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Hunting is regulated in Hawaii by the fish and game department. You can check there website for current hunting information including Hunters education coarses and requirements.
Hawaii hunting opportunities are diverse. Everything from antelope, deer, elk, wild pig and bear. Most hunting opportunities are established using the zone system with varying dates and bag limits. Special muzzleloader and archery seasons are available for most upland game and big game species.

Hunting in Hawaii requires a hunting license whether you hunt on public or private land.

In order to purchase a Hawaii Hunting License, you must possess one of the following documents:

a Hawaii Hunter Education Wallet Card; or

a Letter of Exemption.

Hawaii Hunter Education Wallet Cards are issued to graduates of our basic course and you may use it to purchase a Hawaii Hunting License directly from a license agent.

Click here to purchase your Hawaii Hunting License online.

Letters of Exemption are issued free to those who have an out-of-state hunter education card or a Hawaii Hunting License issued prior to July 1, 1990.

If you're a nonresident without a hunter education card, contact your local hunter education office and find out how, when, and where to enroll in a hunter education course in your home state/province. Once you get your hunter education certificate, you need to fill out and mail in a completed Letter of Exemption form to our office. Once your form is processed and validated you will be able to purchase a Hawaii hunting license.

If you are a nonimmigrant alien and wish to temporarily import firearms and ammunition into the United States, please read this notice by the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

Unfortunately, many hunters don't plan or research their hunting trips before traveling to Hawaii and are turned away at the license agent's counter because they were unaware of this license requirement. As always, with any hunting trip, know before you go!

Game Animals In Hawaii

All of Hawaii's game animals are introduced species. There are six species of big game mammals and 14 species of game birds in the state.

Game Species:
- Axis deer
- Black-tailed deer
- Mouflon sheep
- Feral sheep
- Feral goat
- Feral pig

Hawaii Game Birds for Hunting

	ISLAND
	HAWAII	MAUI	MOLOKAI	LANAI	OAHU	KAUAI
Ring-necked pheasant	X	X	X	X	X	X
Green pheasant	X	X				X
Kalij pheasant	X
Gray francolin	X	X	X	X		X
Black francolin	X	X	X			X
Erckels Francolin	X			X	X	X
Chukar partridge	X	X	X	X		X
California quail	X	X	X	X		CLOSED
Gambel’s quail
Japanese quail	X	X	X	X	X	X
Chestnut-bellied sand grouse	X
Mourning dove	X
Spotted dove	X	X	X	X	X	X
Barred dove	X	X	X	X	X	X
Wild turkey	X	X	X	X

he Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces the availability of animal control permits for goats at Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) Units E and F.

Beginning April 1 and continuing through October 1, 2010, permits will be available at the PTA check station for archery only goat control, with no bag limit on goats. Every effort must be made to retrieve and harvest goats within designated areas.

Hunting is on weekends and state holidays, but areas and dates within the time period are subject to change due to military training. Hunters must call the PTA hotline at 969-3474 for availability, and check-in at the PTA check station.

Further information may be obtained by contacting the Division of Forestry and Wildlife Offices in Hilo at (808) 974-4221 or in Kamuela at (808) 887-6063.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife announces an opportunity for interested individuals to participate in the control of feral goats on Kaua'i in an area known as Hunting Unit F in Waimea Canyon.

Due to safety concerns, the animal control action is being limited to archery and muzzleloader methods.

Use of archery for the control action will only be allowed from February 13, 2010 through April 25, 2010 on weekends and State holidays.

Use of muzzleloaders for the control action will only be permitted from June 1, 2010 through June 27, 2010 on weekends and State holidays.

The limit will be two feral goats (either sex) per hunter per day. Animals may be de-boned in the field. Blaze orange will not be required for the archery-only season. The ongoing pig hunting season will continue as scheduled.

Interested individuals will need to show a valid hunting license and will be required to sign an animal control permit at the Lihu'e Division of Forestry and Wildlife office at 3060 'Eiwa St., room 306 in Lihu'e.

Bag limits are set to maximize public opportunities to participate in this control action. There is no limit on the number of days a person can participate.

Public hunting area Unit F on the island of Kaua'i consists of those State-owned lands within Waimea Canyon lying south of Pu'u Ka Pele Forest Reserve, west of Hunting Unit E (Mokihana Ridge Game Management Area), north of a line due west of Waimea "Obake" Swinging Bridge, and east of Waimea Heights Road and Waimea Canyon State Park.

