The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-10-19
FORESTER MAKES
REPORT ON WORK
OF HIS DIVISION
c. 6. Judd Opposes Elimination
OF Part of Hilo Reserve
For HomeSteadS
0LAA PARK NEEDS FENCES
TO KEEP OUT STRAY CATTLE
Bishop Estate, He Says, Will
Share Halt the Expense
At One Point

G. S. Judd, territorial superintendent
of forestry, has just submitted to the
Board of Commissioners of Agriculture
and Forestry, an unusually interesting
and instructive report of the operations
Of the division of forestry, including
observations resulting from a recent in
specton of the public domains OF the
Territory. Six days of this inspection
were devoted to a study of the pro
posed elm nation of a portion of :he
land of Humuula in the Hilo (Hawaii)
Forest Reserve for homesteading pur
poses. Mr.. Judd says that in his Opin-
ion the land is necessarily part of
the reserve and should not be elimn,
ated. Continuing the report says:
"While investigating Humuula l had
chance to make q partial study of
the situation on the government land
of Piha, also in the Hilo Reserve which
Involves the question of whether par
TALLY destroyed forest should be re
leased for stock grazing or protected
by fencing and allowed to come back
into heavy foresT. Since there is much
further information in regard to fen
cling and the present uses of adjacent
land which must be obtained in order
to decide on course which viii be
the wisest in the long run. | desire to
inve tigate still further before pre-
senting my final recommendation to
the board.
olaa Park Reserves
1.-THE Olaa Forest Park Reserves,
Sections A and B, along the Volcano
road were examined and it was as
certained that they were both in need
of protection by fencing. Section A
includes the last large section of native
Ohia and tree fern forest along the
road at twenty.four miles and about
So miles Of fencing are needed to pro
tect II from cattle and other destruc
tive animals. The government survey
or has already Eeen requested to locate
and fag the boundaries preparatory to
fence construction. Section B is the
koa grove at 20 miles, reserved at the
time when the Olaa Summer lots were
laid out, and is a scenic attraction to
tourists. Here a pig proof fence is
necessary to give adequate protection
Rnl n call for bids for the construction
Of a fence a. miles long, according to
specifications approved by the board, is
being advertised. The B. p. Bishop
estate has signified its willingness to
cooperate to the extent of paying one
half the cost of the fence along the
reserve where, for distance of T07
feet, the boundary adjoins the estate
land of Keauhou.
''The last area visited on Hawaii
waS ut KAparale where it has been re-
quested to add 27O acres of government
land to the Kau Forest Reserve. Co.
operative tree planting is proposed for
this land and | am at work on a plan.
Proposed Reserve at Mokuleia
1.-Two DAYS were spent on the gov
eminent land back of MOkuleia, Oahu
examining the fOrested area with a
vPw to the creation of forest reserve
there. This is one of the projects that
nv pTedeces' or was not able to com
plete before he left Hawaii. / found an
excellent forest somewhat damaged by
cattle which have gone almost every
where through it. Showers from Ka
ala pass over the area and with proper
protection the forest can be made t.
serve more efficiently as a cOnserver OF
water in this region where water in
the snrings is necessary for stock Oh
the foot hills and in artesian wells fOI
irrigat on on the lOwlands near th6
500. Mr.. w. W. GOOdale. manager OF
the Waialua Agricultural Company ha'
kindly offered to cooperate in this pro
iP"t nv having his surveyor mark Out
the boundary line between the govern
ment land on the north slOnes of Kaalf
and the private lands makai.
Planting Of Trees
Advice was given A. A. Wilson. the
new manager of the Wahiawa Water
a a -
Wahiawa reservoir on Oahu and hi
has already begun the work by sett inl
ont 400 lemon scented gum trees which
he ordered from the government
nursery.
1.-THE government land of Aiea IL
the Eva Forest Reserve Oahu. wat
visited in company with W. P. Jarrett
who has applied for and been giveI
permission to clear away the grass ant
plant trees on the reserve adjacent t
fis homestead lot This will he bene
fit to both parties for it will remove
t." fire menace to the house which Mr.
jarrett is build ng and the government
viii have several acres of the reserve
planted to native koa aud kukui tree
N"i'hOut cost.
Cattle Hunting ON Mauna Kea
I'uflng the month hPPllcdtOhS n'''
received from a Russian and POr
tuguCse to hunt wild cattle on TIT
north side of the Mauna Kea Forest
Rese~ve. Upon investigation | found
that in Orrler to reach this reserve thu
lauLs of the Parker Ranch or of thu
Kukpiau Ranch must be crossed am
that this is objectionable because hunt
ers are careless in closing gates anC
their dogs harass tame cattle. More
over. the custom here has been for thu
neighbOrng ranehers to hunt in thu
M"nua Kea Reserve the wild cattle Il
, whom they really belong and / am IN
formed that there are not many vile
cattle left in this part of the reserve
Under the circumstances | thought Il