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in  a little  more  of  the  government  land  of  Kalaheo  that  is  actu- 
ally protected  by  fence  at  present.  Across  Haiku  the  storm- 
water ditch  makes  a good  natural  barrier  with  some  additional 
fencing.  From  Kilohana  crater  to  Hanahanapuni  the  boundary 
is  made  to  follow  the  pole  line  of  the  Kauai  Electric  Company. 
This  line  is  sufficiently  near  the  Lihue  Plantation  Company’s  for- 
est fence  to  make  unnecessary  the  exact  location  of  the  fence  by 
survey.  From.  Hanahanapuni  to  the  boundary  of  the  Kealia 
Forest  Reserve  the  boundary  is  an  arbitrary  line  across  country, 
but  it  is  one  that  could  be  followed  approximately  by  a fence. 
The  section  of  Olohena  and  Waipouli  thus  included  in  the  reserve 
is  land  that  should  be  got  back  under  a forest  cover.  It  is  an 
area  of  broken  topography,  small  flats  so  much  cut  up  by  gulches 
and  ravines  as  to  make  it  of  use  only  for  grazing  and  for  that  it 
is  of  only  indifferent  value.  It  is  distinctly  a section  that  should’ 
be  reforested.  In  time  this  may  be  accomplished. 
The  remainder  of  the  boundary  follows  the  ridges  and  the 
crest  of  the  mountain  back  to  the  point  of  beginning.  In  this  way 
the  proposed  reserve  touches  each  of  the  other  reserves  already 
set  apart  on  Kauai,  for  all  meet  on  the  mountain  near  Mt.  Waia- 
leale. 
The  representatives  of  the  several  private  owners  have  ex- 
pressed themselves  as  being  in  favor  of  the  recognition  of  the 
present  forest  fences  as  the  permanent  boundaries  of  the  forest 
reserve,  and  have  agreed  to  the  erection  on  their  lands  of  forest 
reserve  monuments  officially  marking  the  line.  But  it  is  dis- 
tinctly understood  that  by  this  action  no  rights  as  to  title  or  con- 
trol of  the  land  are  surrendered  to  the  Government.  Later  it  is 
hoped  that  some  satisfactory  form  of  agreement  can  be  worked 
out,  under  which  the  private  owners  and  the  Territorial  forest 
officials  can  cooperate  more  closely  in  giving  to  the  forest  the 
care  that  to  get  the  best  results  it  ought  to  have.  The  creation 
of  the  reserve  and  the  setting  apart  of  the  government  lands  there- 
in is  a step  toward  this  end. 
RECOMMENDATIONS. 
For  the  reasons  above  set  forth  I do  now  recommend  that  the 
Board  approve  this  project  and  request  the  Governor  to  create, 
in  accordance  with  law,  the  area  hereinafter  officially  described, 
as  the  Lihue-Koloa  Forest  Reserve,  and  to  set  apart  as  portions 
of  the  said  reserve,  those  parts  of  the  government  lands  of  Kala- 
heo and  Wailua  that' lie  within  the  reserve  boundary.  Kalaheo, 
not  being  under  lease  can  be  definitely  set  apart  at  once.  Wailua 
can  be  set  apart  subject  to  the  existing  lease  ,the  full  reservation 
to  take  effect  automatically  on  its  expiration,  October  i,  1917. 
Following  is  the  official  description  of  the  boundary  of  the  pro- 
posed Lihue-Koloa  Forest  Reserve,  prepared  by  the  Territorial 
Government  Survey  Office,  as  C.  S.  F.  No.  1966  and  accompanied 
