240 
by  Government  Survey  Registered  Map  No.  237 5:  (Here 
omitted  because  it  also  forms  part  of  the  official  proclamation, 
printed  elsewhere  in  this  issue  of  the  Forester.) 
AREAS. 
District  of  Kona. 
Lands.  Acres. 
Hanapepe ; . . . . 10 
Wahiawa  2*075 
Kalaheo  (government)  1,27 5 
Lawaii 350 
Koloa 980 
4,690 
District  of  Puna. 
Haiku  2,900 
Hanamaulu 9,580 
Wailua  (government)  11,670 
North  Olohena 150 
Waipouli 270  24,570 
Total  Area 29,260 
THE  MOLOAA  FOREST  RESERVE. 
REPORT  OF  THE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  FORESTRY. 
The  proposed  Moloaa  Forest  Reserve  is  in  the  District  of  Koo- 
lau.  It  consists  of  the  upper  slopes  on  the  north  side  of  the 
Anahola  Ridge  and  the  area  above  the  agricultural  land  at  the 
northeast  end  of  the  main  mountain  mass  accupying  the  center 
of  the  Island  of  Kauai ; more  particularly  the  slopes  below  the 
peaks  of  Malamalama  iki  and  Namahana.  The  total  area  of  this 
proposed  reserve  is  5,670  acres.  Of  this  3,615  acres,  or  64  per 
cent.,  is  government  land. 
The  object  of  this  reserve  is  to  protect  and  preserve  the  forest 
on  the  steep  slopes  that  can  be  used  to  better  advantage  for  grow- 
ing forest  than  for  any  other  economic  purpose.  There  is  not 
much  water  to  be  obtained  from  the  valleys  on  these  slopes,  but 
what  there  is,  is  of  high  value.  The  streams  of  most  importance 
are  the  Moloaa  Stream  and  the  Kilauea  River. 
In  view  of  the  need  of  water  for  the  development  of  the  lower 
lands  and  of  the  possibilities  for  the  extension  of  the  area  under 
a high  state  of  cultivation,  were  it  found  feasible  to  secure  an 
