#Department of Land and Natural Resources

Five parcels of land in the ahupua‘a of Mākolelau on Molokai were purchased for conservation and restoration by a federal, state and private partnership.

In the remote central mountains of Kauaʻi, a bird rescue team is searching for Abby and Carrot, two critically endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers, the ʻakikiki.

Hawaiian monk seal pup Koalani is enjoying his new remote beach on Oʻahu with a few swims of 2 to 3 nautical miles and 300 feet deep.

Access roads and trails in the Kula Forest Reserve remain closed due to extensive damage and unsafe conditions caused by the December 2021 Kona storm.

The decommissioning of the University of Hawaiʻi’s Hōkū Keʻa Observatory on Maunakea met a critical milestone with the environmental assessment finding no significant impact to remove two buildings and supporting infrastructure.

On June 15, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources will begin issuing hunting licenses and stamps for the new hunting season that runs July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

On the 30th anniversary of international World Oceans Day, Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige signed four measures into law that protect aquatic resources.

At a meeting on June 9, the state Plant and Animal Advisory Committee will consider taking steps to further a collective plan to introduce mosquito birth control to try to save four native bird species from extinction in Hawai’i.

The iconic Lē‘ahi – Diamond Head State Monument, will become the third park unit in the Hawai‘i State Park system to require advanced reservations for out-of-state visitors, beginning on May 12, 2022.

A special 2022 control hunt for Lānai mouflon sheep is being held on weekends in April.

New web and social media content gives users access to island-specific information on trails, hunting, ecosystem protection and management of plants and wildlife.

Online applications for a combination 2022 Lānaʻi Axis Deer and Mouflon Sheep hunting season will be available beginning Jan. 10, 2022, according to the Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife.

Haleakalā National Park is hosting a public scoping meeting Jan. 6 about a proposed Environmental Assessment for the suppression of non-native mosquito populations to address the impacts of avian malaria on threatened and endangered forest birds on Maui. 

The State of Hawaiʻi is using $5 million in federal funding to support a new Green Job Youth Corps with 130 new positions designed to help both the environment and the economy. Applications are due Jan. 7.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources is holding three virtual meetings in December to receive community input on proposed changes to statewide rules for select species of herbivorous reef fishes.

Hawaiʻi Gov. David Ige is recruiting qualified and dedicated individuals from Kauaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island who are interested in serving on the State Board of Land and Natural Resources.

Nature lovers can celebrate Giving Tuesday on Nov. 30 by exploring the remarkable Hawai‘i Natural Area Reserves System in an online tour and then making an online donation to help preserve these unique and special places.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources now is accepting submissions for its annual art contest of two local wildlife species for the 2022-23 Hawaiʻi Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp.  

The 2021-2022 game bird hunting season in Hawaiʻi opens Nov. 6, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Division of Forestry and Wildlife announced.

A multi-agency “Stop the Ant” campaign will be underway in Hawaiʻi in October to increase awareness about the importance of early detection to prevent and control the spread of the invasive little fire ant.