Kahoolawe Island Reserve Commission

Welcome Volunteers! Join DLNR for a day of volunteering or you can sign up for regular volunteer opportunities. Volunteers support DLNR’s broad mission to care for our islands from the mountaintops to our nearshore waters. The Department has multiple ways to connect you to the opportunities you’re looking for:
To learn what DLNR volunteers are currently doing, check out the DLNR Facebook page for updates. Join the fun and help Hawai‘i’s environment!
For group leaders and teachers interested in bringing your hui or class into the field, your groups are also welcome to learn about Hawaiian forests, wetlands, or coastal ecology at one of our forest reserves, natural area reserves, or wildlife sanctuaries. Participants engage in native plant and wildlife identification, and habitat restoration where they assist foresters and wildlife biologists by removing terrestrial or aquatic invasives, and replacing them with native species via seed scatter and out-plantings. Water quality monitoring, wildlife surveying, hiking and camping may also be involved!
Fill out our Trip Request Form to begin planning your service trip with DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife:
If your hui is not able to come to the forest, bring the forest to you! Browse through the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlifeʻs environmental education resources to find online or remote learning opportunities. Your classroom or group can also arrange a presentation with an outreach and education specialist! Current outreach and education specialists on each Division branch are listed below: