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Oil October 13, 1913, the boundary of the Moloaa Forest .Re- 

 serve on Kauai was modified by the elimination of 83 acres and 

 tli'j addition of 34 acres, a net decrease of 49 acres. This action 

 was taken on the basis of a revised survey to straighten the 

 boundary line and exclude from the reserve a section of open 

 land found not to be essential for water protection that was 

 needed for grazing. 



On August 31, 1914, there are 37 forest reserves in Hawaii 

 with a total area of 748,214 acres, of which 546,222 acres (68 per 

 cent.) is land belonging to the Territory. On following pages are 

 tables giving the essential statistics of all the forest reserves to 

 date. 



Of the new reserves the three set apart in June, 1913, are 

 located on the leeward slopes of the Waianae Mountains on Oahu. 

 The object in each case was to protect the scanty sources of water 

 supply at the heads of the valleys where even an intermittent 

 supply of water has high value. 



The Kohala Mountain .Forest Reserve embraces the summit 

 and southern slopes of Kohala Mountain. Protection of the water- 

 shed is its purpose in that from this mountain comes the water for 

 the Kohala and the Hamakua Ditch systems as well as for the 

 Waimea Plains. This reserve had long been pending. It was in- 

 deed one of the first suggested when the forest reserve policy was 

 adopted. 



Upper Waiakea and Upper Olaa together embrace a large 

 tract of dense forested country in the region between Hilo and the 

 Volcano. Although without running water it was felt that this 

 section should be under the control of the Board of Agriculture 

 and Forestry, particularly as in time the question may arise of 

 exploiting the 'timber trees on the tract. These Government lands 

 were accordingly set apart so that they might be handled by this 

 Department. 



The Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve and its neighbor, 

 the Kuliouou Forest Reserve, are both on the slopes of the Koolau 

 Kidve back of the City of Honolulu. The name of the former is 

 sufficiently indicative of its purpose; the latter was created for 

 the protection of the stream in Kuliouou Valley. 



The Kipahulu Forest Reserve on Mani, set apart in August, 

 1914, is likewise designed for watershed protection. It was prac- 

 tically the last large unreserved forest area in Hawaii needed to 

 conserve a catchment basin. With its creation the forest reserve 

 system throughout the Territory as regards watershed protection 

 on Government lands may be regarded practically as technically 

 complete, save for one land on Oahu, Mokuleia on the Waianae 

 Hills. 



On August 20, 1914, there were also set apart as the "Ol;ui 



