Kauaʻi Announcements
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Kauaʻi Announcements
Update: Loop Road/Queensland Crossing Project
Lihue-Koloa Forest Reserve stream crossing repairs will begin December 16th 2024 and are expected to be completed in early March 2025, weather-dependent. At this time we are not expecting any impacts to the public in… Read More »
Mosquito control efforts in Alakaʻi Wilderness, Summer and Fall 2024
Project description The Alaka’i Wilderness Preserve is home to unique and rare forest birds that are declining at alarming rates. Recent data show that ‘akikiki are nearly extinct in the wild and ‘akeke’e and… Read More »
Loop Road Closed Until Further Notice
4/18/24: Loop Road on Kauaʻi is closed until further notice for public safety. The road was washed out in recent flooding, at both the Queensland crossing and a second crossing. For additional updates on infrastructure… Read More »
DLNR Forestry & Wildlife News Releases
- 1/10/25 – YEAR OF OUR COMMUNITY FORESTS CELEBRATES WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, AND PLAY
- 1/10/25 – KAUAʻI AVIAN RESCUE AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS MOVING TO SINGLE SITE
- 12/24/24 – CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT FOCUSES ON ENDANGERED FOREST BIRDS
- 12/19/24 – YEAR OF THE FOREST BIRDS MARKED CHANGES FOR BIRDS, HOPE FOR THE FUTURE
- 12/18/24 – RARE SNAILS REINTRODUCED AFTER 33 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY
- 12/12/24 – REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: 2025 URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT
- 12/4/24 – HISTORIC FIRST RELEASE OF ʻALALĀ IN EAST MAUI
- 12/2/24 – FERAL PIG SPECIAL HUNT ANNOUNCED ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND
- 11/26/24 – AS SEABIRD FALLOUT SEASON CONTINUES, RESCUERS SHOULD PROTECT AGAINST AVIAN FLU
- 11/12/24 – SLOW DOWN, WATCH OUT, AND LET NĒNĒ LIVE
Announcements from other Forestry & Wildlife Branches
Statewide Announcements
- 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
- 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
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