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 UPPEE WAIAKEA FOREST RESERVE. 



On July 22 and 23, I spent two days with Mr, George Collins of the 

 Bishop Estate and a guide in the woods back of the Upper Olaa and 

 Upper Waiakea Forest Reserves, where they lie adjacent to the Bishop 

 Estate land of Keauhou. On the latter, a private f-orest reserve of 

 about 5,000 acres is supposed by lease requirements to be protected by 

 a suitable fence. This we found out of repair, and tame cattle have 

 wandered far into the jungle, even as far as the hill called Kulani. 

 Here also we heard wild cattle and saw much evidence of wild pigs. 

 Kulani Hill is the common boundary point of Olaa, Keauhou and Waia- 

 kea. The mauka boundary of the Upper Waiakea Reserve runs from 

 Kulani straight across to a point in the 1855 lava flow on the Piihonua 

 boundary. Above this line the balance of the land of Waiakea supports 

 a forest, meagre on the recent flows, but heavy on the old lands, which 

 should well be included in the forest reserve. A portion of this was 

 viewed from both Kulani and Kipu Hills. The necessary fencing of 

 boundary can probably be undertaken in cooperation with the Bishop 

 Estate. 



This proposed addition to the Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve at this 

 upper end of the land of Waiakea will amount to approximately 15,460 

 acres, and as soon as a description can be obtained from the Survey De- 

 partment I shall recommend the enlargement of this reserve. 



My attention has also been called by Mr. S. W. Tay, Sanitary Engi- 

 neer of the Board of Health, to the fact that cattle are roaming about 

 the land at the Waiakea flume heads. The makai boundary of the Upper 

 Olaa Forest Reserve in this region follows approximately the Olaa flume. 

 It is my plan early in August to investigate this region to ascertain 

 what additional government forest lands not needed for homesteading 

 may be included in this reserve at this makai end, 



KOHALA MOUNTAIN FOREST RESERVE. 



During the week beginning July 18, I had my assistant, Mr. Kraebel^ 

 visit the Kohala region, so as to become familiar with and investigate 

 conditions in the Kohala Mountain and Hamakua Pali Forest Reserves. 

 This he did, in company with Ranger H. K. Stender, as will be seen 

 by his routine report for July. 



RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANTING. 



During our visit to the land of Laupahoehoe in the Hilo Forest Re- 

 serve, on July 26, Mr. Kraebel and I inspected the plantings of Benguet 

 pine and other conifers which Ranger Ellis set out in May. Dry weather 

 conditions since the planting and the large size of planting) stock used 

 are probably responsible for the reduction to about 5 per cent of living 

 trees out of the total number planted. 



An inspection of the site of the old ranger station in the Upper Olaa 

 Forest Reserve, two miles back of the Volcano House, on July 16, re- 

 sulted in finding three redwood trees which I had planted there two 

 years ago. These are now eight inches high and show promise of suc- 

 cess. 



TIMBER CUTTING. 



During his work in connection with running the Hilo Reserve bound- 

 ary, Mr. Kraebel discovered the apparently unauthorized cutting of 

 green ohia timber on unleased government land mauka of the Kamaee 

 homesteads and on untaken lots 18 and 19 of the Opea-Peleau home- 

 steads. The facts have been reported to the^Sub-Land Agent in Hilo 

 for investigation. 



