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although for the last few years a few Japanese have picked 

 the crop on contracts, usually at a loss to the Waianae Com- 

 pany. The fruit trees seem to have fared no better so that 

 from a financial standpoint the experiment must be counted a 

 failure. 



As a mountain outing place the lot has possibilities, how- 

 ever, and I see no reason why it should not be so used. The 

 presence in the forest reserve of such a place, well kept up and 

 cared for, would insure better protection against forest fire, 

 for one or more men would be always at hand in case of an 

 emergency of that kind. Furthermore by keeping the road and 

 trails open regular fire fighting gangs could be got in quickly 

 shC'uld that be necessary. 



If the place were to be sold or leased — and it seems a pity 

 after so much money has been spent that it cannot be turned 

 to account in some way — it would be well to have clauses in 

 the deed or lease making it obligatory on the owner or lessee 

 to conform to certain simple regulations and assist in times of 

 need in protecting tlie reserve from fire. 



Of the other coffee plantation in Waianae, sometime owned 

 by Mr. Carl A. Widemann, there are left so few traces that had 

 not some exotic trees been plated the stranger would search 

 for it in vain. 



In connection with the creation of the upper part of the 

 Waianae Valley a forest reserve, the Waianae Company is 

 ready to consider carrying into effect a plan to reforest certain 

 of the upper lands, within the reserve, by systematic tree 

 planting. Just where and how much of this work would be 

 done cannot now be told, but if once started it is probable that 

 considerable areas would be planted. On the lower lands and 

 especially among the cactus it would be a good thing to ex- 

 tend the algaroba forest and in many places this could easily 

 be don.e by pasturing out a few horses fed in part on algaroba 

 pods. 



Recommendations. 



For the reasons above set forth I therefore recommend that 

 wdien a technical description of the boundary is in hand, the 

 Board pass a resolution favoring the reservation of the upper 

 part of the land of Waianae-kai as the Waianae-kai Forest Re- 

 serve, and requesting the Governor to set apart the land for 



