Division of Forestry and Wildlife

DLNR Forestry & Wildlife News Releases

• 2/23/2026 – HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2026 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON
• 2/17/26 – INPUT SOUGHT ON ADDITIONAL PROTECTION OF ALAKAʻI WILDERNESS ON KAUAʻI
• 2/13/26 – ALL STATE PARKS AND FOREST AREAS HAVE REOPENED AFTER SEVERE WEATHER
• 2/8/26 – ALL STATE PARKS AND FOREST AREAS CLOSED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER
• 1/28/26 – PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ON MAUI NUI SOUGHT TO ASSIST AXIS DEER CONTROL
• 1/23/26 – NEW LEASE APPROVED FOR KAHEAWA WIND POWER I
• 1/22/26 – INVASIVE INSECT TARGETING MĀMAKI DETECTED ON KAUAʻI
• 1/15/26 – KEANAKOLU BUNKHOUSE AND RANGER CABINS REOPEN FOR CAMPING
• 1/13/26 – Avian Influenza Case Confirmed; No Additional Detections in Hawaiʻi
• 1/9/26 – 2026 PROCLAIMED AS THE YEAR OF OUR COASTAL KULEANA

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Statewide Forestry & Wildlife Announcements

• 2/21/26 Alakaʻi Hike Cancelled Due to Weather
• NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE KAUAʻI ISLAND UTILITY COOPERATIVE (KIUC) SECOND DRAFT HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN PUBLIC HEARING ON 02/11/2026
• Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) second draft Habitat Conservation Plan Public Hearing on 02/11/2026
• Road Closure- Makiki Baseyard, 10/15/25
• Kaheawa Wind Power I Draft Habitat Conservation Plan- Public meeting on 9/18/25
• 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

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Kauaʻi

• 2/21/26 Alakaʻi Hike Cancelled Due to Weather
• NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE KAUAʻI ISLAND UTILITY COOPERATIVE (KIUC) SECOND DRAFT HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN PUBLIC HEARING ON 02/11/2026
• Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) second draft Habitat Conservation Plan Public Hearing on 02/11/2026
• Updates: Mosquito control efforts in Alakaʻi Wilderness
• Update: Loop Road / Wailua Forest Management Road Now Open
• Update: Loop Road/Queensland Crossing Project
• Success! Lehua Island is rat free
• Honopu

Oʻahu

• Road Closure- Makiki Baseyard, 10/15/25
• Oʻahu Forest Users has a new home online

Maui Nui

• Kaheawa Wind Power I Draft Habitat Conservation Plan- Public meeting on 9/18/25
• Maui Forest Users website has a new home

Hawaiʻi Island

• Hawaiʻi Island Forest Users has a new home