THE  JHAWAIIAN 
FORESTER  I AGRICULTURIST 
Vol.  VI  JANUARY,  1909  No.  1 
Without  question  the  most  important  internal  problem,  in  Ha- 
waii is  the  wise  use  of  the  public  lands.  No  other  approaches  it 
in  scope  or  influence.  Every  phase  of  life  in  the  islands  depends, 
in  the  last  analysis  on  the  right  use  of  these  lands.  Consequently 
any  thoughtful  contribution  to  a better  understanding  of  this 
complex  subject  is  heartily  to  be  welcomed.  The  report  of  the 
Advisory  Land  Law  Commission,  appointed  last  summer  by  Gov- 
ernor Frear,  is  decidedly  such  a contribution.  That  it  may  be  more 
widely  read  and  perhaps  come  to  the  hands  of  somfe  whom  it 
might  not  otherwise  reach,  this  report  is  reprinted  in  full  in  this 
number  of  the  Forester.  It  should  receive  the  careful  attention 
that  the  subject  of  which  it  treats  so  well  deserves. 
The  attention  of  readers  of  the  Forester  is  particularly  directed 
to  the  valuable  contribution  in  this  number,  by  Professor  John 
W.  Gilmore,  upon  the  work  and  outlook  of  the  College  of  Hawaii. 
All  who  are  interested  in  the  development  of  the  Territory  and  in 
its  upbuilding  from  within,  by  the  creation  of  efficient  practical 
workers  in  agricultural  technical  and  home  pursuits,  among  those 
who  have  learned  to  call  the  Hawaiian  Islands  their  home,  will 
find  in  the  following  pages  much  that  is  helpful  and  instructive. 
^ This  number  presents  the  address  delivered  by  the  Hon.  F.  H. 
Newell  before  the  Territorial  Conservation  Commission  of  Ha- 
waii. During  his  recent  visit  to  the  islands  the  eminent  Director 
of  the  United  States  Reclamation  Service  made  a close  study  of 
such  local  conditions  as  touch  soil  and  water  conservation  and  land 
settlement.  His  conclusions  as  set  forth  elsewhere  in  this  number 
deserve  close  attention.  It  is  gratifying  to  be  told  from  such  an 
authority  that  the  opportunities  ofifered  the  settler  in  these  islands 
are  superior  to  many  that  have  been  accepted  in  the  West. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Hawaiian  Beekeepers’  Association 
is  noted  at  length  in  this  issue.  Although  representing  one  of  our 
smallest  industries,  the  beekeepers  with  regard  to  organization 
and  activity  show  a commendable  example  to  other  and  larger 
agricultural  interests. 
