The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-05-07
NATURES GRATUITY TO HAtV.4I.

Forest wealth forces itself country where kind
to vegetation in these islands Where places would
appear be unnd the growth calculated
value often ncongenay but benehcent capcous-
that displayed Nature her aspects of climate soil is
merely fasidou such regarding what shrub she will
favor by precedence her good gaces Thus country
from condemnation upon insufficient evidence fitting
the particular growth that its inhabitants would desire cult
Vate In other words opposed experimentation
that resulting disappointment would be liable discourage
what certainly aanae through the right processes.
She makes of small esteem in commerce the pioneers Of
highly valued for their timber quality their manufacturing
rial of other and their food products The species will
desert into hospitality toward the superior species They
will moisture mellow great Of arid that
getatOn will flourish where nothing would live before Their ex
tence will the propagation of other which
better serve immediate and supply present demands of
monumental and magnificent instance Of the truth what has
just been said that OF the agaoba in these islands From
the pods of the lone planted by Father BceQ than
seventy agowhch still standing extending its branches
REPRESENTATIONS of have clothed thousands of land
with arboreal beauty and shade The immense progeny the Bace
lot has yielded probably millions OF cords rewood Its beans
have saved countless head of kline from perng
bleaching drought and greatly helped the supply working
animals the plantations One of the greatest benefits the algaoba
has been the islands in its influence for good the
SOIL service already suggested above Though it trves i'll the
richest and deepest soil will take and live where scarcely any
other Hence it gradually seemingly inn
possible coral benches lava beds the rocky wind
swept mountains speeds the dsntegaton of od surfaces andy
the double of conservation of rainfall and prevention of
and stimulates other vegetation, accnuates fertile
mould and moe the climate of sections In the last
the agaroa has always been credited least popular
ceon with having reoutonzed the climate and the rainfall of
Honolulu since the early missionary days Certainly what has follow
ed this pioneer the Honolulu plains the development of arbocu
ture matter of worldwide fame AS covering of rocky and
cacaeous desert and sucaCned mountain slopes and thus climate
and soil modher the anana shrub for generation despsed
pest has in latter been recognized serving most benehcent
purposes.
There and valuable many species
the Hawaiian Islands, however before agaroba
special role to play had been introduced Some of these have survived
although until recently their treasury of timber reposed
scur the commercial having for many years blinded thereto
first by the glitter OF profit in the whaling fleet traffic and the
dazzle of the opuen industry
wealth. the sandawood practically extnguhed by mprovdent
and unscntc exploitation before the whaling This brings
back to the leading proposition of the present article namely that
forest wealth forces itself upon these islands quarter of century
there popular impression that the sandalwood
had been exnghed by the reckless traffic conducted bv the
kamehamehas This proved be belief through