REPORT TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATUREREGULAR SESSION OF 2010
RELATING TO THE WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUNDFISCAL YEAR 2008-2009

Prepared byTHE STATE OF HAWAI‘IDEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
In response to Section 183D-10.5, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
November 2009

ANNUAL REPORT TO THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATUREREGULAR SESSION OF 2010
RELATING TO THE WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUNDFISCAL YEAR 2008-2009
PURPOSEThe goal of the Wildlife Revolving Fund (WRF) is to provide funds to manageand enhance public hunting opportunities in Hawai‘i. Act 290, Session Laws of Hawai‘i1991, 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 NaturalResources (Department) on the status of the Fund and to be transmitted to the Legislatureno later than twenty days prior to each regular session. The report is to include:
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The source and application of monies deposited into the fund, including adescription of the criteria and process used to determine funding priorities;
A description of programs and activities supported by the fund;A summary of program highlights and accomplishments; andA description of future program plans, including specific goals and objectives.

SOURCE OF FUNDS
Section 183D-10.5 (b), HRS, provides that proceeds from the following may bedeposited 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, bailforfeitures, sale of articles required before hunting, and related works of art. For Fiscal
Year (FY) 2008-2009, the major source of revenue was hunting license sales. Sources ofrevenues are detailed below:
FY 2009 REVENUE
Hunting License Sales$138,617
Wildlife Conservation Stamps and Artwork (collectors)
5,185Game Tags and Application Fees (from previous year)
13,320Game Bird Stamp (collectors)
3,445
Game Bird Farmer and Commercial Shooting Preserve License and Fees
4,900
Hunter Education Activities
1,404
Hunting Guide License Fees
675
Court Fines
325
Interest822________TOTAL$168,693

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Revenue for FY 2009 represented an approximately $101,386 decrease (-37.5%)
from comparable revenue from the previous year. Declines in revenues and available
fees are the result of an appellate court ruling on December 31, 2007 which had the effectof suspending sales of the Wildlife Conservation Stamp, the Game Bird Stamp, and alltags and application fees. Revenue did not meet the Department’s authorized budget
ceiling for the WRF of $605,639. New expenditures totaled $139,489. The cash balanceat the end of FY09 amounted to $67,225, with outstanding encumbrances of $8,143.
Unencumbered cash available for carryover totaled $59,082.
Status of WRF During FY 09
Beginning Cash Balance of Fund on July 1, 2008:
Less: Liquidation of outstanding encumbrances from prior years:
Add: Revenues during FY 09:
Add: Cash Transfer during FY09 (includes beginning FY cash):Less: Expenditures during FY 09:
Cash Balance as of June 30, 2009:$ 8,757$
747$168,693$ 29,021$130,489$ 67,225

Less: Unpaid encumbrances for FY08 as of June 30, 2009:$ 8,143
Less: Unpaid encumbered contracts for FY08 as of June 30, 2009: $0Unencumbered Cash for carryover as of June 30, 2008:$ 59,082
FUNDING PRIORITIESWRF has been an important portion of the overall budget to meet obligations ofstate match and operating and salary expenses for game and wildlife projects. Because
the major sources of revenue for WRF come from direct charges to hunters, priority isgiven to expenditures that benefit this user group. As referred to above, an appellate
court ruling has halted the sale of stamps, game tags, and application fees until a formal
hunting rules change 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 thehunting 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
to game 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 alsobenefit nēnē. Predator control activities in Kuaokalā GMA on O´ahu were carried outwith WRF monies to benefit game birds, and these activities also benefited pueo andmōlī.
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 thoseexpenditures that provided the state match for Pittman-Robertson (PR) projects.

Page 2Revenues are managed and allocated so as to ensure that fees support operationsin the same locations where the fees were assessed. The allocation of operating funds tothe Department's Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW)’s Branch Offices wasdone on a lump sum basis to be used on eligible projects.
PROCESS USED1.

The Department’s Fiscal Office and DOFAW coordinated to determine theamount of fund availables for allocation to DOFAW’s Branch Offices.

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A portion of the WRF budget was allocated to each DOFAW Branch Office andto Honolulu Administrative Staff for statewide projects. No funds were allocatedto the Hunter Education Program of the Department’s Division of Conservation
and Resources Enforcement this year due to the revenue shortfall. A portion ofthe funds were allocated for temporary personnel to maintain wildlife program
functions, and to pay budgeted add-on salary costs to assist with wildlife projects.

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Each Branch Office collaborated 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 WRF and the necessity to provide state-match
requirements for PR projects.

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

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All expenditures were identified and coded as "WILDLIFE REVOLVINGFUND: S-09-343” to facilitate tracking and accountability.

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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
Commission on Hunting License Sales
Objective: To pay Kaua‘i hunting license vendors for their commission on the sale of the2008-09 Hawai‘i Hunting Licenses.
Accomplishments: Hunting licenses were available and sold by five vendors.
Total WRF expenditures incurred for Kaua‘i: $ 5,151

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Future Program Plans
1. Restore revenue from the sale of hunting tags, stamps, and fees and fill vacant WRF
GL position on Kau‘ai Branch.
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. Incremental development of the proposed Hanahanapuni Public Shooting/Archery
Range $15,000 (50% WRF)
4. Continue the artificial game bird release project in the Kekaha and Wailua GMAs.
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-wheel-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 GameManagement Program. $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 conducts surveys, operations and maintenance of theKaua‘i Game Management Program. $15,000 (50% WRF)O‘AHU BRANCH
The objectives of the wildlife program segment on Oahu were as follows:
1. To maintain and enhance wildlife habitat and facilities on Oahu public hunting areas(PHA’s), GMA’s, and wildlife sanctuaries.
2. To improve game bird and game mammal hunting opportunities on Oahu.
Game Bird Enhancement on Oahu.
One GL was employed portion the first part of the year to perform operations andmaintenance work on Oahu PHAs and wildlife sanctuaries.
Major Duties:
Assist Biologists and Technicians in raising of 200 Chukar Partridges in theKuaokala GMA
Spread 1,000 lbs. of wild bird feed on in the Kuaoakala GMA during thegamebird hunting season to attract birds into the hunting area and provide
supplemental feed for released gamebirds.
Assist in Ring-necked Pheasant propagation activities, and banding for release in
GMA
Increasing game habitat and maintaining access roads and trails in the Phase andGMA’s, by removing invasive weeds and trees using power tools, machinery, andherbicides
Maintain and log information from hunter check stations located in the PHA’s.

