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hoolawe. He stated that the report of the Superintendent of 
Forestry on this matter was given in full to the press at that 
time for publication. 
The Governor asked if there was anything of a personal 
character that should be read at this meeting. 
Mr. Hosmer said that the gist of the matter is that the 
Island of Kahoolawe has for many years been overstocked 
and has suffered from overgrazing by cattle and sheep. It 
is desired to bring it back to a condition of some value to the 
Territory. The most effective method of doing so seems to 
be to set it apart as a forest reserve that it may come under 
the control of the Territorial Department best equipped for 
such work — the Board of Agriculture and Forestry. Inci- 
dentally, and as a minor consideration, there is afforded a 
very interesting chance to secure data in regard to the possible 
effect of reforestation on the local climate. 
The Governor asked if anyone had anything to say for or 
against, the proposition in addition to what had already been 
presented. 
Mr. Hosmer stated he had invited Mr. Eben Low to be 
present at this hearing, and also personally notified other 
persons likely to be interested. 
Mr.- Hosmer further stated that some time ago, when he 
was on the Island of Molokai, he had had considerable talk 
with Mr. C. C. Conradt, predecessor to Mr. Low as lessee of 
Kahoolawe, who was decidedly in favor of the reservation 
of the Island. 
The Governor asked if the Legislature had not passed a 
resolution on this subject — a concurrent resolution. The 
Journal of Proceedings of the House of Representatives of 
the Fifth Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii being pro- 
duced, the Governor read the following paragraph from the 
report of the Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, Promotion 
and Immigration (pages 868 and 869) : 
“And Be It Further Resolved, That it is the opinion of 
this Legislature that the Board of Agriculture and Forestry 
should, during the next biennial period, use every effort pos- 
sible to accomplish the reforestation of those portions of the 
Territory where the former forests have died out or been 
destroyed, more especially in the Kohala mountains on the 
Island of Hawaii, where large irrigation ditches are convey- 
ing the waters gathered from the watershed into the Districts 
of Kohala and Hamakua ; that it favors the establishment of 
substations by the Board on each Island, to be used as nur- 
series for young trees, and as distributing centers ; and it 
strongly recommends that the Board have translated into the 
Hawaiian language and distributed to such persons who are 
interested, the bulletins issued by the Board from time to 
time respecting agriculture, animal industry and entomology, 
