08/25/2026
September 2026 Kaʻohe Game Management Area Bird Dog Training Period Announcement
HILO – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry & Wildlife, Hawai’i Island, would like to announce the dog training period in the Kaʻohe Game Management Area, Unit G, Hawaii Island, for the month of September 2026.
Access will not be allowed into the fenced Kaʻohe Restoration Area of unit G, also known as “Lau Ranch”, or the grazing portion adjacent to the Kilohana Girl Scout Camp during this period. Hunters are allowed to run their dogs for training purposes only during daylight hours every day of September, and no game bird hunting or fi****ms are allowed. No blaze orange required.
Hunters engaging in dog training are asked to sign in and out on the designated sheet at the Kilohana hunter check station each day.
Hunters are reminded that this opportunity is a privilege provided by the division to help hunters prepare their dogs for the general game bird season (first Saturday in November to the last Sunday in January, weekends and holidays plus W, Th for units G & A). Please be respectful of your fellow hunters, dogs, and other forest users to ensure the continuation of this opportunity into the future. Please do not take your dogs outside of the Kaʻohe Game Management Area (i.e., into unit A) or into the fenced “Lau Ranch” area, as active predator control is ongoing through the end of October.
Further information may be obtained by contacting the DOFAW Offices:
Hilo: (808) 974-422
Waimea: 808-887-6063
Main office (Oʻahu): 808-587-0166
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RESOURCES
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Explore Outdoor Hawaiʻi: https://outdoor.hawaii.gov/
Hunting information: http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/hunting
Purchase hunting tags: https://gohunthawaii.ehawaii.gov/public/tags
