Maui Nui Announcements
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Maui Nui Announcements
Access Restored to Kula Forest Reserve and Polipoli State Recreation Area
Kula Forest Reserve and access to Polipoli State Recreation Area is now restored. As of April 3, 2023, exceptions include the Waiakoa Loop Trail and #5 access road. Please call the Maui Branch Office of… Read More »
INPUT SOUGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE ON MAUI
INPUT SOUGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE ON MAUI Online platform streamlines community participation (KAUPŌ, MAUI) –Management efforts on the southeast slopes of Haleakalā aim to gradually restore the native forest ecosystem of Maui’s… Read More »
Access to Polipoli State Recreation Area and Kula Forest Reserve remains closed until April 3rd , 2023
Road repair work being done by contractors should be completed by April 3rd, 2023. Kula Forest Reserve and access to Polipoli State Recreation Area were closed after historic storms in December 2021 washed out multiple… Read More »
Input sought for draft Kamehamenui management plan
Two upcoming meetings (one in-person and one virtual) provide opportunities for public input on how to manage this area.
Celebrating Fern Duvall as a Conservation Leader
After 38 years of conservation work in Hawaiʻi, Fern Duvall joins our list of Conservation Leaders. Watch our new video highlighting Fern’s work in bird conservation, as a Wildlife Biologist, and as the Maui Native… Read More »
DLNR Forestry & Wildlife News Releases
- 7/13/24 – OFFSHORE WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES CAN NOW BE CLOSED FOR MONK SEAL PUPPING
- 7/12/24 – KULA FOREST RESERVE CLOSES AS A PRECAUTION
- 7/12/24 – MARCONI POINT PROPERTY OWNER DONATES LAND AFTER RESOURCES DESTRUCTION
- 7/10/24 – HAWAI‘I ISLAND ADVISORY COUNCILS LOOK TO FILL VACANCIES
- 7/3/24 – MĀNOA FALLS TRAIL CLOSED JULY 8-12
- 7/1/24 – PAYING HOMAGE TO THE LAST ‘AKIKIKI IN THE WILD
- 6/24/24 – MONK SEAL BORN ON MOKULUA NUI DELIVERS FIRST PUP ON THE ISLET
- 6/19/24 – WAILUA FOREST MANAGEMENT ROAD (LOOP ROAD) CLOSED
- 6/18/24 – APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR KAULUNANI COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANTS
- 6/17/24 – BE PONO CAMPAIGN ENCOURAGES RESPONSIBLE OUTDOOR RECREATION
Announcements from other Forestry & Wildlife Branches
Statewide Announcements
- July 15 Public Hearing – Revisions to Ch. 13-209 Natural Area Reserves System Rules
- Kahakapao Access Road closed May 2 to June 28, 2024
- DLNR CLOSING PORTION OF FOREST RESERVE FOR HA‘IKŪ STAIRS REMOVAL
- Loop Rd on Kauaʻi closed until further notice
- See the 2024-25 Wildlife Conservation Stamp and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest Submissions
- New Virtual Field Trip: Keauhou Bird Conservation Center
- CAMPSITES AT PEACOCK FLATS AND KUAOKALĀ TRAIL TO BE CLOSED DURING MĀKAHA BRIDGE CLOSURE REPAIRS
- Grant opportunity: Community Wildfire Defense Grant Program
- Landscape Scale Restoration and Wildland-Urban Interface Grants Now Accepting Applications
- Share your voice: Input Sought for Hawaiʻi’s Kapāpala Koa Canoe Management Area
Kauaʻi
- DLNR announces 2024 black-tailed deer season on Kauaʻi
- WAILUA FOREST MANAGEMENT ROAD (LOOP ROAD) CLOSED
- Loop Road Closed Until Further Notice
- Special-use permit for researchers working across Kauaʻi State Parks and Forestry and Wildlife lands
- Art Exhibition – Lehua: An Island Reborn
- 2022 Kauai Hunting Announcements
- DOFAW Kauai Drop Off Box
- Loop Road Re-Opening
Oʻahu
- CAMPSITES AT PEACOCK FLATS AND KUAOKALĀ TRAIL TO BE CLOSED DURING MĀKAHA BRIDGE CLOSURE REPAIRS
- Volunteer in November! Kawainui Marsh Workdays
- 2021 – 2022 Game Bird Hunting Season Opens on November 6th
- From the Field: ʻUki Transplanting in Kaʻala Natural Area Reserve
- Seabird Fallout Season: September thru December
- Oʻahu residents and visitors gain new ways to connect with natural resources online