Division of Forestry and Wildlife

 HONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces the opening of archery hunting in the Puuanahulu Game Management Area (GMA) on Hawaii Island beginning Saturday, March 1, 2014, and continuing on weekends… Read More »

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPENING OF THE HAWAII ISLAND 2014 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON  The Department of Land and Natural Resources announces the opening of the 2014 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season on Saturday, March 1,… Read More »

HONOLULU – More than 140,000 acres of forest lands in Hawaii are now being managed to conserve Hawaii’s forests thanks to funding provided by Governor Abercrombie’s “The Rain Follows the Forest” Watershed Initiative. That number will increase to more than 480,000 acres by the time projects currently funded are completed. The administration’s goal, announced in 2011, is to double the acreage of protected watershed forests in a decade.

Natural Area Reserves System, Natural Area Partnership Program and financial condition of Natural Area Reserve Fund for FY 2013

Please find the 2014 Lanai Axis Results here

LIHUE -- The Department of Land and Natural Resources is asking for the public‘s help in identifying the owner(s) of two dogs recently seen attacking ground-nesting Laysan albatrosses in Moloa’a, Kauai. They were photographed and the image is posted on fliers that are being distributed in the community, starting Friday. Since December, a string of albatross killings has been reported at two coastal properties on the northeast shores of Kauai. A total of 17 birds were found mauled to death at Moloaa by dogs this season.

The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle was recently discovered in Hawaii.  Learn more about this pest below or on the printable flier found here RHINO BEETLE DAMAGE The coconut rhinoceros beetle is a major pest of coconut palms.… Read More »

HILO -- The Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct animal control activities specifically for trapping mouflon/feral sheep hybrids; staff hunting, and/or aerial shooting from helicopters for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids within palila critical habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), palila mitigation lands, and the Ka’ohe Game Management Area (Unit G) on the island of Hawai’i

LIHU‘E -- The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife announces an opportunity for interested individuals to assist the division in an animal control of feral goats in Hunting Unit F on Kaua‘i, pursuant to Title 13, Chapter 123, “Rules Regulating Game Mammal Hunting,” §13-123-9, “Nuisance or crop damage.”

LIHU‘E -- Hunting Unit A on the island of Kaua‘i will open to feral pig hunting starting Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014, and ending June 29, 2014, on Saturdays, Sundays, and state holidays. Hawai‘i residents interested in hunting feral pig in Hunting Unit A are required to acquire a permit from the Kaua‘i office of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) office. All provision of Chapter 123 rules and Chapter 123 Exhibit 1 shall remain in effect.