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Division of Forestry 



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Honolulu, Hawaii, April 5, 1917. 



Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry, 

 Honolulu. 



Gentlemen : — I respectfully submit the following routine re- 

 port cf the Division of Forestry for the month of ^larch, 1917. 



Hazvaii Trip. 



From Alarch 11 to 12 I was on the Island of Hawaii investi- 

 gating several forest matters that had needed attention. The 

 question of certain illegal occupancy of some of the forest reserve 

 strips along the Volcano Road in the region of Glenwood and 

 of cattle grazing on similar strips was looked into and a plan is 

 being formulated for cooperative fencing wdiich will end these 

 difficulties. The new fence around Section A of the Olaa Forest 

 Park Reserve above Glenwood w^as inspected and found to be m 

 g"Ood condition. 



At the suggestion of the Land Commissioner I also made an 

 investigation of the native forest on the unleased government 

 land of Keauohana in Puna along the road leading to Kalapana. 

 This land, along wdth the adjacent lands of Kehena and a«fl Kee- 

 kee, had recently been advertised for a general lease but on 

 the protest of some Hilo residents, who pointed out the advisa- 

 bility of retaining intact the native forest on these lands along 

 the road, the sale was held up until such time as I could look into 

 the matter. I found that on the land of Keauohana, the road 

 runs through one of the most beautiful pieces of native forest 

 that I have ever seen, consisting of tall, slim ohia lehua trees 

 on the straight boles of which delicate ieie vines are entv/ined. 

 In order to retain this forest intact and give it the necessary pro- 

 tection it seeins best to have it set apart as a forest reserve. 

 The area is not large, but in asking the Territorial Surveyor 

 for a description I have specified that the boundaries should in- 

 clude land extending at least 1,000 feet on each side of the road. 

 Where fencing is necessary, it is proposed to require this in the 

 general lease w^hen the balance of the land is advertised. 



An opportunity was also afforded me on this trip to talk over 

 the forest work on the island with Ranger Dodge and to give 

 him instructions for future w^ork. 



Tree Planting. 



Tree planting on the Honolulu \\'atershed Forest Reserve in 

 Manoa has continued during the month and several hundred 



