Public Input Sought On Draft Management Plan For Nounou and Kalepa Forest Reserves, Kauai

Forestry & Wildlife Announcements

LIHU‘E, KAUA‘I -- The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is seeking public input and comments on a draft forest reserve management plan for Nounou and Kâlepa Forest Reserves on the island of Kaua‘i.

Kapalua, Maui– A group of volunteers, led by staff from the Maui Nui Seabird Recovery Project, banded 150 adult wedge-tailed shearwaters at a Kapalua colony in West Maui last night. Spring nighttime efforts to capture returning adults to look for banded birds recruiting into the breeding population began in 2008. Additionally unbanded adults are banded during the project.

Hawaii's Wiliwili has made it to the Final 4 and will be competing against Missouri's Eastern Burningbush. Don't forget to show your support and vote to move Hawaii into the Championship Round!

The State of Hawaii DLNR, Division of Forestry and Wildlife and eHawaii.gov have developed a new, online system so public users can submit applications for the 2015 Lanai Mouflon Sheep Hunting Season lottery.  This will… Read More »

STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES 2015 LANAI MOUFLON SHEEP HUNTING SEASON Public Notice DOFAW  The State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, is pleased… Read More »

In the link below is the Notice of Animal control activities and temporary cloure of Mauna Kea Forest Reserve, Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve, Palila Mitigation Lands, and Kaohe Game Management Area.  Control Schedules… Read More »

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESNews Release DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR CARTY CHANGINTERIM CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release February 17, 2015     ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE OPENING OF  HAWAII ISLAND 2015 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON HILO —… Read More »

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCESNews Release DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR CARTY CHANGINTERIM CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release February 17, 2015     ARCHERY HUNTING TO OPEN IN THE PUUANAHULU GAME MANAGEMENT AREA FOR 2015  HILO —… Read More »

Kauluwehi – A Lei Contest Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), Hawai‘i Island Natural Area Reserves (NARS), the Three Mountain Alliance (TMA), and the Wailoa Arts and Cultural Center are proud to present Kauluwehi, a… Read More »

Logging operations begin in the Koke'e area of Kauai begin this month. Crews will be felling, removing and trucking an estimated 15,000 tons of trees burned in a series of fires during the summer of 2012. In this video, representatives from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife discuss this project along with the contract logging company, Woodward and Companies. This video was produced from a public informational meeting held in Kekaha on Feb. 11, 2015.