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Notice #: 0001482271-01
Legal Notices

STATE OF HAWAII

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

NOTICE OF ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES AND TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF PORTIONS OF KAALA NATURAL AREA RESERVE (NAR)
AND MOKULEIA FOREST RESERVE (FR) ON OAHU

Legal Notice DOFAW 25-01

The Department will control feral goats by aerial shooting from helicopters, within portions of the Kaala NAR and Mokuleia FR on Oahu on:

February 20, 1600-1800 and February 21, 0730-0930
March 6, 1600-1800 and March 7, 0730-0930
April 24, 1600-1800 and April 25, 0730-0930
May 8, 1600-1800 and May 9, 0730-0930

On those dates, public access to portions of the Mokuleia FR and the Kaala NAR will be restricted pursuant to HAR § 13-209-4.5 and HAR§ 13-104-23(a}(3) for safety purposes. Aerial shooting is required to conserve rare plants and animals, and native watershed forests which are being damaged by goats.

Maps showing the area are available at the Division of Forestry and Wildlife Makiki District Office, 2135 Makiki Heights Dr., Honolulu, HI 96822.

For further information, call the Division of Forestry and Wildlife on Oahu at 808-973-9778.
(SA1482271 1/28/25)