The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-10

the interests OIL prlVhue pei 1NS'
the plan to establish national PARK
of Kilauea. Efforts are being made
70 curtail the limits OF the park, as
proposed, in order that the Hawaiian
Agricultural Company may retain GER
tain lands used for grazing. Repre-
sentatives Of the Bishop estate, when
owns the volcano and most OF tno
oountry round 1t. have also opposed
the prospective reservation.
There will be strong fight made
however. to have the Legislature in
dorse the entire reservation, as II 10
tho general opinion that national
mark of Kilauea would rival the Ia
mans Yellowstone park as an attrac-
tion for visitors. Lorrin A. Thurston'
who has been one of the most acUiVe
vorl,ers for the park, has sent leI-
for IN the House Public Lands COM
mittee, in which is the following
e1 write to you upon the subject u
+be Volcano park, you having spoken
70 me several weeks ago about IT.
had hoped to be in Honolulu wnen
this matter came up before the hes
is1o+ure was somewhat under tne
weather early in the session, howeVe''
I'D tho business of the Hilo railroad
now prevents my being there l no'e'
hovever that a resolution has peeh
,n+roduced in one of the houses ani
not sure which, to exclude from the
nrnnosed reservation the lana gyms
,ortbwest Of the crater and that PACK
- Tho Volcano House. I most earn
estlv hope that this resolution VIII no'
carry. -
.Mv reasons therefor are that
+bore Is to be reservation at Kliauea
- .,,o,,1d not be of the crater and lava
only. While it is true that 'neo0
sborld he included in the reservauoh'
thew will not run away, nor VIII thei
he anv serious damage to the puDno
~ thew are not set aside now. -
+bara Is to be park, however ~
sborld he a complete one, WHICH
at.,,Id contain a representation OF all
that is unique and of value 10 Inc
,,,tlic In the volcanic vicinity Ing
sorr forest the koa forest and tne
90 trees and other trees ana shi uO
berry to the northwest OF the craIv 80,
will he greatly injured, II not uoIali'
DESTROYED within colnpara'i'eiS
short time if they are not proUeo'9u
Fror cattle and other depredatloh7'
II &c far more important that these DC
-orotected and protected now than tha'
reservation be made without them'
Appeal to Corporations.
"The only objection that l nav
hoard of is from the Bishop es'@'1
and from the Hawaiian Agriculture
Comnanv. The only use that THESE
comnanies make Of the land is TO use
A. as pasture. The Hawaiian Ayr
cultural Company's portion IS al so''
eminent land under a comparatiVei'
short lease to them. 1t will be OOC
had If this public land is to be lnlure,
bevond repair for park fores' any any,
bird reservation simply for the slii"u
profit which this wealthy corpora.iol
viii, make out of the cattle which theS
nostura there. / think that II thls
roint were brought home to the dlrec,
TORS of the Hawaiian Agrlcul'ui q
Cor,nanv they would not oppose I'll,
,,osorvation including the portion VI
VonaraIa which is described ~
Kubio's bill. Neither do ] penney,
+bot the Bishop estate trustees "oui'
A. so II It could be brought home u
thom what a small portion OF reail'
valuable land IS proposed 10 be 'aAei'
aCannot YOU individually see some
90 these gentlemen and ask them |,
',+bdrow their objections? 1t Is no
nroposcd that anything shall be taN AXE
awav from them without paying i''
full value.
Land Of Little Value
.r understand that Monsarrat claims
+bat the Kapapala ranch wiz -
ruinad If the land included IN 'h'
bark is taken away from Kapap o,l,a
am sure that he is mistaken IN tllS
as Thomas Cook, the surveyor, W.,
made the survey for the descrip'o'
IN Kuhio's bill, states to me that ther'
Is onlv about 900 acres of land wnicl
&c Of anv value for pasture take'
from Kapapala. Cook and recon-
mended larger area, but the GOV
ernor cut it down by excluding l'V0
acres which we had recommended
Cook also informs me that u
land in question Is very dry and ina