DLNR News Release – ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR HUNTING ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND, Sept. 25, 2024
Posted on Sep 25, 2024 in Latest Department News, Newsroom
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2024
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN EFFECT FOR HUNTING ON
HAWAIʻI ISLAND
(HILO, HAWAIʻI) – A temporary rule change will go into effect this Saturday, Sept. 27, 2024 for hunting at Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve (Unit F) and Puʻu Anahulu Game Management Area (Unit E) on Hawaiʻi Island. The rule change coincides with the opening of the hunting season for muzzleloaders and shotguns (with slug) and pertains to the makai areas of these hunting units.
The temporary rules were approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources in March 2024. Per the new rules, the daily bag limits for goats will be three, with no requirement for tags. Open hunting days will be Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays throughout the season. Vehicular access to the two hunting areas may change each week, according to management actions in the area.
Details on updated seasons and bag limits can be found in the Adaptive Rules Management summary on the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) website.
For more information, contact DOFAW’s Hilo office at: 808-974-4221.
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RESOURCES
(All images/video courtesy: DLNR)
HD Video – Puʻuwaʻawaʻa Forest Reserve (Dec. 2021):
Photographs – Puʻu Anahulu aerials (March 2016):
Media Contact:
Ryan Aguilar
Communications Specialist
Hawaiʻi Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
808-587-0396