News & Announcements
News & Announcements
Headed outdoors? First check our Trail Closures & Advisories and Hunting Announcements.
DLNR Forestry & Wildlife News Releases
- 11/2/24 – WEEKLONG ART EXHIBIT CELEBRATES KAUA‘I FOREST BIRDS
- 10/31/24 – THE DREAM FOR MAUI’S MOTHER REEF
- 10/28/24 – STATEWIDE CELEBRATIONS FOR ARBOR DAY THIS WEEKEND
- 10/25/24 – NEW RFP FOR AXIS DEER CONTROL ON MAUI NUI
- 10/25/24 – IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS CAUSE TEMPORARY CLOSURES TO STATE LANDS ON MAUI
- 10/23/24 – KAUA‘I STUDENTS IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE LIFE AND BEHAVIORS OF NEWELL’S SHEARWATERS
- 10/11/24 – NEW VIDEOS EXPLORE CULTURAL PRACTICE WITH NATURAL RESOURCES
- 10/11/24 – DLNR TRANSFERS 34 HAWAI‘I ISLAND LEASES AND REVOCABLE PERMITS TO DOA
- 10/10/24 – HIT AND RUN DRIVER KILLS NĒNĒ IN LILIʻUOKALANI PARK AND GARDENS
- 10/10/24 – TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF VARIOUS DLNR-MANAGED LANDS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES
Statewide Forestry & Wildlife Announcements
- 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
- Kahakapao Access Road closed May 2 to June 28, 2024
- DLNR CLOSING PORTION OF FOREST RESERVE FOR HA‘IKŪ STAIRS REMOVAL
- Loop Rd on Kauaʻi closed until further notice
- See the 2024-25 Wildlife Conservation Stamp and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest Submissions
- New Virtual Field Trip: Keauhou Bird Conservation Center
- CAMPSITES AT PEACOCK FLATS AND KUAOKALĀ TRAIL TO BE CLOSED DURING MĀKAHA BRIDGE CLOSURE REPAIRS
- Grant opportunity: Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program
Announcements from our Island Branches
Kauaʻi
- Mosquito control efforts in Alakaʻi Wilderness, Summer and Fall 2024
- DLNR announces 2024 black-tailed deer season on Kauaʻi
- WAILUA FOREST MANAGEMENT ROAD (LOOP ROAD) CLOSED
- Loop Road Closed Until Further Notice
- Special-use permit for researchers working across Kauaʻi State Parks and Forestry and Wildlife lands
- Art Exhibition – Lehua: An Island Reborn
- 2022 Kauai Hunting Announcements
- DOFAW Kauai Drop Off Box
Oʻahu
- CAMPSITES AT PEACOCK FLATS AND KUAOKALĀ TRAIL TO BE CLOSED DURING MĀKAHA BRIDGE CLOSURE REPAIRS
- Volunteer in November! Kawainui Marsh Workdays
- 2021 – 2022 Game Bird Hunting Season Opens on November 6th
- From the Field: ʻUki Transplanting in Kaʻala Natural Area Reserve
- Seabird Fallout Season: September thru December
- Oʻahu residents and visitors gain new ways to connect with natural resources online
Maui Nui
- Access Restored to Kula Forest Reserve and Polipoli State Recreation Area
- INPUT SOUGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE ON MAUI
- Access to Polipoli State Recreation Area and Kula Forest Reserve remains closed until April 3rd , 2023
- Input sought for draft Kamehamenui management plan
- Celebrating Fern Duvall as a Conservation Leader
- Maui County Council aims to protect reefs by banning non-mineral sunscreens
- Koa wood for sale! Contact Maui DOFAW prior to December 21
- Two nēnē killed by car near Kahului airport; drivers urged to use caution