CONTENTS. 



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The algaroba forests 9 



The native forests . . : 11 



Situation 11 



Kauai 11 



Oahu 11 



Molokai 11 



INIaui 11 



Hawaii 12 



Tropical character of forests 12 



Forest types 12 



Lehua 12 



Koa 14 



Mamane 14 



Kukui 15 



Mixed forests 15 



Limits of the original forests 15 



Rapid decadence of the forest 16 



Causes of decline -. 17 



Stock 17 



Insects 18 



Grasses 18 



Fire : 19 



Cutting 20 



The crucial question on the island of Hawaii _ 20 



Necessity for the clearing of land 23 



Importance of remaining forests 23 



Commercial interests concerned in the forests , 24 



The government's interest 25 



Government forest work in the past 25 



Proposed forest service 26 



Future policy 27 



Forest reserves 27 



Planting 27 



Lumbering 28 



Clearing 28 



Extermination of insect pests 29 



Assistance to landowners 29 



Cooperation with the Bureau of Forestry 29 



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