Hakalau National Wildlife Refuge / USFWS

Project Contact:
Jim Kraus, Refuge Manager
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
60 Nowelo Street, Suite 100
Hilo, HI 96720
Phone: (808) 443-2300
Fax: (808) 443-2304

E-mail your comments to the
Planning Team now.

Visit the Refuge's official website:
http://www.fws.gov/hakalauforest/

Information Updated as of: February 2009

 Hakalau Forest
 National Wildlife Refuge

Current Status:
A multi-year process is underway to develop a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge.

Step 1. To kick off the planning process, two Public Open House Meetings are scheduled to provide opportunities for you to learn about the refuge and tell us about the natural resource issues important to you. As part of step 1, Planning Update 1 was distributed to our mailing list providing information on the meetings, refuge, and planning process. Meeting details follow:

    Tuesday, March 3, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
    60 Nowelo Street, Room M02,
    Hilo, HI 96720

    Wednesday, March 4, 2009, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
    Yano Hall
    82-6156 Mamalahoa Highway
    Captain Cook, HI 96745

Documents Available Online:
Read, print, or download the following documents using Adobe Acrobat's Portable Document Format (PDF). A free copy of the software is available from the Adobe website.

Planning Update 1, February 2009 (PDF File 468kb)

Purpose of the CCP:
As part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, the Hakalau Forest Refuge is required to have a CCP in place to guide the management of fish, wildlife, plants, habitats and public uses for a period of 15 years.