(HANAPĒPĒ, KAUA‘I) – Two dozen federal, state, and county firefighters have completed what is known as ignition training. It will become another tool in the box for Hawai‘i wildland firefighters who anticipate more frequent and more ferocious fires due to the impacts of global climate change.
Forestry & Wildlife
(HONOLULU) – The 2024 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season will begin on Friday, March 1, 2024 and run for 46 consecutive days through Monday, April 15.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 6, 2024 (HONOLULU) – First Circuit Court Judge John M. Tonaki has ruled in favor of the DLNR ...
Read More 02/06/24 – JUDGE’S RULING GIVES HAWAI‘I’S ENDANGERED BIRDS A CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON Funds from DOH to DLNR and partners support shared interests in protecting water quality and watershed forests FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 5, 2024 (HONOLULU) — New ...
Read More 02/05/24 – NEW PROTECTIONS FOR WEST MAUI WATERSHEDS SUPPORT BOTH HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KAUA‘I YEAR OF THE FOREST BIRDS PROCLAMATION FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 2, 2024 (LĪHUʻE, KAUA‘I) – Kaua‘i Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami, on Thursday, presented ...
Read More 02/02/24 – KAUA‘I YEAR OF THE FOREST BIRDS PROCLAMATION
(HONOLULU) – The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) on Friday approved plans by the DLNR, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to conduct a pilot release of captive-bred ʻalalā onto forest reserve lands in east Maui.
(HONOLULU) – The year 2024 is for the birds, thanks to a proclamation signed by Governor Josh Green, M.D., today.
(KAHULUI, MAUI) – The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the 2024 Axis Deer Control Landowner Incentive Program (LIP) for Maui Nui, through a competitive Request for Proposals for axis deer harvest from eligible private landowners and lessees.
(HONOLULU) - Arbor Day is one day formally designated across the United States to honor, plant and enjoy trees. Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry, a program of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), is now seeking grant proposals from community organizations that would like to share the benefits of trees with their communities for Arbor Day 2024.
(HONOLULU) – Artists are welcome to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) in the 2024-25 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp annual art contest. The wildlife conservation stamp is a requirement for Hawai‘i state hunting licensees. The game bird stamp is required for anyone intending to hunt game birds. Both stamps will also be available to stamp collectors.