Mission Statement "The mission of DLNR/DOFAW is to responsibly manage and protect watersheds, native ecosystems, and cultural resources and provide outdoor recreation and sustainable forest products opportunities, while facilitating partnerships, community involvement and education. Ma-lama i ka aina"
The DLNR was recently awarded a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to hire a CREP Planner to assist in conservation planning for projects and providing outreach and technical assistance to new and existing landowners on Hilo servicing Hawai‘i County.
The DLNR was recently awarded a grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to hire a CREP Planner to assist in conservation planning for projects and providing outreach and technical assistance to new and existing landowners on Oahu servicing Honolulu, Kauai and Maui Counties.
DLNR/DOFAW will conduct state-wide public hearings on proposed amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 13, Subtitle 5, Part 2, Chapter 124, Indigenous Wildlife, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, and Introduced Wild Birds. Please attached hearing notice for details on public hearing dates, times, and locations, and instructions for submitting testimony. The hearing notice will run in statewide newspapers on 2/17/13. Please see attached for the proposed amendments, which can also be located at: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/rules/ and http://ltgov.hawaii.gov/the-office/administrative-rules/