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Use: Public Recreational Hunting
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Refuge Name: Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (NWR)
City/County and State: Hawai‘i County, State of Hawai‘i
Establishing and Acquisition Authority:
Hakalau Forest NWR was established on October 29, 1985, under the authority of the Endangered
Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1534.
Refuge Purpose(s):
The Administration Act directs the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) to manage each
refuge to fulfill the Refuge System mission, to maintain and, where appropriate, restore the refuge’s
ecological integrity, and achieve the specific purpose(s) for which the refuge was established.
Hakalau Forest Unit
The purpose of Hakalau Forest NWR is “... to conserve (A) fish or wildlife which are listed as
endangered species or threatened species ....or (B) plants ...” 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1534 (ESA).
Kona Forest Unit
The purpose of Kona Forest Unit is “... to conserve (A) fish or wildlife which are listed as
endangered species or threatened species ....or (B) plants ...” 16 U.S.C. Sec. 1534 (ESA). More
specifically, the unit was established to provide habitat for the ‘alalā and to assist the ‘Alalā
Recovery Program’s repatriation efforts.
National Wildlife Refuge System Mission:
To administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where
appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United
States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans (the Administration Act of
1966).
Description of Use(s):
Hakalau Forest NWR reviewed and evaluated the compatibility of the public recreational hunting
program. The Maulua tract of Hakalau Forest NWR was opened to the public for pig hunting under a
Sport Hunting Plan approved February 14, 1991. The 2,000 acre Maulua Tract of Hakalau Forest
NWR was opened to the public on February 1, 1992. Hunters were allowed to take pigs on State
holidays and during the first three weekends of each month. For safety reasons, the maximum
number of reservations accepted for any hunt day was 12. State game mammal hunting regulations
applied, with the exception that there was no limit on the number of pigs that could be taken. Dogs
Appendix B. Appropriate Uses and Compatibility Determinations B-21