REPORT TO THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATUREREGULAR SESSION OF 2014
RELATING TO THE WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUNDFISCAL YEAR 2013

Prepared by
THE STATE OF HAWAI‘IDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
In response to Section 183D-10.5, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
November 2013

RELATING TO THE WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUNDFISCAL YEAR 2013
PURPOSEThe goal of the Wildlife Revolving Fund (WRF) is to provide funds to manage andenhance public hunting opportunities in Hawai‘i. Act 290, Session Laws of Hawai‘i
1991, amended Section 183D-10.5, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (HRS) by adding arequirement for an annual report to be prepared by the Department of Land and Natural
Resources (Department) on the status of WRF and transmitted to the Legislature no later
than twenty days prior to each regular session. The report is to include:
1. The source and application of monies deposited into the fund, including a descriptionof the criteria and process used to determine funding priorities;
2. A description of programs and activities supported by the fund;
3. A summary of program highlights and accomplishments; and4. A description of future program plans, including specific goals and objectives.
FUNDS
Section 183D-10.5 (b), HRS, provides that the following proceeds shall be retained by ortransmitted to the Department for deposit in WRF: fees for hunting licenses, game bird
farmer and Commercial Hunting Preserve licenses and fees, hunting guide licenses,
hunter education training programs and use of public target ranges, fines collected for
hunting or wildlife law violations, bail forfeitures, sale of articles required before
hunting, and related works of art. For Fiscal Year 2013 (FY 13), the major source ofrevenue was hunting license sales. Sources of revenues are detailed below:
Revenue continues to be low due to an appellate court ruling on December 31, 2007
which had the effect of suspending sales of the Wildlife Conservation Stamp, the Game
Bird Stamp, and all tags and application fees for special hunts. Revenue did not meet the
Department’s authorized budget ceiling for WRF of $686,726. New expenditures totaled$167,346. The cash balance at the end of FY 13 amounted to $92,693, with outstanding
encumbrances of $8,405. Unencumbered cash available for carryover totaled $84,288.
Additional revenues are also being requested in the 2014 legislature for enhancing andimplementing Hawaii’s hunting program which can also to be used as match for the
Pittman-Robertson Act funds as stipulated in §183D-10.5 (c)(1). Specifically, $1.5
million are being requested that will fund both district and administrative positions andoperational costs as outlined in the Wildlife Revolving Fund future plans for thedistricts/administration and also the activities proposed in the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife
Restoration Program – Game Management Program FY12-FY14. The additional State
funds, if obtained, will also support streamlining a state-wide lottery system for selectionof hunters in certain areas and also improving the hunting license sales system for thegeneral public.

Status of S-343
Beginning cash Balance of Fund on July 1, 2012
Revenues during FY 2013
Expenditures during FY 2013
Cash Balance as of June 30, 2013
Unpaid encumbrances as of June 30, 2013
Unencumbered Cash for carryover as of 06/30/2013
Summary of Revenues FY 2013

59,610200,429
167,345.60
92,693.40
8,405.19
84,288.21

Hunting guide license
Game bird license
Hunting license
Investment pool
Fees for copies
Hunter Ed Fees
Conservation stamp
Donations
Supplies Reimbursement
Criminal fines

1,925
8,165
164,777
279
0
3,568
4,215
17,50000Total Revenue for FY 2013

200,429

Summary of Expenditures FY 2013
Personnel
Operations

83,174.30
84,147.31

Total Expenditures

167,345.60

Summary of Outstanding Claims FY 2013
Operations
Total Outstanding Claims

8,405
8,405

FUNDING PRIORITIESWRF has been an important portion of the overall budget to meet obligations of state
match and operating and salary expenses for game and wildlife projects. Because themajor sources of revenue for WRF come from direct charges to hunters, priority is given2

to expenditures which benefit this user group. Presently, the appellate court ruling has
halted the sale of stamps, game tags, and application fees until a formal hunting ruleschange can reestablish these direct assessments to hunters by species, area, and season
chosen to hunt.
In budgeting for WRF, a policy of allotting at least 85% of the budget for the hunting
program has been in place and followed. Up to 15% of the budget may be used for
nongame and wildlife sanctuary management, for projects that may have dual benefits togame species and nongame species. Typical examples are the predator and weed control
efforts to benefit game birds in the Kapapala Cooperative Game Management Area
(CGMA) and the Kīpuka ‘Āinahou Nēnē Sanctuary on the Big Island, which also benefit
nēnē.
Section 183D-10.5(e), HRS, also requires that the state first use WRF monies to"maximize the state's participation to secure federal funds under the Pittman-Robertson
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act.” Consequently, a priority was given to those
expenditures that provided the state match for Pittman-Robertson (PR) projects.
The allocation of operating funds to the Department’s Division of Forestry and Wildlife’s(DOFAW’s) Branch Offices was done on a lump sum basis to be used on eligible
projects.
With the decline in hunting fee revenue, the funding available for salaries has been
reduced and all recruitment for WRF positions has been frozen. The operating funds
were allotted to the Branches based on the respective Branch wildlife program size andcomplexity, and amount of revenue generated from license fees. Discussions among
wildlife staff has continued on the possible conversion of WRF-supported General
Laborers to Forestry & Wildlife Technicians, but became a moot point with substantial
loss of funds.
PROCESS USED1.
The Department’s Fiscal Office and DOFAW coordinated to determine theamount of the Fund available for allocation to DOFAW’s Branch Offices.
2.

