News & Announcements
News & Announcements
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DLNR Forestry & Wildlife News Releases
- 6/18/25 – INCREASED FUNDING, UPDATED EQUIPMENT, ENHANCED MONITORING AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES
- 6/17/25 – MUZZLELOADER/SHOTGUN HUNTING SEASON AT KAʻOHE GAME MANAGEMENT AREA OPENS JULY 3
- 6/9/25 – HAWAIʻI ISLAND RESERVES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE JULY 1-2 FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES
- 6/2/25 – INCIDENTS ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND SHED LIGHT ON HAWAIIAN HAWK ABUSE
- 5/28/25 – COMMUNITY MEMBERS HONORED DURING INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH
- 5/27/25 – 2025-2026 HUNTING STAMP CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
- 5/27/25 – HUNTING LICENSES AND STAMPS TO BE ISSUED FOR THE 2025-2026 HUNTING SEASON
- 5/23/25 – APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR FERAL SHEEP SALVAGE PROJECT
- 5/19/25 – CREATIVE KEIKI WIN AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY FOREST VIDEOS
- 5/16/25 – VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE TO UPDATE STATEWIDE TRAILS AND ACCESS PLAN
Statewide Forestry & Wildlife Announcements
- 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
- January 17 Public Hearing – Proposed Draft Safe Harbor Agreement for the Introduction of Endangered Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion xanthomelas) to a Conservation Area on the Island of Lānaʻi
- Update: Loop Road/Queensland Crossing Project
- Wildland-Urban Interface Grants Now Open
- Live from the Forest, It’s Smokey Bear! Tune in Every Friday in October
- July 15 Public Hearing – Revisions to Ch. 13-209 Natural Area Reserves System Rules
Announcements from our Island Branches