The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-13


of this prospectus is hereto attached.
The question before the board Is
twofold: First, as to policy; second,
as to details in the matter of require.
ments, were such a license granted
AS to policy: AS forest reserve
Kahoolawe is unique. The island was
so set apart that 1t might come under
the control of the Board of Agricul-
ture and Forestry, as being the terri
torial department best equipped 10
effect it's reclamation. When, event
ually, it is again rendered productive,
the idea is to take the greater por-
ton of the island out of the reserve
and use it as may then seem best,
under such restrictions as may be
necessary, for various forms of agri.
culture. This being so, a radically
different method of treatment from
that followed in most of the Hawaiian
forest reserves is not only permissi-
BILE but essential. There is no money
in sight for such work as the recla-
nation of Kahoolawe, and even If
there were it is doubtful, in view of
the pressing needs of many of our
native forest areas, if it would be
wise so to use any large sums for
this purpose BY such an arrange
ment as is here proposed this obstacle
Is overcome the island being made TO
pay for itself, and to increase in value
as 1t does so. With the fulfillment
of the conditions made on the part
of the board, I can not see, even if
the licensee should be unsuccessful
in carrying out all his plans, how the
government couid suffer, for whatever
had been accomplished would be all
to the good of the island For these
reasons | believe the board would be
quite justified in granting a license
of the character proposed.
AS to terms: Any license to pasture
horses on Kahoolawe should contain
the following provisions:
A.--Regulation of the license.
OD The number of head should b.
limited so as not to exceed at the
s.lrt one hundred mares.
~ The period of the license
should be for five years, with the
privilege of an extension, with a re-
vised schedule of payments, for five
years more.
(3) The government should re.
serve the right to grant, either to the
original licensee or to others, addi-
tional licenses for the apiary privi-
lege, for the keeping of pigs, or for
any other uses not inconsistent with
the horse pasturing license, for each
of which additional compensation
should be demanded.
C4) The cutting of algaroba trees
for export to other parts of the Ter
ritory should be tabu except as spe-
cial rights were granted, for additional
compensation to the original licensee
or to others.
co 1t should be required that rea-
sonable care be eXercis ed not to mis-
use or injure existing houses and 9th
er improvements and that all new per-
manent Improvements should become
the property of the government upon
the termination of the license.
B.-Reclamation provisions:
co The licensee should be requir-
ed to take all reasonable measures to
police the island and prevent injury
to government property through tres
pass by fishermen and others.
(0 Provide at least one laborer
to work under the direction of the
licensees foreman, in accordance
with an outline of instructions to be
drawn up by the territorial forester
to collect and feed algaroba beans to
the horses at designated places, to col
lect theo seed-impregnated manure at