Hawaii National Park belongs to the American people. When it was set
aside by Congress in 1916 the three volcanoes, Haleakala, Mauna Loa, and
Kilauea were of principal interest. It has become increasingly apparent
that the beautiful forests of native trees, the birds which depend upon
Hawaiian plants for survival, and the magnificent fern jungles are of
equal importance and more in need of protection. Outside of the park,
trees such as the _koa_ (Hawaiian mahogany) and the _ohia_ are being cut
for lumber, and tree ferns, upon whose trunks orchids are grown, are
rapidly being taken for this expanding industry. The National Park
Service has been given the responsibility of keeping its areas in as
nearly an original condition as possible—a little bit of America,
unspoiled. Hawaii National Park—your park—is among the most outstanding
of these. Please help us keep it this way.