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THE RESERVE BOUNDARY. 



In fixing the Hniits of the Na Pali-Kona Forest Reserve, 

 advantage iias been taken as far as possible of natural boun- 

 daries. On the north and east sides it follows the district lines 

 along- the main dividing ridge of the island, the proposed re- 

 serve joining the head of that in the Halelea district. On the 

 northwest in Na Pali District the line adopted follows the im- 

 passil)lc cliff, leaving outside the reserve all the arable land 

 in each of the valleys and on the flats, where there are any, 

 along the connecting trail. 



From the Kauhao cliffs to Puuhinahina, on the edge of the 

 great Waimea canyon, an arbitrary line was chosen, prin- 

 cipally because in about the location where the line was de- 

 sired there existed a securely built fence that had since 1898 

 been maintained by the Knudsen r)rothers as the lower boun- 

 dary of the forest, above which fence cattle had not been al- 

 lowed to go. 



Across the canyon section the line is carried from one promi- 

 nent point to another — as it also is across the private lands of 

 Makaweli and Planapepe. This section is for the most part 

 naturally protected and where the upper levels are accessible 

 to cattle a few short stretches of fence across narrow ridges 

 would completely isolate the area above the line. 



-In the section east of the Waimea canyon below the forest 

 line the flats on the lower ridges are sufficiently large to be 

 valuable as grazing land. These ridges have long been with- 

 out forest and are now covered by a dense stand of lantana, the 

 spread of which has now been checked by its insect enemies. 

 AVere the lantana got out the area might well be stocked again 

 with useful grasses and become good grazing land. Because 

 of the limited amount of pasture on Kauai it is important that 

 areas which legitimately can be put to this use be not inter- 

 fered with. The lack of water and the difliculty of irrigation 

 make is doubtful if these detached flats could be used advan- 

 tageously for more intensive forms of agriculture. Across the 

 private lands of ?Nlakav/eli and Planapepe the location of the 

 line was discussed with, and meets the approval of the owners, 

 Messrs. Gay and Robinson. 



The onlv points that now remain to be considered are a few 

 small open flats within the reserve and one or two little park- 

 like valleys on the western side of the Waimea canyon. In 

 one of these valleys, at a place called Halemanu, is a mountain 

 camp maintained by the Knudsens, and nearby is another 

 built by Mr. Faye, manager of the Kekaha Plantation. In my 

 judgment the best use to which such areas can be put is^ as 

 sites for recreation camps and mountain houses. And I be- 

 lieve that with proper restrictions and limited, non-transfer- 

 able leases, these areas can be so used without detriment to the 



