485 



by privately-owned land, and consists of the following lands, all 

 of which belong to the Territory of Hawaii : 



Name of Land. Acreage. 



^^'aipouli and North Olohena, L^ease No. 72)7 to Makee 

 Sugar Co., expires January 14, 1921 42 



South Olohena, L,ease No. 7Z7 to Makee Sugar Co., ex- 

 pires January 14, 1921 201 



\\' ailua ( Uka) , unleased 214 



Wailua (Kai), Lease No. 171 to E. Lindermann, expires 

 July 1, 1921 361 



Total acreage 818 



In the early days the whole ridge was undoubtedly covered wnth 

 a heavy forest of koa, sandalwood, kukui, hala, and other indige- 

 nous trees which occupy similar situations, but the inroads made 

 by cattle and fire have driven the forest back to the inaccessible 

 parts of the ridge. On the landward side where the forest is 

 still heavy, a small stream and several springs run down from 

 the slopes, and these, it is needless to say, it is important to 

 encourage and foster by forest protection. It is desirable also 

 eventually to reforest the whole ridge, including the seaward 

 side, because it lies direcily across the path of the moisture- 

 laden winds coming off the ocean and if the ridge is covered with 

 forest once more the tendency will be to increase the precipi- 

 tation. 



The boundaries of this new reserve have been run so as to 

 include only the steeper slopes and in such a manner that a mini- 

 mum of fencing for its protection will be required. 



For the reasons set forth above, I recommend that the Board 

 approve the creation of this area as the Nonou Forest Reserve 

 and that the Governor be requested to cause the land to be so 

 set apart. 



Respectfully submitted, 



C. S. JUDD, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



PUU KA PELE FOREST RESERVE, KAUAI. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, Oct. 16, 1918. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to recommend the setting 

 apart as a forest reserve of a portion of the government land 

 of Waimea, Island of Kauai, consisting of 4900 acres, as shown 

 on the attached blueprint map. 



This area is just south of the existing Na Pali-Kona Forest 



