#Division Of Forestry

The 2022-2023 Game Bird Hunting Season in Hawai‘i opens Saturday, Nov. 5 and runs through Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023.  Hunting days, equipment, and bag limits vary by unit. 

The State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will present a draft management plan for ‘Ahihi-Kina‘u NAR at a meeting planned for next week Wednesday, October 20, 2010 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Lokelani Intermediate School Cafeteria in Kihei. “The plan contains historical, management, and biological information, describes the current status and condition […]

Public access to visit Kanaha Pond — one of Maui’s most scenic wetlands, and permanent home to the endangered Hawaiian stilt (‘Aeo), Hawaiian coot (Alae-ke‘oke‘o) and Hawaiian duck (Koloa-maoli) — has now been made simpler, under recent administrative rule changes. Kanaha Pond wildlife sanctuary is open from sunrise to sunset, between August 31 to March […]

Seven projects have been approved for legacy land conservation funding in Hawaii.  The program will convey an estimated $3.26 million from the state conservation land fund for land acquisition to protect Hawaii’s unique valuable resources.  Included on the list is a half a million dollars for the acquisition of 614 acres of land in East […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will hold a public hearing to receive testimony on the draft “Habitat Conservation Plan for the Construction of the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope at the Haleakala High Altitude Observatory Site Maui, Hawai‘i.” The public hearing will be at 7 p.m. on […]

Update 7:15a 6/23/10:  Some smoke still can be seen at the site of yesterday’s fire makai of the Hana Highway in Kahului. There is no threat, there are just some large logs that are smoldering at the center of the already burned area. Firefighters brought the 25 acre brush fire under full containment yesterday afternoon. […]

By Wendy Osher [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oghLmyA0Eko[/youtube] (Update: 6 p.m. 6/10/10) A flare-up at approximately 1:30 p.m. today added an estimated 400 acres to a brush fire that’s been burning since Monday evening. Fire officials report that the brush fire remains at 90% containment. The flare-up was brought under control by firefighters aided by 4 helicopters conducting water […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources will close portions of the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve and the Kaohe Game Management Area on the Big Island of Hawaii for three months, due to extreme fire danger as a result of drought conditions.  The closure begins Friday, June 4, 2010 and lasts until August 31, 2010. […]

Hunters can begin applying for the Mouflon sheep hunting season on Lana’I.  The season consists of three hunts, one each for: Archery, Muzzleloading and Gerneral Rifle hunting.  The deadline to submit an application is 4 p.m. Friday May 28th.  The first hunt begins in late July, with the season running through October 24th. Application forms […]

(Update:  4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 06, 2010) The West Maui fire that started on Monday afternoon is now 80% contained.  Increasing winds caused sporadic minor flare-ups today, resulting in a delay in travel for motorists traveling on the Honoapiilani Highway. Fifty firefighters, including 15 from the State’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife, were on scene […]

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will hold a public hearing to receive public testimony on the Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for Kaheawa Wind Power II Wind Generation Facility (KWPII). The public hearing is March 17, 2010, at 7 p.m. at the Pacific Whale Foundation 300 Ma‘alaea […]