Participants may access Unit F via Waimea Canyon Road (Hwy 550) and sign in and out at either the Waimea Valley, Waimea Heights, Mango tree, or Koke'e hunter check-in stations.

Anyone with questions or wanting more information may contact the Lihu'e office of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife at (808) 274-3433, or check under "Announcements" on the DLNR website,

The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has commenced a special year-long pig control hunt, by permit, for the mauka sections of the Ala Wai Watershed. It started on February 4, 2007.

Areas to be affected include the Honolulu mauka trail system, located within the Honolulu Forest Reserve, that spans the Makiki-Tantalus area across Manoa Valley to Wa‘ahila ridge. Also included in the hunt boundary are portions of Pauoa Flats west of the adjacent Makiki/Tantalus ridge.

“The Honolulu Mauka Trail System is normally off-limits to hunting due to the level of public use and situation adjacent to the community, but the persistence of feral pigs requires measures to control damage they have caused to the resources, watershed, and public and private property,” said Peter Young, DLNR chairperson.

“As stewards of the state’s forest reserves and watershed areas, DLNR’s mission is to protect these vital resources. Special hunts serve as a tool with which to address pig damage in areas otherwise unsuitable for regular hunting area designation,” Young said.

“Last summer we held a community meeting to discuss the proposed control measures with the Manoa and Tantalus communities. We will be posting notices at trail heads in the watershed to alert the public of ongoing activities and to ask their cooperation for safety’s sake,” he said.

DLNR had previously instituted two special hunts which operated in 3 month-on and 3-month-off cycles. In 2002, 15 feral pigs were caught, and 22 animals were taken during the 2004/2005 program.

DLNR’s Forestry and Wildlife and Enforcement staff have been working with the Board of Water Supply, the O‘ahu Pig Hunters’ Association, the Honolulu Police Department, Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate, and the office of State Rep. Kirk Caldwell to prepare for the special pig control hunt.

Following are the hunt rules:

Hunting

Hunting will be allowed on Wednesdays and Sundays only, from sun-up to sundown. The season will run for twelve months, from February 4, 2007 through February 4, 2008. Hunting methods will be with either dog and knife, or archery. Up to two dogs per hunter, with a maximum of six dogs per hunting party, will be allowed. Hunters are responsible for the control of their dogs at all times.

Important rules of the hunt
There is no daily bag limit.
Firearms and baiting are prohibited.
Notice signs will be posted at all major trails heads.
Hikers with pet dogs should consider using other trails during control hunt period to avoid possible encounters with hunting dogs.

Trial full moon hunt

A trial full moon hunt will be offered on scheduled evenings every two months. Interested hunters should contact the Division of Forestry and Wildlife for specific dates and to obtain a special night hunt permit.

Harvest Information

Submitting hunting and trapping harvest information is required through a simple call-in system, whether animals were captured or not.

Necessary information includes: hunter names, date, hunt duration, location of harvest, number of pigs, sex and weight of each animal.

This data is crucial in illustrating such measures as the efficacy of a program design, success of hunter effort per unit of time, location of pig densities, and total harvest.

Refusing to submit harvest data works only against employing methods like hunting and trapping, and against reasons for expanding hunting opportunities.

How to apply:

Temporary wildlife control permits will be issued at the Division of Forestry and Wildlife O‘ahu district office located at 2135 Makiki Heights Drive, by the Wildlife Biologist, to be followed by a briefing.

All applicants must call for an appointment; at the appointment each applicant must provide a valid State of Hawaii hunting license and photo identification (driver’s license, State ID, or passport), a vehicle description and license number, and phone number.

All group information must be submitted together. Groups may consist of not more than five (5) individuals with up to two (2) dogs per person (maximum 6 dogs per hunting party). No participant shall be a part of more than one group.

Hunters are required to have their valid hunting licenses and ID on their person at all times. Numbered vehicle placards will be provided to be prominently displayed in a vehicle’s windshield.

Applications will be accepted throughout the duration of the program, to expire at sundown on February 4, 2008.

Appointments and questions should be directed to the DOFAW wildlife assistant at 628-1381.
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