10/28/26 – TWO MAUI FOREST RESERVES REOPENING TO GAME BIRD HUNTING ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS

TWO MAUI FOREST RESERVES REOPENING TO GAME BIRD HUNTING ON WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS

WAILUKU, Maui - The Kula Forest Reserve, Kaonoulu Ranch Cooperative Game Management Area - and the Papa'anui Tract of the Kahikinui Forest Reserve on Maui, will reopen to game bird hunting on Nov. 7.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DLNR DOFAW), Maui Nui Branch, will provide access to hunters only at these adjacent forest reserves on the leeward slopes of Haleakalā on Saturdays, Sundays and state holidays.

Hunters are required to call the permit line at 808-359-0604 on Mondays between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. to schedule a hunting day for the upcoming weekend. If a Monday falls on a state holiday, reservations will be accepted the next workday.

DOFAW staff will begin taking reservations on Monday, November 2, 2026, and continue throughout the designated season. For details on game bird seasons and species, visit the DOFAW website at: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting.

DOFAW recognizes the importance of public recreational opportunities and continues to evaluate public safety, restoration and natural resource management priorities for future hiking and game mammal hunting access within these and other forest reserves.

For additional information, please contact DOFAW's Maui Nui Branch at 808-984-8100.

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RESOURCES

(All images/video courtesy: DLNR)

Photographs - Kula and Kahikinui Forest Reserves (various):

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/h1s04xjz3vz3oykhj2acb/AFVHCPlsRQy-nyHehRFCvlE?rlkey=2xyjp8yo768l7qvs6cjw9ov24&st=5xtnwgr3&dl=0

Media contact:
Ryan Aguilar
Communications Specialist
State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources
Phone: 808-587-0396
Email: [email protected]