Healthy Forests, Healthy People

Department of Land and Natural ResourcesDivision of Forestry and Wildlife

State Of Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural

Resources

Enhance, protect, conserve and manage Hawaii’s unique and limited natural, cultural and historic resources held in public trust for current and future generations of visitors and the people of Hawai‘i nei in partnership with others from the public and private sectors.

• Largest line division within DLNR

• Oldest Forest Management Agency in USA (1903) and 11th largest

• Manage Nearly 1 Million Acres• Forest Reserves, NARS, Wildlife

Sanctuaries, GMAs, Endangered Species

• Nearly 1/3 of all listed species in USA on 2/10 of 1% of land area

Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Hawaii

DOFAW Reserves

ManagementFencing

Before After

Management• Invasive Species Control• Monitoring• Fire Control• Tree Planting• Outreach & Education

Partnerships

DOFAW Mauna Kea - Protected

DOFAW - Protected

DOFAW Reserves

Hawaii

DOFAW - Protected

DOFAW Reserves

Hawaii Island

Planned DOFAW - Protected

DOFAW Mauna Kea - Protected

Hawaii has a wildfire problem

The national context

ManagementFire Control

Protection Program