Aloha from Forestry & Wildlife
Our mission is to protect, manage, and restore natural and cultural resources in collaboration with the people of Hawaiʻi. We envision a future with thriving native ecosystems and opportunities for the people of Hawaiʻi to engage with nature. E mālama kākou i ka ʻāina!
Explore Outdoors
To find resources near you, use the web map at the bottom of this page.
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Learn About Hawaiʻi’s Species and Protected Areas
Our Program Areas
For a full list, use the Programs menu at the top of this page.
Find Reserves and Trails Near You
Click on any reserve or trail in the map below to find more information (or view fullscreen). You can also visit our island hubs for information from our branches on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Maui Nui, and Hawaiʻi Island.
News Releases
- 5/13/26 – TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF POLOLŪ TRAIL, LOOKOUT AND PARKING AREA
- 5/11/26 – TEMPORARY MORNING CLOSURES FOR MAKAPUʻU POINT LIGHTHOUSE TRAIL
- 5/7/26 – HAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH 2026
- 4/29/26 – MORE TREES COMING TO HAWAIʻI SCHOOL CAMPUSES
- 04/28/26 – KEEP PUBLIC FORESTS CLEAN BY REPORTING ILLEGAL DUMPING
- 4/27/26 – NEW PLANT DISCOVERIES CELEBRATED DURING NATIVE PLANT MONTH
- 4/20/26 – ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT RULE CHANGES FOR HAWAIʻI ISLAND
- 4/15/26 – INPUT SOUGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF MAKAWAO STATE FOREST RESERVE
- 4/15/26 – HUNTING STAMP CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
- 4/10/26 – KAUAʻI: MULTIPLE CLOSURES DUE TO WASHOUTS ALONG KŌKEʻE CONTOUR ROAD
Announcements
See recent Trail Closures and Hunting Announcements
- Road Closure- Makiki Baseyard, 10/15/25
- Kaheawa Wind Power I Draft Habitat Conservation Plan- Public meeting on 9/18/25
- Updates: Mosquito control efforts in Alakaʻi Wilderness
- Hawaiʻi Island Forest Users has a new home
- Update: Loop Road / Wailua Forest Management Road Now Open
- Maui Forest Users website has a new home
- Oʻahu Forest Users has a new home online
- January 17 Public Hearing – Proposed Draft Safe Harbor Agreement for the Introduction of Endangered Orangeblack Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion xanthomelas) to a Conservation Area on the Island of Lānaʻi
- Update: Loop Road/Queensland Crossing Project
- Wildland-Urban Interface Grants Now Open