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KIPUKA PUAULU. 
Upon our return from Puu Oo, two days were spent in the vicinity of the 
Volcano, studying and photographing the trees in the Kipuka Puaulu (Bird 
Forest). This attractive spot, now included in the Kilauea National Park, 
will require peculiar attention in the future to maintain the area in its 
present state of beauty. The gently rolling topography, the widely spaced 
trees, standing singly or in groves of various size and density, are all ac- 
centuated by the fact that the forest floor has been kept free of undergrowth 
and the grass cover kept closely cropped by grazing stock. The chief charm 
of the whole park lies in this clean grassy floor and in the deep vistas made 
by irregular tree groups. Every part of the area has been kept pleasantly 
open and accessible to foot travelers chiefly by the light grazing of horses. 
If the Kipuka is put under absolute protection from grazing, the grass will 
become rank, shrubs and trees will spring up, and within a very few years 
the area will lose its open park-like aspect and will revert to the condition 
of a dense native forest. It is therefore advisable to make observations in 
the area from time to time to determine whether regulated grazing of horses 
should be recommended in order to maintain the area in its present condition 
of beauty and accessibility. 
On December 16 a trip was made with Mr. Judd and Ranger Mackenzie 
to examine the small Keauohana Forest Reserve in Puna. At the same time 
]tlans were made for planting several of the small reserve areas along the 
Volcano road Avith pure stands of Cryptoyyieria and (^her trees. Some time 
was also spent examining a portion of the new Waiakea Forest Reserve. 
On December 17, Avith Mr. Judd and Ranger Peralto, I Avent to Ninole 
to discuss with Mr. John Vieira the matter of fencing the forest boundary 
along the upper Maulua homesteads which are controlled by Vieira. 
MAUI TRIP. 
I returned to Honolulu on December 20 and left on December 24 for Maui, 
where the remainder of the month w^as spent. 
An inspection at Haiku Nursery revealed that the driveway from the main 
road to the nursery gate is in bad condition and in need of repair. Be- 
cause of the heavy winter rains, which are common at Haiku, it is advis- 
able to make a permanent improvement of this road, and to this end a plan 
is submitted in a separate memorandum. 
On a trip to the Polipoli section of the Kula Forest Reserve it was found 
that the fence, required by License for Right-of-Way No. 1363 to be built 
by the Raymond Ranch, had not been built. A report on this matter is 
submitted in my letter of January 9, 1922. 
Respectfully submitted, 
CHAS. J. KRAEBEL, 
Assist. Superintend.ent of Forestry, 
REPORT OF FOREST NURSERYMAN, DECEMBER, 1921. 
January 19, 1922. 
Superintendent of Forestry, Board of Agriculture and Forestry, 
Honolulu, H. T. 
Dear Sir: I herewith submit a report of the work during the month of 
December, 1921. 
NURSERY DISTRIBUTION OF PLANTS. 
The number of plants distributed, including those sent to forest reserves, 
are as follows: 
