NOTICE OF RULEMAKING PURSUANT TO HRS § 183D-3(b)
ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY

DATE: October 11, 2024
TIME: 9:00 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 Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) to be Amended under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 183D-3(b) will increase game mammal bag limits, seasons, and days to expand game mammal hunting opportunities. These amendments are intended to provide additional recreational hunting opportunities for licensed hunters in public hunting areas and improve management of game mammal populations in the affected forest reserves. Proposed amendments are as follows:

1. HAR Chapter 13-123 (“RULES REGULATING GAME MAMMAL HUNTING”), by amending EXHIBIT 9, “Game mammals to be taken, means of take, daily bag limits, hunting periods, hunting days, and special conditions for hunting on the island of Maui.”, to Change Bag Limits, Open Hunting Periods and Open Hunting Days in Unit C and E Kula Forest Reserve and Unit D Makawao Forest Reserve. For the complete list of the rule changes, please review the 2024 Proposed Adaptive Management Rule Notices under the following link: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules/.

Rules made under HRS section 183D-3(b) require the Board of Land and Natural Resources (Board) to find timely adoption necessary to implement effective and adaptive management measures in response to rapidly changing resource conditions. The rule(s) adopted shall be effective for up to two years, with a one-year extension 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A copy of the proposed rule(s) to be adopted, amended, or repealed will be mailed to any interested person who requests a copy from the Division of Forestry and Wildlife (Division) within thirty (30) days of posting this notice and pays the required fees for the copy and the postage. Submit written requests to dlnr.fw.outreach@hawaii.gov or via 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/ following this public notice and, upon prior arrangement, will be made available during business hours (7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) at any state DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife Office. This notice will be mailed to all persons who have made a timely written request of the Board for advance notice of its rule-making proceedings via mail at P.O. Box 621, Honolulu, HI 96809, or via timely request to the Land Board Secretary at blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov or 808-587-0404.

Comments on the proposed rule(s) may be submitted to the Division before the
day of the meeting at https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/comment/ or dlnr.fw.outreach@hawaii.gov. Comments may also be made during the Board and Land and Natural Resources meeting at the abovementioned time and place or submitted in advance to provide video testimony via blnr.testimony@hawaii.gov.

Adoption, amendment, or repeal of any rule under HRS §183D-3(b) shall be effective for a period of no longer than two years, subject to legislative approval and renewal by the Board, provided that renewal by the Board shall extend 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, provided that if a later effective date is specified in the rule, then a later date shall be the effective date. Final rules are posted at https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/rules and will remain posted during the duration they are in effect.

Dawn N.S. Chang, Chairperson
Department of Land and Natural Resources.
(SA/HTH/WHT/TGI1467658 9/11/24)