Administrative Rules of the Division of Forestry & Wildlife

These are the current Administrative Rules for the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife. If you do not find the rules that you are seeking on this list, you may return to the DLNR rules page by clicking here, and try another Division. You can always email us, or call us during business hours at (808) 587-0166.

All documents are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You may obtain the Adobe Acrobat Reader free of charge by following the link at the bottom of this page. Some of the documents listed below are large in size, due to the inclusion of maps and drawings, and may take several minutes to load depending upon the speed of your internet connection. The document sizes are listed after the description.

All Administrative Rules for the Division of Forestry and Wildlife are found in Title 13.

Chapter

Title
Chapter 3 Alakai Wilderness Preserve, Island of Kauai. [Size 114 Kb].

Chapter 104

Activities within forest reserves. [size: 36 Kb]

Chapter 105 Closed [restricted] watersheds. [size: 358 Kb]
Chapter 106 Tree Farms [size: 282 Kb]

Chapter 107

Threatened and endangered plants (note: these regulations do not include a list of threatened and endangered plants. For a list of Hawaii's T&E plants click here.) [size: 26 Kb]
Chapter 109 Forest Stewardship [size: 644Kb]. Forest Stewardship National Standards and Guidelines are here.

Chapter 121

Hunting (general regulations) [size: 127Kb]

Chapter 122

* Text Without Exhibits [HTML]
* Summary of last amendments
* Exhibits 1 & 2, Hawaii [PDF]

* Exhibits 3 & 4, Maui [PDF]
* Exhibits 5 & 6, Molokai [PDF]
* Exhibits 7 & 8, Lanai [PDF]

* Exhibits 9 & 10, Oahu [PDF]
* Exhibits 11 & 12, Kauai [PDF]
* The Entire Document [PDF 1.5 Mb]

Game bird hunting, field trials and commercial shooting preserves. Due to the size of all the exhibits there are several viewing options: Text Without Exhibits is in HTML format and contains the main body of the document without exhibits; Summary of last amendments is a list of the latest changes to the rule; Exhibit 1 is a table showing what birds can be hunted on the Island of Hawaii, bag limits, and dates, and Exhibit 2 has maps showing where birds can be hunted on the Island of Hawaii; Exhibits 3 - 12 for the other main Hawaiian Islands follow the same format as for Hawaii, with tables and maps; The entire document is a large document in PDF format which has the text, summary of amendments, and all exhibits.

Chapter 123

* Text Without Exhibits [HTML]
* Summary of last amendments [HTML]
* Exhibits 1 & 2, Kauai [PDF 1.4 Mb]

* Exhibits 3 & 4, Oahu [PDF]
* Exhibits 5 & 6, Molokai [PDF]
* Exhibits 7 & 8, Lanai [PDF]

* Exhibits 9 & 10, Maui [PDF]
* Exhibits 11 & 12, Haw
aii [PDF]
* The Entire Document [PDF 2.8 Mb]

Game mammal hunting. Due to the size of all the exhibits there are several viewing options: Text Without Exhibits is in HTML format and contains the main body of the document without exhibits; Summary of last amendments is a list of the latest changes to the rule; Exhibit 1 is a table showing what mammals can be hunted on the Island of Kauai, permitted hunting methods, bag limits, and dates, and Exhibit 2 has maps showing where mammals can be hunted on the Island of Kauai; Exhibits 3 - 12 for the other main Hawaiian Islands follow the same format as for Kauai, with tables and maps; The entire document is a large document in PDF format which has the text, summary of amendments, and all exhibits. This chapter also contains the rules pertaining to handguns.

Chapter 124

Indigenous, endangered, threatened and injurious wildlife, and introduced wild birds. [Size: 22 Kb]

Chapter 124, Exhibits

Lists of indigenous, endangered and threatened wildlife in Hawaii(Exhibits 1-3). Includes a list of introduced wild birds, other than game birds that have become established in Hawaii and a list of injurious species of wildlife in Hawaii (Exhibits 4 & 5). [Size: 38 Kb]

Chapter 125

 

Wildlife sanctuaries. [Size: 97 Kb]

Chapter 126

 

Wildlife sanctuaries. [Size: 204 Kb]

Chapter 130

Trail and Access program (Na Ala Hele Program). [Size: 65 Kb]
Chapter 208 Natural Area Reserves System (NARS) Commission. [PDF format, Size: 310Kb]

Chapter 209

 

Activities within Natural Area Reserves. Includes permitted activities, prohibited activities, and special use permits, and penalties. [PDF format, Size: 194Kb]
Chapter 210 Application, Approval, and Administration of the Natural Area Partnership Program. [PDF format, Size: 1.2 Mb]

NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE

The Department of Land and Natural Resources receives financial support under the Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration and other federal programs. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and the laws of the State of Hawaii, the U.S. Department of Interior and the State of Hawaii prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity or facility, or if you desire information, please write to: Affirmative Action Officer, Personnel Office, Department of Land and Natural Resources, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Rm. 231, Honolulu, HI 96813, or the Federal agency supporting the program.

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