At the beginning of each fiscal year, a portion of the WRF budget is allocated toeach DOFAW Branch Office, to Honolulu Administrative Staff for Statewide
projects and to the Hunter Education Program of the Department’s Division ofConservation and Resource Enforcement. A portion of the funds are allocated for
temporary personnel to maintain wildlife program functions, and to pay budgeted
add-on salary costs to assist with wildlife projects.

3.

Each Branch Office collaborates in the development of the overall annual WRF
budget, to benefit the resources and resource users, all within the criteria ofcompliance with the purpose of the WRF and the necessity to provide state-match
requirements for PR projects.

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4.

An emphasis was placed on using WRF for essential expenditures to provide
support for public hunting opportunities.

5.

All expenditures are identified and coded as "WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUND:
S-13-343” to facilitate tracking and accountability.

6.

Expenditures complied with approved categories of expenditures for WRF as
established by The Board of Land and Natural Resources on August 13, 1993 (seeAttachment 1, appended).

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE PLANS
KAUA‘I BRANCH
Hunting Season Management
Objectives: Provide hunting information to the public and other Districts throughannouncements and news releases. Manage public hunting seasons.
Accomplishments: WRF monies were not used due to the budget shortfall this year
Game Operations and Maintenance (O & M)
Objectives: Maintain and expand the capacity to manage water units, fences, hunterchecking stations, and other infrastructure necessary for hunting. Improve game
operations and maintenance through additional field staffing, adequate equipment andsupplies.
Accomplishments: WRF monies were used for equipment and supplies.
Motor Vehicle Repairs and Purchase
Objectives: To maintain the District’s Wildlife Management Section motor vehicle fleet
in good running condition and expand transportation backup and capacity.
Accomplishments: Due to budget shortfall this year, expenditures to repair and maintainthe Kauai motor vehicle fleet was reduced. No vehicles purchases were made during the
project period.
Commission on Hunting License Sales
Objective: To pay the Kaua‘i hunting license vendors for their commission on the sale ofthe 2012-13 Hawai‘i Hunting Licenses.
Accomplishments: Hunting licenses were available and sold by five vendors.
Future Program Plans
1. Restore revenue from the sale of hunting tags, stamps, and fees and fill vacant WRF
General Laborer position on Kaua‘i Branch.

42. Provide for the administrative costs, such as printing and publishing of game tags,
permits, announcements of hunting seasons and additions of new hunting areas. $10,000 (100% WRF)
3. Continue incremental development of the proposed Hanahanapuni public
shooting/archery range $20,000 (50% WRF)
4. Continue the game bird release project in the Kekaha and Wailua Game Management
Areas. Plan, design, and purchase building materials, equipment and supplies for thecomplete construction of a game bird rearing facility - $20,000 (100% WRF)
5. Purchase a four-wheeled drive vehicle to be added to the game program to support all
aspects of operations, management, and surveys. $15,000 (50% WRF)
6. Continue to maintain all wildlife vehicles and equipment used under the Kaua‘i gameprogram. $20,000 (100% WRF)
7. Purchase of construction materials and supplies to maintain existing gamemanagement facilities, including fences, gates, water units, feeding sites, restrooms,
storage buildings, and hunter checking stations. $20,000 (50% WRF)
8. Provide air logistical support to conduct surveys, operations and maintenance of theKaua‘i game management program. $15,000 (50% WRF)O‘AHU BRANCH
Game Management
Objectives: To maintain and enhance wildlife habitat and facilities on O‘ahu Public
Hunting Areas (PHA’s), Game Management Areas (GMA’s), and Wildlife Sanctuaries;
and to improve game bird and game mammal hunting opportunities on O‘ahu.
Accomplishments: Funding was used to provide game birds and manage habitat for gamebird hunting on O‛ahu.
• Facilitated the game bird release program, which provided 350 Ring-Necked
Pheasants and 52 Erkel’s Francolins• Spread 1,500 pounds of wild bird feed on in the Kuaoakalā GMA during the gamebird hunting season to attract birds into the hunting area and provide supplemental
feed for released game birds.
Future Program Plans
1. Restore revenue from the sale of hunting tags, stamps, and fees and fill vacant WRF
General Laborer position on O‘ahu Branch.
2. Fund a WRF Wildlife Technician position to perform tasks targeted towards ongoing
management of O‘ahu District wildlife management areas - $45,000 (100% WRF).
3. Purchase game birds from farmers and day-old chicks from mainland hatcheries torelease into GMA’s - $6,000 (100% WRF).
4. Purchase equipment and supplies needed for ongoing O & M in O‘ahu wildlife
management Areas - $15,000 (100% WRF).
MAUI BRANCH
Lease of Cooperative Game Management Area-Lāna‛i5

