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At the same hearing- there was also considered the settiiii^ apart 

 of three blocks of government land along the V olcano road above 

 Glenwood, Olaa, Hawaii, that has never been taken up for home- 

 steading. The object is to preserve as a forest park an acces- 

 sible section of the native Hawaiian forest in its primitive con- 

 dition. 



The block of forest above Glenwood contains 374 acres. With 

 it is included the seven and a half acres grove of koa trees at 29 

 miles and the narrow strips along the Volcano road between 18 

 and 24 miles, reserved when the road was built to protect the 

 forest for scenic reasons. The area of the strips, now included 

 as Section C of the Olaa Forest Park, is 150 acres, making the 

 area of the reserve, as a whole, 531 acres. 



The forest strips lying between 13 and 18 miles were not in- 

 cluded, for the reason that the forest on them has almost entirely 

 disappeared. This practically constitutes a recommendation to 

 the Land Commissioner to dispose of these strips, under the law, 

 as agricultural land. 



The Kipahulu Forest Reserve is No. 36 in the chain of Ha- 

 waiian forest reserves. With the exception of two government 

 lands on Oahu — Mokuleia on the Waianae hills and Hauula in 

 Koolauloa — it practically rounds out the system and completes the 

 reservation of the areas of forest needed for the protection of the 

 watersheds of the Territory. 



The Olaa Forest Park Reserve ( No. 37 ) is included with the 

 forest reserves largely for administrative purposes. It is set 

 apart for its scientific interest and scenic value, rather than for 

 strictly economic reasons. 



The total area of the thirty-seven forest reserves in Hawaii 

 now stands at 798,214 acres. Of this, 546,222 acres. 68 per cent, 

 is land owned by the Territory. 



The blocking out and technical reservation of the forest re- 

 serve system in Hawaii is practically accomplished. The problem 

 now and for the future is how to manage these forests so that 

 they shall be of the greatest possible service to the people of the 

 islands. 



Forest Fencing. 



An inspection of the fencing along the government trail cross- 

 ing the Lualualei Forest Reserve. Waianae, Oahu, was made by me 

 on August 6. About half the posts were then in place. The work 

 was progressing satisfactorily. 



On the same day while at Waianae. I officially notified a 

 squatter now making use of a portion of the Waianae Forest 

 Reserve, to move his fence back to the proper boundary of his 

 own lot. 



Early in the month the final shipment of material was made 



