Forestry & Wildlife

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON CRITICALLY RARE NATIVE PLANT ON KAHOʻOLAWE FINDS SUCCESS IN CULTIVATION New Website Launches to Increase Awareness, Conservation Efforts HONOLULU – A new website dedicated to a critically endangered native Hawaiian plant from Kahoʻolawe...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON   TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT ERADICATION   Hauʻula, Oʻahu — Starting today, a portion of the Hauʻula Forest Reserve on Oʻahu, including hunting unit C and the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON EXPLORING OUR WILDFIRE FUTURE IS THEME OF 2025 HAWAI‘I WILDFIRE SUMMIT HONOLULU — Wildfire experts, community leaders, emergency responders and policymakers will gather together for the 2025 Hawai‘i Wildfire Summit, Feb. 27-28 in...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2025 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON Hilo, Hawaiʻi – The 2025 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season opens on Saturday, March 1 and will run for 46 consecutive days through Tuesday, April 15,...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON NEW SPECIES OF BEE DISCOVERED ON MOLOKA‘I HONOLULU – A previously unknown species of bee has been identified in a conservation area on the southern slopes of Moloka‘i. The discovery was made in...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON RELEASING MOSQUITOES TO HELP KAUA‘I’S FOREST BIRDS   [caption id="attachment_34143" align="alignnone" width="609"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] ALAKAʻI PLATEAU, Kauaʻi – It seems counterintuitive to release hundreds of thousands of mosquitoes into...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON VOLUNTEERS ASSIST COQUI FROG CONTROL EFFORTS ON O‘AHU [caption id="attachment_34099" align="alignnone" width="552"] Click on photo to view video[/caption]   HONOLULU – During every Thursday evening get togethers in Waimānalo, people gather at sunset...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KEANAKOLU ORCHARD FOR MAINTENANCE HONOLULU – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces that the Keanakolu Orchard, located in the Hilo Forest Reserve on Hawaiʻi Island, will be...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON RAPID ʻŌHIʻA DEATH DETECTED AT MAUI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KAHULUI, Maui — The least-virulent strain of the fungal infection known as Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) was detected late last month in three landscape ʻōhiʻa...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAI‘I WILDLIFE CONSERVATION/GAME BIRD STAMP CONTEST OPENS Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – Artists are invited to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) for the 2025-26...