Department of Land and Natural Resources

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Joint News Release

DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR

SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON

For Immediate News Release January 25, 2018

SPECIAL ARCHERY FERAL GOAT HUNTING PERMITS 
AVAILABLE FOR KEKAHA GMA ON KAUA‘I

LIHU‘E, KAUA‘I —   The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the future availability of feral goat control permits in Hunting Unit A, Kekaha Game Management Area (GMA) on the island of Kaua‘i, pursuant to Title 13, Chapter 123-2.2, 5, 5.1 and 9 in “Rules Regulating Game Mammal Hunting.”

Permits will be limited and given on a first-come, first-served basis from the Lihu‘e DOFAW office at 3060 ‘Eiwa St., Rm. 306, Lihu‘e, HI 96766, on February 16, 2018 at 7 a.m.  Participants must present their 2017-18 Hawai‘i hunting license when acquiring their permit.  A participant may acquire up to 3 additional permits for other participants, but must present their hunting licenses to do so. Hunters will be charged $5 per permit.  Hunters may purchase another permit for another slot after they complete their hunt, if any permits are still available. 

Hunting will be limited to the Kekaha GMA.  There will be 75 permits available for each two-day slot for archery.  There will be a bag limit of 2 goats (one must be a female) per permit.

Archery only dates (Two-day slots):  March 5-6, 12-13, 19-20 and 27-28, 2018.  

Mauka access into the Kekaha GMA will be through Trail 2 road only to Kalepa, Mana and Kolo Ridges. Hunter must sign in and sign out at the Koke‘e hunting check-in station (HCS). For makai access, hunters must sign in and out at one of four hunter check-in stations: Pu‘u ‘Opae-Marine Road, Mana Tunnels, Kolo Junction and Pohihale Beach.

Hunters will be allowed to field dress and bone their game and attach the permit to the game bag.

All requirements contained in Chapter 123, “Rules Regulating Game Mammal Hunting” shall apply. For further information, please call or stop by the Lihu‘e Division of Forestry and Wildlife office at 3060 ‘Eiwa Street, Room 306, Lihu‘e or (808) 274 3433 on regular working days from 8  a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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