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the watersheds of the important streams has now been tech- 

 nically set apart. A large percentage of the boundaries is 

 fenced, and in most of the reserves trespass has now been reduced 

 to small extent. But properly to care for the forest reserves, so 

 that they shall render full service to the Territory, recjuires the 

 organization of an efificient forest ranger service. This is the 

 next ste]) in forest work in Hawaii ; the second chapter in mak- 

 ing the native forests of the greatest value to all the people. 



The other reserve, set apart on August 20, is called the "Olaa 

 Forest Park," and consists of three blocks of Hawaiian forest 

 along the Volcano road, near Glenwood, Olaa, Hawaii. The 

 purpose of this forest park is to preserve, because of its scientific 

 interest and scenic value, the only remaining tracts of native Ha- 

 waiian forest that are within easy reach of the tourist and visitor. 

 The area of the Olaa forest park is 531 acres. It is set apart 

 under the Board of Agriculture and Forestry largely for admin- 

 istrative reasons, being in the nature of a park rather than a 

 forest reserve pure and simple, which is made primarily for eno- 

 nomic reasons. 



With these two new reserves, the total area of the 2>7 forest 

 reserves now making up the Hawaiian forest reserve system is 

 798,214 acres. Of this, 546,222 acres (68 per cent) is land be- 

 longing to the Territory. 



Following the- usual custom, the reports of tlic superintendent 

 of forestry on the Kipahulu forest reserve and the Olaa forest 

 park are printed herewith, as are also the proclamations creating 

 these reserves. 



KIPAHULU FOREST RESERVE. 



REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT Ol" FORESTRY. 



Honolulu, Hawaii, July 16. l')14. 



I'oard of Commissioners of Agriculture and lM)restry, ihuiolulu, 

 Hawaii. 



Gentlemen : — I have the honor to submit as follows a report 

 recommending the creation of a forest reserve in the districts 

 formerly known as Ki])aliulu and Kau])o, Island of Maui, now 

 classed as a part of liana. The area in question embraces all 

 the lands mauka of a line drawn nu approximately the 20()()-fo()t 

 contour, between the liana- Kipahulu district line and the boun- 

 dary of the fee simjjle lam! of Kakio, on the wet side of the 

 Manowainui gnlch, l)elow the Kaupo gap into the crater of I\It. 

 I laleakala. The area of the ])ro])osed reserve is ai)proximately 

 10,600 acres. With the exce])ti()n of the great valley of .Maenui, 

 in Kipahulu. owned by the Kii)ahulu Sugar Company, practi- 



