Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Forestry & Wildlife encourages residents and forest users to share their thoughts and expertise with the division or other agencies related to our area of work. The table below provides information on currently available draft documents and surveys open for comment. You can jump lower on this page for information on how to attend a public meeting of a committee, commission, or council, or to send us a general comment.

Comment on Draft Plans, Policies, & Documents

The table below provides input opportunities currently open for draft documents, including draft management plans, administrative rules, compliance documents (e.g., draft Environmental Assessments or Impact Statements), or surveys.

Document / Webpage	Document Type	Address to submit comments	Deadline
Section 106 Consultation for Nāpuʻu Fences and Water Tans; Army Compatible Use Buffer in the vicinity of United States Army Garrison Hawaii, Islands of Kauai, Oahu, and Hawaii, Hawaii	Section 106 Consultation	If you are interested in participating in this undertaking as a consulting party, providing comments on the proposed project Area of Potential Effect (APE) and any historic properties in the APE, or suggesting additional key contacts, please respond by July 12, 2024 via email to [email protected].	July 12, 2024
Section 106 Consultation for Restoration of Natural Ecological Processes to Enhance Flood Mitigation and Water Recharge Project; Fire Mitigation Actions in Puʻu Ka Pele and Nā Pali Kona Forest Reserves, and Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) Management Landscape-wide, Kaua‘i, HI	Section 106 Consultation	If you are interested in participating in this undertaking as a consulting party, want to provide comments on the proposed project Area of Potential Effect (APE) and any historic properties in the APE, or want to suggest additional key contacts, please respond by July 14, 2024 via email to [email protected].	July 14, 2024
Draft rules, Ch 13-209	Public Hearing – Revisions to Ch. 13-209 Natural Area Reserves System Rules	The Department of Land and Natural Resources will be holding an online hearing July 15, 2024 02:00 PM https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83154367765?pwd=Os0PqFlP6b1ymRNobRpdXpG0byiBYq.1 Meeting ID: 831 5436 7765 Passcode: ht7iV9 Please contact [email protected] at least 72 hours before if you need any special accommodations.	July 15, 2024
Request for Consultation on Adverse Effect to Historic Properties, NHPA Section 106 Consultation for DOFAW Makiki Baseyard Project; Makiki Ahupua‘a, Honolulu (Kona) District, Island of O‘ahu, TMK (1) 2-5-019:008 por.	Update to an earlier Section 106 Consultation	None; this document provides a status update to an earlier request for consultation.
Puna Trail Survey	Input Survey for Stakeholder Action Plan	Have you ever been on the Puna Trail? Take the survey below to share your manaʻo and help Nā Ala Hele as they develop a Stakeholder Action Plan. https://linktr.ee/puna.trail
	Early consultation opportunity for potential biocontrol projects targeting multiple invasive species	Online at: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/info/biocontrol/contact-us/	None
	Informal website function & design survey	Online at: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/website-survey/	None

Users may want to explore our current administrative rules, or find more compliance documents at the website of the Environmental Review Program (formerly known as the Office of Environmental Quality Control) at the State Planning Office. If you don’t see something you are looking for, check out our announcements page or contact us.

Attend a Public Meeting of a Committee, Commission, or Council

Forestry & Wildlife manages committees, commissions, and councils related to our work. These groups hold meetings where input can be provided. Meetings of groups subject to Sunshine Law are posted ahead of time on the State Calendar. For meetings documents, visit the respective pages for the following committees, commissions, or councils.

• Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee
• Natural Area Reserves Commission
• Endangered Species Recovery Committee
• Game Management Advisory Commission
• Legacy Land Conservation Commission
• Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council
• Nā Ala Hele Advisory Councils: Statewide, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui Nui (Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, & Maui), and Hawaiʻi Island

You can find additional boards and commissions on the DLNR website.

A public meeting of the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council

Send us a general comment or contact us directly

You can send us a note through the general form below. The form below will send your comment to our outreach staff. If you’d rather contact us directly, check our Contact Us page for phone and fax numbers, email addresses, directions to offices, and hotline numbers.

Note that this box is for general comments. If you want to comment on a specific management plan, draft rule, or other documents, that information is in the table above.