Forestry & Wildlife

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF POLOLŪ TRAIL AND LOOKOUT MAY 3 NORTH KOHALA, Hawaiʻi Island – In partnership with the Protect Pololū ʻOhana (PPO), the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife Nā Ala Hele Trail...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KAUA‘I SANCTUARY IS HUGELY POPULAR WITH NATIVE AND TRANSPACIFIC WATER BIRDS KAWAIʻELE BIRD SANCTUARY, Kaua‘i – West Kaua‘i’s Mānā Plain is attracting larger numbers of native waterbirds and migratory shore birds than DLNR  Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON NATIVE TREES CENTER STAGE AT EARTH DAY PLANTING CEREMONY HONOLULU — The grounds of Washington Place now have additional native vegetation, as Governor Josh Green M.D., First Lady Jaime Kanani Green, and DLNR...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ʻALALĀ LEARN ON THE FLY IN A MAUI FOREST KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE, Maui – Five months after release into the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve in East Maui, a cohort of five ʻalalā (Hawaiian crows)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY INVITED TO HELP SHAPE THE 2025 STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN HONOLULU – Community input is sought to guide wildlife conservation statewide. The DLNR Divisions of Aquatic Resources (DAR) and Forestry and Wildlife...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAI‘I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED WITH NATIONAL WILDFIRE MITIGATION AWARD HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) has been recognized by the National Association of State Foresters as a leader in wildfire mitigation....

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL PEAK PUPPING SEASON UNDERWAY Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – The number of endangered Hawaiian monk seals born in the main Hawaiian Islands is growing. So too, are...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAIʻI ISLAND RESERVES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE IN APRIL FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES Feral Goats, Sheep to be Controlled on Mauna Kea April 23 and 24 HILO, Hawaiʻi – Animal control activities will be...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE FOR MAUI STATE FOREST RESERVES SCHEDULED IN APRIL KAHULUI – Sites in upcountry Maui will close for the month of April to allow for trail repairs and fuel mitigation...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 LĀNAʻI MOUFLON SHEEP SEASON OPEN MARCH 31 HONOLULU – Applications for the 2025 Lānaʻi mouflon sheep hunting season will be available on March 31, 2025. Lānaʻi’s mouflon sheep season will...