JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON KAPĀPALA KOA CANOE LOG APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR 2026 Application Process Marks a New Era for Canoe Building Koa trees in the Kapāpala ...
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Forestry & Wildlife
HILO, Hawaiʻi – The 2026 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season is fast approaching, opening Sunday, March 1. The season will run for 46 consecutive days through Wednesday, April 15. The spring hunt will be for bearded turkeys only, in locations identified below.
LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is seeking community feedback on a proposed fencing project to protect an additional 2,400 acres in the Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve on Kauaʻi.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL STATE PARKS AND FOREST AREAS HAVE REOPENED AFTER SEVERE WEATHER HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Land and Natural Resources ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL STATE PARKS AND FOREST AREAS CLOSED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER HONOLULU – As of Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ON MAUI NUI SOUGHT TO ASSIST AXIS DEER CONTROL KAHULUI, Maui – Axis deer continue to negatively impact Maui Nui ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON NEW LEASE APPROVED FOR KAHEAWA WIND POWER I HONOLULU – The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has unanimously approved a ...
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LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi – A communilty report to the Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee (KISC) last month led to the collection of a single live ramie moth (Arcte coerula) caterpillar, the first detection of the invasive pest on Kauaʻi.
HONOLULU – The Keanakolu Bunkhouse and Ranger cabins in the Hilo Forest Reserve on Hawaiʻi Island reopened to camping on January 5, 2026. The site, managed by DLNR’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), had been closed since October due to drought and dry conditions in the area.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE CONFIRMED; NO ADDITIONAL DETECTIONS IN HAWAIʻI HONOLULU – A case of avian influenza has now been confirmed in a ...
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