Share Your Voice: Give Input on Plans, Policies, & Meetings
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 |
|
The National Park Service will be hosting public meetings this month for the Ka‘ena Point National Heritage Area Feasibility Study. We hope you will join us to learn more about the study and share your thoughts about whether national heritage area designation would help meet the community’s goals for conservation, recreation, and education. To learn more about the study and public meetings, or to submit your comments, please visit the study website at: ParkPlanning – Ka’ena Point National Heritage Area Feasibility Study (nps.gov). In addition, you can explore the study area virtually and learn more about the study process by visiting the Ka‘ena Point NHA Study StoryMap. |
Federal public engagement opportunity |
You can submit comments on the study website or at a meeting. Two virtual public meetings will be held this week. Links to join the virtual meetings are posted on the study website.
Two in-person meetings will be held the week of October 28. Meeting venue addresses and additional details are posted on the study website.
|
Nov 25, 2024 |
| Public hearing and commenting opportunity on a proposed extension to ʻAhihi-Kīnaʻu Natural Area Reserve |
The hearing will be held online via Zoom on Dec 3, 2024, 12:00 PM HST.
Those without internet access may call (808) 587- 4170 for more information. Persons unable to attend or wishing to present additional comments may mail written testimony postmarked no later than December 3, 2024 to Division of Forestry and Widlife, 1151 Punchbowl St. Rm. 325, Honolulu, HI 96813 Attn: Emma Yuen. |
December 3, 2024 | |
| 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 December 20, 2024 via email to [email protected]. |
December 20, 2024 | |
| Update to an earlier Section 106 Consultation |
None; this document provides a status update to an earlier request for consultation. |
None | |
 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. |
None |
 |
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.