Kauaʻi Announcements
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Kauaʻi Announcements
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 »
Special-use permit for researchers working across Kauaʻi State Parks and Forestry and Wildlife lands
A special-use permit is now available from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife and Division of State Parks. This permit is designed for researchers and workers working across lands on Kauaʻi that are managed… Read More »
DLNR Forestry & Wildlife News Releases
- 11/12/24 – SLOW DOWN, WATCH OUT, AND LET NĒNĒ LIVE
- 11/8/24 – GAME BIRD CROP STUDY UNDER WAY ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND
- 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
Announcements from other Forestry & Wildlife Branches
Statewide 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
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