Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-21
KAHOOLAWE TO
Be RESERVED
Plans On Foot To Make
Island Permanent
Forest Tract

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In order that the Island of Kaho
olawc may become OF some use and
that II may he saved from total oh
Iteration. which Is fast going on, II
will be set apart as a forest reserve.
vote to this effect being passed at
the meeting OF the Board of Agrl-
culture and Forestry thls morning.
kahoolawe has for many years
been used as range. aud on ac-
count of being overstocked, every
thing edible upon II has been nearly
demolished.
The island at present Is under
lease to Eben p, Low. and when this
lease runs out, on January /. 1918,
no idea of It's renewal will be con
sidered. At that time all stock which
Mr.. Low wants he will take away
and the goats and other animals
which are Of no use will be de-
stroyed.
The report OF Ralph $. Hosmer.
superintendent OF forestry, on the
condition of the island and what
might be done with II as forest
reserve, follows:
"As the result OF long years of
over-stocking, Kahoolawe has become
locally a name practically synono-
nous with desolation and waste. The
object of declaring the island a for
est reserve is to put II In a posi-
tion where. upon the expiration OF
the existing lease, effective steps
could he taken toward It's reclama
ton. II is true that TO bring back
n cover OF vegetation over the whole
island would require long time and
a considerable outlay of money. But
not little toward saving what re-
mains can be accomplished through
the complete removal OF the live stock
now on the island, so that what
vegetation there is may be given a
chance. This could be done at small
cost. More elaborate plans can wait.
"Administratively. the reclamation
of Kahoolawe can best be accom-
plished II the island is in the con-
troll OF the branch OF the Territorial
government that is equipped to un-
dertake such work-the Board OF Ag-
riculture and Forestry. II is for this
reason, and also that the public may
know definitely the Intentions of the
government in regard to this piece
OF public land, that It is proposed to
set Kshoolawe apart as a forest re-
serve. The proposal is made at this
time at the suggestion and request
of the Governor.
Description of the Island.
"Kahoolawe Is the smallest of the
eight Inhabited islands making up
the Hawaiian group. II lies to the
southwest OF Maui. about eight miles
distant. The island Is roughly about
ten miles long by from two to seven
miles broad: It's area is 1920 acres.
The highest point Is toward the east
end, Pun Kahoolawe; elevation, 1927
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