Objective: Provide 30,000 acres of land on Lāna‛i for sport hunting and wildlife
management.
Accomplishment: The entire annual lease rental for the Lāna‛i Cooperative GameManagement Area was paid via WRF monies. This area provided hunters theopportunity to pursue Axis Deer, Mouflon Sheep, and game birds.
Game Mammal Aerial Survey:
Objective: Annual game mammal survey of the Lāna‛i CGMA and private portions of
Lāna‛i Island.
Accomplishments: An aerial survey of the Lāna‛i CGMA was conducted on September 6,2012 and September 7, 2012. WRF monies were used to cover staff expenses.
Contract Services-Data/Lanai Hunts
Objective: With the shortage of clerical staff, coupled with high interest and participationin the Lāna‛i Axis deer and Mouflon sheep hunts, it became necessary to contract outside
support to assure all lottery and non-lottery hunt applications were processed in a timely
manner.
Accomplishment: A total of 6,000 hunter applications were received for the two Lanai
hunts, all applicant data was entered and duplicate applications identified and deleted.
Due to the assistance of contract services, all applications for the Axis deer and Mouflon
sheep hunts were properly processed, lotteries conducted and results compiled anddisseminated in a timely manner.
Full time/ Temporary general Laborer-Lāna‛i
Objective: To assist the Lāna‛i Forestry and Wildlife Technician with the upkeep andmaintenance of 30 miles of water unit pipeline and 54 miles of access roads in the
Cooperative Game Management Area.
Accomplishment: Funding through federal grants (PR). Employee allowed to work in
Unit 3 (Game bird hunting) only and work must be done that benefits game birds.
Management of the Lottery Hunts-Lāna‛i
Objective: The processing and printing of documents for the Axis deer and Mouflon
sheep hunts on Lanai. Shipment of instruction sheets and applications for the two hunts
to the other districts. Staff was also sent to Lāna‛i to assist with hunter check in for both
the Axis deer and Mouflon sheep hunts.
Accomplishment: Application cards, instruction sheets, and addendums were printed anddistributed to all districts and lotteries conducted. Staff assisted in hunter check in forboth hunts.

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Game Mammal Facilities O & M-Lāna‛i
Objective: Rental of dumpster(s) during the Axis deer and Mouflon sheep seasons forhunters to dispose of carcasses. Repairs to vehicles were needed to accomplish job
requirements out in the field. Materials needed to ensure that the lottery can beaccomplished properly and in a timely fashion.
Accomplishment: The State provided dumpsters for hunters to dispose of animal
carcasses during both hunting seasons. Charges were made to the Wildlife Revolving
Fund for vehicle maintenance on Lāna‛i. Also purchased were new lottery coins andgame tags that ensured hunt and lottery was done in a timely fashion.
Overtime costs for manning Lāna‛i hunter check station:
Objective: Hunting activities and hunter check in on Lanai occurs after normal operating
hours. Overtime is paid to the Lāna‛i technician to accommodate hunters.
Accomplishments: Staff on Lanai received overtime during the Axis deer and Mouflon
sheep hunts on Lana’i. Hunters checking in after normal working hours were allowed tocheck in and participate in both hunts.
Commissions on Hunting License Sales
Objective: The Wildlife Revolving Fund was used to pay commission to Vendors for thesales of the 2012-2013 Hawaii hunting licenses.
Future Program Plans
1. Fund land rental on Lanai-$35,000.00 (100% WRF)
2. Fund Lanai Check Station overtime for FWT V position-$10,000.00 (100% WRF)
3. Fund GL I position for Lanai for facility upkeep and maintenance-$45,000.00 (100%WRF)
4. Fund game mammal facilities development and O & M on Lanai-$35,000.00 (100%WRF)
5. Fund game mammal surveys on Lanai -$15,000.00 (100% WRF)
6. Fund purchase of Lanai vehicle-$50,000.00 (100% WRF)
7. Fund Management of Lottery Hunts on Lanai; document printing, data input anddrawings-$15,000.00 (100% WRF)
8. Fund signage for hunt $1,000 (100% WRF)
9. Fund GL I position for Lanai Check Station work-$20,000.00 (100% WRF)
10. Develop online application system for Lanai hunts- $40,000.00
EAST HAWAI‘I DISTRICT
General Laborer Position:
Objectives: Pursue duties pertaining to Hilo watershed wild cattle control, hunterchecking stations, and nēnē habitat renewal.
Accomplishments: This section’s work, game and non-game, was accomplished with
reduced WRF budget.

