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of this island. It comiM'iscs the cast half of the valley of the 

 same name, the remainder being in fee simple ownership, and 

 now under the control of Judge Frank Andrade. The makai por- 

 tion of Kuliouou was cut u]) into beach lots and disposed of 

 something over a year ago. An area of grazing land, 173 acres, 

 above these lots and running up to the line of the proposed forest 

 reserve, was leased on November 8, 1913, to Mr. Andrade. This 

 lease carries a provision that a fence must be built on the forest 

 reserve boundary within one year. 



The section now- proposed to be set apart is the mauka end of 

 the valley, an area of 214 acres. The line was determined after 

 a personal visit made to the tract, when I was accompanied by 

 ]^Ir. W. E. Wall, the government surveyor. 



The object of the proposed reserve is to protect the stream 

 that runs intermittently in the upper portion of the Kuliouou 

 valley. Water is said to be found in pools much of the time. 

 above the reserve line. Below, the stream bed is dry, except dur- 

 ing rains. With a dense forest cover restored there is good reason 

 to think that this source of \vater could be made a much more 

 dependable, though limited su])])ly. 



Efficiently to protect the valley of Kuliouou will require the 

 cooperation of the owner of the west, or fee simple half. From 

 conversations had with Mr. Andrade on this matter I believe it 

 will be possible to effect this. A comparatively short stretch of 

 fence across the fee simple land, from the end of the required 

 government fence to a pali, would block cattle from getting 

 mauka. 



There are said to be goats on the ridge above Kuliouou, that 

 work over from the adjoining fee simple land of Maunalua. on 

 the east. Just how much damage they are doing T am not in a 

 position to say. 



lietween Kuliouou and the east end of the Honolulu Water- 

 shed forest reserve, at Palolo, is a stretch of privately owned land, 

 in part Ijelonging to the Bishop Estate. On a good part of it \)vo- 

 vision has been made l)y the owners for forest protection. While 

 l)art of this fee sim])le area is thus being treated as a forest reserve 

 it has for various reasons not been considered advisable to in- 

 clude it in the present i)roject. The Kuliouou forest reserve as 

 proposed includes only the above described piece of unleased gov- 

 ernment land. 



Accomi)anving this re])()rt is the official technical description 

 of boundary, prepared bv the ("lovernment .Survey Office as 

 C. S. F. No. 2363. 



For the reasons set forth above T do now recommend that the 

 Board approve the creation of the Kuliouou forest reserve and 

 call upon the (I.)vernor of llic Territory to causi- the land to bi' 

 ^o ^et apart. 



Wry res]icct fully, 



Kai.pii S. TTosmer, 

 Superintendent of Forestry. 



