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which may be beneficial to its citizens ; that it urges upon 
the Board the advisability of expending the sum of Pfive 
Thousand Dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 
for the sinking of artesian wells at Kapiolani Park, and it 
recommends that the Board require each of its bureau heads 
to visit each Island of the Territory at least once every six 
months, or as often as the Board shall find practicable, for 
the purpose of imparting technical information directly to 
such of the native Hawaiians and other persons as are in- 
terested. 
‘‘And Be It Further Resolved, That it is the opinion of this 
Legislature that the Island of Kahoolawe should not be leased 
upon the termination of the existing lease, but that every ef- 
fort should be made by the proper authorities for the killing 
of all animal life upon said Island and for the improvement 
and restoration of the plant life thereon.” 
The Governor asked Mr. Gartley if he had anything to say 
on this subject. 
Mr. Gartley said that he had no definite statement to make 
except that he was in favor of making Kahoolawe a reserve. 
“It is a curious thing,” he continued, “the way the heavy 
channel clouds hang in that vicinity : the climate has under- 
gone a decided change, and it is reasonable to suppose that 
Kahoolawe has suffered from this change.” From a talk he 
had had recently with Mr. Low, he did not believe that gen- 
tleman desired to renew his lease. 
The Governor said that naturally the Island is not worth 
a great deal in its present condition, as it produces little or 
nothing. If it is kept on being leased, it will produce less 
and less as time goes on. 
Mr. Gartley said that the entire top dressing of soil is being 
rapidly removed. 
The Governor said that he, with Mr. Campbell and Mr. F. 
H. Newell of the U. S. Reclamation Service, had been all over 
the Island on horseback, and that Mr. Newell had stated that, 
although he had seen much of the arid lands of the West, he 
had never seen anything to compare with this Island for dev- 
astation. Kahoolawe is recoverable, but it will take a long 
while. The top of the Island was once composed of from 
four to ten feet of good soil. This has been completely swept 
off down to hardpan, and it will take some time to bring it 
back. Some of the slopes of the Island are not very greatly 
changed perhaps, but the soil is gone. However, there are 
many spots covered with Pele grass, and down lower are 
scattered algarobas. 
In answer to Mr. Gartley’s question, “What do you pro- 
pose to do?” the Governor said the first thing to be done is 
to clear off all sheep and goats, and then it is for the Board 
of Agriculture and Forestry to discover some suitable plants. 
