible conserve the rain
ne fall and prevent the rapid flow to tn
!, ~ sea of the storm water so as to max
ne the same available for longer period
.. between rains
"a 1t is the belief of the committee thf
o. the heartiest cooperation may be e'
=, pected from the owners and lessees {
,;' private lands lying within the propose
"a. reserve not only in connection wit
nd establishing the reserve but in cor
40 nection with the proposed reforestin
70 Mr.. Low, manager of the Honolulu
,.t Plantation, has already volunteered
ms carry out a tree planting program @
B, the lands back of his plantation, M
us only within but below the proposed TO
nj est lines. Such tree planting progra
re- should receive every possible assistant
Ia from this board.
ae Your committee are of opinion thi
os- the reserve recommended by Forest,
ay Hosmer should be recommended
A the board to the Governor for form
lis reseryation ne a forast reserye recon
'se mending to the board the adoption
a resolution to that effect
oi Yours respectfully,
FHTII 4
oe A. w. CARTER,
III w. NJ. GIFFARD.
Committee on Forestr
bs GOES TO THE GOVERNOR.
ler The following resolution was thu
IN. presented by Mr.. Carter. seconded
nd Mr.. Holloway and carried:
Resolved, That all of those certa
en- lands in the Eva basin, on the Islar
ne of Oahu, bounded on the southwest
de approximately the lower edge of Il
m existing forest, on the northeast
ne the crest of the Koolau mountains, {
Ca, the east by and including the land
iiu Halawn, district OF Eva, and on q
ne ives. by and including the land of w
IN hiawa in the district of Waialua,
recommended by the Committee
Ae, AZ. Forestry. on February 5, 1906. bas
~ upon the report of the Superintehde
40 OF Forestry, dated January l6, 10
al as more particularly appears by a
inc on a map and description now on
in the Office OF this board, and made
oss part hereof be approved as a fore
ner reserve to be called the EVA Fore
its Reserve"
vn. Resolved. That the board recommen
on, TO the Governor that the governme
i'm. lands within the boundaries OF the 50
WA proposed Eva Forest Reserve he |
yer, apart by him. after the hearing
ivc quired by law, as compartments OF
at said reserve.
'ys- Resolved Further, That the boa
'est recommends To the Governor that
put the land within the said descrit
III" boundaries be approved by him TO
set apart as a forest reserve, subj
10 all private rights and titles, a
that all owners OF private lands lyl
~ within said boundaries be requested
IA. cooperate with the Board OF Agric
w ture and Forestry I'm reserVing all