Division of Forestry and Wildlife

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)  has created Prep Day to raise awareness of wildfire risk, to share information and knowledge, and to help residents make changes to improve the survival of their homes and neighborhoods.… Read More »

The next Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee meeting will be held: February 28, 2020 9:00 am Room 322 C 1151 Punchbowl St. Honolulu, HI 96813 Please see the agenda for further information. 

Think Globally, Write Locally to Win a Day in the Field with Conservationists (Honolulu) – High school students across Hawai‘i are encouraged to write about a wahi pana, (a pulsing place) special to them, in preparation… Read More »

How to Apply APPLICATION FORMS AVAILABLE AT FORMS PAGE  UPDATED APPLICATION TIMELINE for the FY22 grant funding cycle: January 24, 2020:           Application Materials Available February 18, 2020:       Deadline to Submit Form 5 for agency… Read More »

To protect native Hawaiian forest in northwestern of Kaua’i, the State of Hawaii’s DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife has proposed Kauai Honopu Vicinity Predator Action Plan.  These forests contain the last individuals of many… Read More »

The Aloha ʻĀina Moanalua curriculum is now available for schools wanting to explore the Moanalua ahupuaʻa. The grade 4 unit includes a Moanalua ahupuaʻa map, old photographs of the area, and lesson plans featuring moʻolelo… Read More »

Hawaiian forest trees evolved to collect moisture from clouds touching their leaves, condensing and dripping water down to the soil even on days without rain. On the leeward slopes of Haleakalā, mesic forests of koa… Read More »

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE  CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: November 15, 2019 COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT FOR NEW HELEMANO WILDERNESS AREA PLAN (Honolulu) – Last… Read More »

The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), in partnership with the Division of State Parks, has completed a Final Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) for the Kawainui-Hāmākua Master Plan… Read More »

The next Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee meeting will be held: October 4, 2019 ( site visit 9:30am; meeting portion 10:30am) Amy Greenwell Botanical Garden Conference Room 82-6160 Hawaii Belt Rd Captain Cook, HI 96704 Please… Read More »