NOTICE OF RULEMAKING USING HRS § 183D-3(b),
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TEMPORARY RULE CHANGE

DATE: November 13, 2026
TIME: 9 A.M.
PLACE: In person at 1151 Punchbowl St., Room 132 (Kalanimoku Building), online via ZOOM (see https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/meetings/), or live
stream via YouTube at
https://youtube.com/c/boardoflandandnaturalresourcesdlnr.
Meeting agendas are posted at least six days before the meeting date.

The Proposed Hawai’i Administrative Rules (HAR) to be Amended under Hawai’i Revised Statutes Section 183D-3(b) will increase bag limits for feral goat population management in certain hunting units and revise wild turkey hunting opportunities under the general game bird seasons and special bird seasons for the island of Hawai’i. Daily bag limits, open hunting periods, and open hunting days for wild turkey will be changes that specifically intended to address the active management of game species that currently reside in the indicated management areas. Proposed amendments will also include an increase in the hunting days and include two game bird species to the available take list on the island of Oahu. The intent is to provide additional recreational hunting opportunities for licensed hunters by adjusting management to current natural resource conditions within public hunting areas and game management areas. The success of the game bird rearing programs has contributed to increased participation by public hunters during the game bird season. These revisions are intended to help distribute hunting pressure across additional hunting days, improving hunter access and enhancing the overall hunting experience. Proposed amendments are as follows.

1. HAR Title 13 – Chapter 123 (“RULES REGULATING GAME MAMMAL HUNTING”), by amending EXHIBIT 11, “Game mammals to be taken, means of take, daily bag limits, hunting periods, hunting days, and special conditions for hunting on the island of Hawai’i,” to change bag limits for wild goats in Unit B – Kohala, Olaa, Kau (including Haao Springs Restricted Watershed), Hilo, Manowaialee, Hamakua, Waiakea, Kapapala, South Kona Upper Waiakea, Honuaula Forest Reserves (F.R.), Waiaha Springs Forest Reserve and portions of Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve. For the complete ist of the area rule changes, please review the Proposed Adaptive Management Rule Notices at the following link:
https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules/.

2. HAR Title 13 – Chapter 122 (“RULES REGULATING GAME BIRD HUNTING, FIELD TRIALS, AND COMMERCIAL SHOOTING PRESERVES”) is amended by updating EXHIBIT 1, “Game birds to be taken, daily bag limits, hunting periods, hunting days, and special conditions for hunting on the island of Hawaii,” to modify daily bag limits, open game bird hunting periods, open game bird hunting days, special conditions and restrictions. This is done through amendments to the Administrative Rules, which regulate wild turkey hunting in both the General Game Bird Season and the Special Bird Season (Spring Turkey Hunt Only). For the complete list of the area rule changes, please review the Proposed Adaptive Management Rule Notices at the following link: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules/.

3. HAR Title 13 – Chapter 122 (“RULES REGULATING GAME BIRD HUNTING, FIELD TRIALS, AND COMMERCIAL SHOOTING PRESERVES”) is amended by updating EXHIBIT 9, “Game birds to be taken, daily bag limits, hunting periods, hunting days, and special conditions for hunting on the island of Oahu,” to modify open hunting days in both the General Game Bird Season and the Special Bird Season. Additionally, placing the Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos) and the Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) onto the available game bird species to take during the season, with set daily bag Proposed Adaptive Management Rule Notices at the following link: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules/.

Rules established under HRS section 183D-3(b) require the Board of Land and Natural Resources (Board) to determine the need for timely adoption to enable effective and adaptive management measures in response to rapidly changing resource conditions. The adopted rules shall be effective for up to two years, with a one-year extension available subject to legislative approval and renewal by the Board.

A copy of the proposed rule(s) to be adopted, amended, or repealed will be mailed to any interested person who requests it from the Division within thirty (30) days of the notice posting and who pays the required fees for the copy and postage. Submit written requests to dlnr.fw.outreach@hawaii.gov or send postal mail to Hunting Program, Division of Forestry & Wildlife, 1151 Punchbowl St. #325, Honolulu, HI 96813.

The proposed rule(s) may be reviewed at https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules/ after this public notice, and, upon prior arrangement, will be available during business hours (generally 7:45 a.m. to closing at 4:30 p.m.) at any state DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife Office. This notice will be mailed to all individuals who have submitted a timely written request to the Board for prior notice of its rule-making processes via mail at P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, HI 96809, or through a timely request to the Land Board Secretary at blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov or 808-587-0404.
Comments on the proposed rule(s) can be submitted to DOFAW before the meeting at https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/comment/ or dlnr.fw.outreach@hawaii.gov. Comments may also be provided during the Board and Land and Natural Resources (“Board”) meeting at the specified time and place, or submitted in advance to give video testimony via blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov.

Adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule under HRS §183D-3(b) shall be effective for no longer than two years, subject to legislative approval and renewal by the Board. The Board’s renewal may extend the rule for up to one year at a time. Each rule adopted, amended, or repealed under this authority shall become effective ten (10) days after formal action by the Board, unless a later effective date is specified in the rule, in which case that later date shall serve as the effective date. Final rules are posted at https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules and will remain posted during the period they are in effect.

Done at Honolulu this day of 10/06/2026

Ryan K.P Kanaka’ole, Acting Chairperson
Department of Land and Natural Resources

(SA/HTH/WHT/TGI1540733 10/14/26)