Layer Name:	Public Hunting Areas (Game Birds & Game Mammals)

Coverage Name:	HUNTAREAS

Layer Type:	Polygon

Status:		Complete

Geog. Extent:	Islands of Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii

Projection:	Universal Trans Mercator, Zone 4 (Meters)

Datum:		NAD 83

Description:	Public Hunting Areas as described in Hawaii Administrative Rules, 
		Title 13, DLNR, Subtitle 5, Forestry and Wildlife, Part 2, Wildlife, 				
		Chapters 122 and 123, and as depicted in DOFAW's Hunting Regulation 				
		Guides.  See http://www.state.hi.us/dlnr/dofaw/rules/Ch123/HAR_Title13_Ch123.pdf
		for complete code descriptions.
			
Source:		Compiled Nov., 2002 by SOH, DLNR, DOFAW from various sources including 
		the source described in the paragraph above, C&C and GDSI parcel 				
		boundaries, as well as DRGs (Digital Raster Graphics), with input 
		from and verification by State foresters and others familiar with the 				
		public hunting area boundaries.  


Attributes:	Polygons:

		AREA		area of polygon (sq. meters)
		PERIMETER	perimeter of polygon (meters)
		HUNTAREAS#	Polygon internal number (for Arc/Info use)
		HUNTAREAS-ID	Polygon ID (for Arc/Info use)
		MAMMAL		Mammal Public Hunting Area Unit Name
				(Note:  Refer to DOFAW Hunting Reg. Guide for Official 
					Unit Description)
		BIRD		Bird Public Hunting Area Unit Name
				(Note:  Refer to DOFAW Hunting Reg. Guide for Official 
					Unit Description)
		NOTE		Note Relevant to Hunting Area (e.g. Name, SZ info, etc.)
		ACRES		Acres


Notes:		SZ = Safety Zone:  Area within a public hunting area where possession of a 						
					loaded weapon or discharge of a firearm or other weapon is 						
					prohibited to prevent a hazard to people or property.

		NH = No Hunting Area:  Area outside of, but adjacent to a public hunting area,
					where possession of a loaded weapon or discharge of a 						
					firearm or other weapon is prohibited to prevent a 							
					hazard to people or property.

		

Contact:	Joan Delos Santos, Office of Planning, State of Hawaii, 
		PO Box 2359, Honolulu, Hi.  96804; (808) 587-2895.
		email:  JDelos_Santos@dbedt.hawaii.gov