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Wildlife O & M:
Objectives: To maintain the Kīpuka ‘Āinahou Lease.
Accomplishments: The lease for Kīpuka ‘Āinahou with the Department of Hawaiian
Homelands was maintained. Due to ongoing negotiations to extend the lease, nopayment was made to the Department of Hawaiian Homelands for Fiscal Year 2013.
Commissions on Hunting License Sales:
Objective: To pay commissions to vendors on the island of Hawai‘i for sales of the
2012-2013 Hawai‘i hunting licenses.
Accomplishment: Hunting licenses were available at vendors and commissions were
paid.
Motor Vehicle Repairs, Maintenance, and Equipment
Objective: To maintain trucks in service for WRF purposes.
Accomplishment: Vehicles remained functional with no debts to WRF for maintenance.
Future Program Plans
1. Remove gorse from Kīpuka ‘Āinahou lease area
2. Continue to employ a part-time general laborer to help expand hunter checking
station coverage, remove gorse from the Kīpuka ‘Āinahou lease.
WEST HAWAI‘I DISTRICT
Game Operations and MaintenanceObjective: Maintain predator control, the maintenance of game related facilities such as
guzzlers, and increase road maintenance and habitat management capacity for the West
Hawai‘i District. Maintained more than 60 miles of hunter access roads.
Accomplishment: All O & M activities were accomplished without use of WRF monies.
Game Program Coordination
Objective: The district staff assisted K-Mart and Wal-Mart stores in Kona with hunting
license sales and training (these being the only outlets for the public to purchase hunting
licenses in Kona other then the DOFAW office 40 miles away in Kamuela).
Accomplishment: The district’s secretary assisted with training of K-Mart and Wal-Mart
store staff in hunting license sales. During anticipated increase in hunting license sales
traffic at these establishments, the secretary assisted with license sales and disseminationof information pertinent with upcoming seasons.
Temporary Hire of ½-Time General Laborer
Objective: To assist the districts wildlife staff in the operations and maintenance of
projects. To provide predator control at various locations.

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Accomplishment: A part-time General Labor I position was paid for out of this special
fund, and assisted in predator control, trapping of mongooses, feral cats, and feral dogs,
maintained water units and water supply facilities, assisted with invasive plant control.
The GL’s also assisted with predator control at the Big Island Country Club and Puu
Waawaa Ranch for nēnē enhancement.
Motor Vehicle Repairs, Maintenance, and Equipment
Objective: To maintain trucks in service for WRF purposes.
Accomplishment: Vehicles remained functional with no debts to WRF for maintenance.
Future Program Plans
1. Restore equipment purchase, vehicle purchase and maintenance, and facilities
construction functions from the WRF, as funds accrue from the sale of hunting
licenses, stamps, tags and fees. $35,000 (100% WRF)
2. Provide for the administrative costs, such as printing and publishing of game tags,
permits, announcements of hunting seasons and additions of new hunting areas. $10,000 (100% WRF)
3. Once funding is available, improve game habitat projects in GMAs and appropriate
areas by installing water units, food plots and improving cover. $50,000 (100%WRF)
4. Continue part-time General Laborer I position.
5. Fund a full time Wildlife Biologist III position. $55,000 (100% WRF)
STATEWIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SEGMENT
Hunting License, Wildlife Conservation Stamp, and Game Bird Stamp Production,
Program Sales, and Management:
Objective: To produce and distribute required hunting licenses, duplicate licenses,
stamps, and vendor booklets. A portion of the production costs were paid with WRF
monies.
Accomplishment: Produced and distributed vendor booklets, hunting licenses, andduplicate hunting licenses. Produced Wildlife Conservation stamps in the event thatstamp sales could be resumed. Game Bird Stamp production is on hold until establishedby new rules.
Notification of Hunting Season Openings and Changes:
Objective: Communicate any changes in repetitive hunting seasons and announce new or
special hunting opportunities as required by rules.
Accomplishment: Several legal notices announcing new animal control opportunities forhunters were produced and a series of announcements and news releases were producedfor hunting seasons.
Future Program Plans

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1. Produce and distribute required hunting licenses, duplicate licenses, stamps, andvendor booklets.
2. Restore revenue from the sale of hunting tags, stamps, and fees to support thestatewide game program.
3. Publish notification of game bird hunting season announcement - $700 (100% WRF)]
4. Hire Wildlife Biologists for the game mammal, upland game bird, andoutreach/education sections at the administrative level to address Statewide issues.
5. Develop statewide lottery system for selection of hunters in certain areas.
6. Streamline hunting license sales for processing for the Department and vendors.

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