HILO, Hawai‘i – The Kaʻohe Game Management Area (GMA) on Hawai‘i Island will open to game mammal hunting with a muzzleloader or shotgun (with slug) on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The season will continue through Sunday, August 31, excluding August 27-28 when the area will be closed for ungulate management operations by DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) staff.
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BIG FISH CATCHES SMALL FISH IN BIG POND DLNR Chair One of Hundreds at Koke’e Trout Fishing Start PU‘U LUA RESERVOIR, Kauaʻi ...
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HILO, Hawaiʻi – Animal control activities targeting feral goats, feral sheep and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids are scheduled for July 1-2, 2025 on Hawaiʻi Island. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct the operations using ground-based and aerial methods.
HONOLULU – Environmental Court Judge in Wahiawā yesterday barred 55-year-old Armando Posadas of ʻEwa Beach from entering the Pūpūkea Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD) on Oʻahu’s North Shore for six months. It may be the first time a violator had a “geographic restriction” added to a sentence.
HONOLULU – As the summer fun season heats up, a lot of young people and visitors will head toward the rocky shorelines and cliffs on the east side of Maunalua Bay for ocean play. So will first responders, to rescue them.
HILO, Hawaiʻi – Threats to Hawaiʻi’s endangered wildlife usually come in the form of habitat loss and degradation, disease, or predators. Recent incidents on Hawai‘i Island involving the ‘io, or Hawaiian hawk, shed light on another hazard: human interactions. Last month, a Mountain View community member found an emaciated ‘io on her property. It was missing the upper portion of its beak. This was reported to the Hawai‘i Wildlife Center (HWC) which contacted the DLNR Divisions of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) and Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).
HILO, Hawai‘i – Wailoa Center and Hawai‘i Island Art Alliance (HIAA) are seeking submissions for the 15th Annual Abstract Only art exhibition, featuring an international exchange between Shanghai, China and Hawai‘i artists. Wailoa Center is under the DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP) and located within the Wailoa River State Recreation Area.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HUNTING LICENSES AND STAMPS TO BE ISSUED FOR THE 2025-2026 HUNTING SEASON HONOLULU – Effective June 15, the DLNR Division of Forestry and ...
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HONOLULU – More full-day closures are forthcoming to Diamond Head State Monument (DHSM) next month. The DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP) announces park closures for ongoing rockfall mitigation work from June 17-20 and 24-27 at the popular O‘ahu landmark.
HONOLULU – Anyone who has hiked, biked or driven across state-managed land in Hawaiʻi has likely used a Nā Ala Hele trail or access road. The program, part of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, manages hundreds of miles of trails and access roads across the state. Nā Ala Hele is updating its program plan, originally created in 1991, and seeks community input.