Public Hunt LandFINDER

State guide

Public land that may allow hunting in Hawaii

73 named public land units in Hawaii from PAD-US 4.1: 14 state wildlife & game areas, 46 forests & grasslands, 8 wildlife refuges & WPAs, 5 other public land units. The largest are Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Mauna Loa Forest Reserve, Ka'u Forest Reserve.

  • 73listed areas
  • 1.1Macres (approx.)
  • 14state wildlife & game areas
2026 deer season opening dates by state. For Hawaii, check the agency link below.

Regulations & licenses: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife

This site does not list seasons, bag limits, license or permit rules. Those change every year and differ by area. Check them with the state agency before you go, and confirm the specific area is open to the hunting you plan.

Check regulations with Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife
PAD-US 4.1 contains relatively few state-managed wildlife areas for Hawaii, so this list is likely missing many of them. Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife publishes the official list of areas it manages.

Where the listed areas are

State wildlife & game areas (14)Forests & grasslands (46)Wildlife refuges & WPAs (8)Other public land (5)

One dot per area at its reference point; larger dots are larger areas. Outline: U.S. Census Bureau.

Acres by land type

Forests & grasslands565K acRefuges & WPAs312K acState wildlife areas176K acOther51K ac

Approximate acres for the portion of each unit inside Hawaii.

All 73 areas, largest first

Acreage is calculated from simplified PAD-US boundaries for the portion inside Hawaii. “Access” is the PAD-US public access field, not a statement about hunting. National wildlife refuges are generally coded “restricted” in PAD-US because of seasonal or area closures.

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