Forestry & Wildlife

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAI‘I WILDLIFE CONSERVATION/GAME BIRD STAMP CONTEST OPENS Wild Pig and California Quail are Themes for the Upcoming Year   HONOLULU – Artists are invited to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE AGENCIES RESPOND TO SECOND CONFIRMED CASE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN HAWAIʻI HONOLULU – Three state agencies are on alert after a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON 2026 LĀNAʻI AXIS DEER HUNTING SEASON APPLICATIONS OPEN SOON HONOLULU – Hunters are invited to apply online for the 2026 Lānaʻi axis deer hunting season starting Monday, October 13, 2025. The Lānaʻi axis...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON PUBLIC MEETING FOR KAMEHAMENUI FOREST RESERVE DRAFT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – Community members are encouraged to attend and provide comments at the upcoming: Public Meeting on the Proposed Kamehamenui...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON OCTOBER IS STOP THE ANT MONTH Hawaiʻi Residents Can Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Ants HONOLULU – October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaiʻi and a multi-agency effort throughout the month...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FLOATING WORKSHOP TELLS A TALE OF TWO REEFS Maui Tour Highlighted Reefs at Risk and Need for Land-Based Action [caption id="attachment_35872" align="alignnone" width="610"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] MĀʻALAEA, Hawaiʻi – A...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT ON MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR HONOLULU WATERSHED FOREST RESERVE HONOLULU – The community is invited to review and discuss a draft management plan for the Moanalua Section of the Honolulu Watershed...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KUNIA ROAD WILDFIRE 100% CONTAINED IN WEST O‘AHU Crews Maintain Fire Watch and Clean-up Operations HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announced...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON INVASIVE INSECT TARGETING NAIO PLANTS DETECTED ON KAUAʻI Seeking help from residents as multi-agency response launches LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi – Myoporum thrips, invasive insects that attacks native naio plants (Myoporum spp.), have been detected...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KUNIA CAMP FIRE RESPONSE UPDATE FOR O‘AHU HONOLULU – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is working with the Honolulu Fire Department and Hawai‘i National Guard to contain a wildfire burning...