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PUPUKEA FOREST RESERVE. 
On Saturday morning, April 30, 1910, there was held in the 
office of the Board of Agriculture and Forestry in Honolulu, by 
the Governor of the Territory and representatives of the Board, 
a public hearing to consider the creation of a forest reserve above 
the Pupukea-Paumalu Homestead Tract, in the District of Koo- 
lauloa, Oahu. A number of persons appeared in favor of the crea- 
tion of the reserve ; no one in opposition. 
Following the usual procedure there is printed herewith, for 
permanent reference, the report of the Superintendent of Forestry 
in regard to this proposed reserve, with a petition showing the 
feeling of the homesteaders in this matter. The official proclama- 
tion of the Pupukea Forest Reserve, signed by the Governor, is 
also given in full. 
REPORT OF THE SEPERIXTEXDEXT OF FORESTRY. 
Honolulu, April 14, 1910. 
Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry. 
Gentlemen : — I beg to submit the following report on the setting 
apart as a forest reserve of the tract of unleasecl government land 
above the Pupukea-Paumalu Homesteads in the District of Koo- 
lauloa. Island of Oahu. 
Following its definitely announced policy, it is the intention of 
the Board of Agriculture and Forestry to extend the existing 
forest reserves on Oahu so as to include the section that now 
remains under forest at the northwest end of the Koolau Aloun- 
tain range. The greater part of this section is privately owned 
land. Part of it is already efficiently protected by forest fences, 
maintained by sugar plantation and other companies. Later it is 
expected that the greater part, if not all of the remainder, will be 
handled in a similar way. The tract now proposed to be set apart 
is an isolated remnant of government land, which it is believed 
will be of more benefit to the people of the Territory if maintained 
under a forest cover than if used in any other way. Accordingly 
it is recommended that the necessary steps be taken to have it 
created a forest reserve. 
The proposed reserve is the irregular triangle lying above the 
Phipukea-Paumalu Flomesteads between the privately owned lands 
of Kaunala and Waimea. The upper boundary of the mauka 
homestead lots has an elevation of approximately 900 feet : the 
mauka corner of Paumalu, Pun Moa, where Kaunala and Wai- 
mea join, is about 1350 feet. 
