Aloha from Forestry & Wildlife
Our mission is to protect, manage, and restore natural and cultural resources in collaboration with the people of Hawaiʻi. We envision a future with thriving native ecosystems and opportunities for the people of Hawaiʻi to engage with nature. E mālama kākou i ka ʻāina!
Explore Outdoors
To find resources near you, use the web map at the bottom of this page.
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Learn About Hawaiʻi’s Species and Protected Areas
Our Program Areas
For a full list, use the Programs menu at the top of this page.
Find Reserves and Trails Near You
Click on any reserve or trail in the map below to find more information. You can also visit our island hubs for information from our branches on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui Nui, and Hawaiʻi Island.
News Releases
- 5/6/25 – FIRST TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT TREATMENT
- 5/5/25 – PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ON MAUI NUI SOUGHT TO ASSIST AXIS DEER CONTROL
- 5/1/25 – MAY IS HAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH
- 4/29/25 – WEST MAUI WATERSHED RESTORATION ENGAGES NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS
- 4/28/25 – LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
- 4/25/25 – TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF POLOLŪ TRAIL AND LOOKOUT MAY 3
- 4/23/25 – KAUA‘I SANCTUARY IS HUGELY POPULAR WITH NATIVE AND TRANSPACIFIC WATER BIRDS
- 4/22/25 – NATIVE TREES CENTER STAGE AT EARTH DAY PLANTING CEREMONY
- 4/14/25 – ʻALALĀ LEARN ON THE FLY IN A MAUI FOREST
- 4/9/25 – COMMUNITY INVITED TO HELP SHAPE THE 2025 STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN
Announcements
See recent Trail Closures and Hunting Announcements
- Updates: Mosquito control efforts in Alakaʻi Wilderness
- Hawaiʻi Island Forest Users has a new home
- Update: Loop Road / Wailua Forest Management Road Now Open
- Maui Forest Users website has a new home
- Oʻahu Forest Users has a new home online
- January 17 Public Hearing – Proposed Draft Safe Harbor Agreement for the Introduction of Endangered Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion xanthomelas) to a Conservation Area on the Island of Lānaʻi
- Update: Loop Road/Queensland Crossing Project
- Wildland-Urban Interface Grants Now Open
- Live from the Forest, It’s Smokey Bear! Tune in Every Friday in October
- July 15 Public Hearing – Revisions to Ch. 13-209 Natural Area Reserves System Rules