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Assist in maintenance in wildlife sanctuaries using power tools, machinery andherbicides.
Total WRF expenditures incurred for Oahu: $10,032
Future Program Plans
1. Continue funding the WRF GL position to perform tasks targeted towards ongoing
management of Oahu District wildlife management areas - $40,000 (100% WRF).
2 Purchase gamebirds from farmers and day-old chicks from mainland hatcheries torelease into the GMAs. $6,000 (100% WRF).
3. Purchase equipment and supplies needed for ongoing O & M in Oahu Wildlife
Management Areas - $15,000 (100% WRF).

MAUI BRANCH
Lease of Cooperative Game Management Area-Lanai
Objective: Provide 30,000 acres of land on Lanai for sport hunting and wildlife
management.
Accomplishment: The entire annual lease rental for the Lanai CGMA was paid via WRF.
This area provided hunters the opportunity to pursue Axis Deer, Mouflon Sheep, andgame birds.
Contract Services-Data/Lanai Hunts
Objective: With the shortage of clerical staff, coupled with high interest and participationin the Lanai Axis Deer and Mouflon Sheep hunts on Lanai, it became necessary tocontract outside support to assure all lottery and non-lottery hunt applications wereprocessed in a timely manner.
Accomplishment: A total of 5,000 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-Lanai
Objective: To assist the Lanai Forestry and Wildlife Technician with the upkeep andmaintenance of 30 miles of water unit pipeline and 54 miles of access roads in theCGMA.
Accomplishment: Funding through federal grants (PR). Employee allowed to work inUnit 3 (Game bird hunting) only or work must be done that benefits game birds.

Page 5Management of the Lottery Hunts-Lanai
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 outer districts. Meeting with the Lanai Company to go over current and futureplans within the hunting area.
Accomplishment: Application cards, instruction sheets, and addendums were printed anddistributed to all districts and lotteries conducted. Meeting with the Lanai Company wasconducted at the end of September. Current and future management plans werediscussed.
Game Mammal Facilities O & M-Lanai
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.
Accomplishment: The State provided dumpsters for hunters to dispose of animal
carcasses during both hunting seasons. Charges were made to WRF for vehicle
maintenance on Lanai.
Commissions on Hunting License Sales
Objective: WRF was used to pay commission to vendors for the sales of the 2008-2009
Hawaii hunting licenses.
Total WRF expenditures for Maui District: $69,517
Future Program Plans
1. Fund land rental on Lanai-$35,000 (100% WRF)
2. Fund land rental on Maui-$2,600 (25% WRF)
3. Fund Lanai Check Station overtime for FWT V position-$6,000 (100% WRF)
4. Fund GL I position for Lanai for facility upkeep and maintenance-$42,000 (100%WRF)
5. Fund game mammal facilities development and O & M on Lanai-$5,000 (100%WRF)
6. Fund game mammal surveys on Lanai -$10,000 (100% WRF)
7. Fund purchase of Lanai vehicle-$35,000 (100% WRF)
8. Fund management of lottery hunts on Lanai; document printing, data input anddrawings-$10,000 (100% WRF)
9. Fund signage for areas closed to hunt $500 (100% WRF)
10. Fund GL I position for Lanai check station work-$10,000 (100% WRF)

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EAST HAWAI‘I DISTRICTGL Position:
Objectives: To continue to fill the half-time GL II position. Employ a former volunteer
and University of Hawaii (UH) student pursuing a degree in ecological management.
Duties were assigned relating to the Hilo watershed cattle removal, checking stations,nēnē habitat renewal, and endangered species recovery activities at the Pana‘ewa
Rainforest Zoo.
Accomplishments: Employment was maintained of a former volunteer and UH student
pursuing a degree in ecological management. Duties were assigned relating to the Hilowatershed cattle removal, checking stations, nēnē habitat renewal, and endangered
species recovery activities at the zoo. Last year’s wildlife work, game and non-game,
was accomplished with the continued employment of the GL.
Wildlife Habitat Management:
Objectives: To manage nēnē-occupied coastal areas.
Accomplishments: Habitat was maintained to accommodate a successful nēnē nestingseason which contributed to an increase in nēnē residing in coastal wetlands. Thirty traps
and seven feed stations were maintained. In-kind matching contributions using volunteer
and prison labor qualified for PR cost sharing. The GL II led volunteers on variousprojects.
Wildlife O & M:Objectives: To maintain the Kīpuka ‘Āinahou Lease.
Accomplishments: Select portions of Kapapala and Kīpuka ‘Āinahou game bird hunting
areas were improved by fertilizing and renewal of bulldozed strips in the pastures andremoval of noxious weeds. Little brown fire ants were controlled at Pana‘ewa Rainforest
Zoo and in game bird nesting areas.
The Kīpuka ‘Āinahou Lease (lease agreement #312 Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands-Department of Land and Natural Resources) annual rent was paid for primarily byWRF. Kīpuka ‘Āinahou serves as a hunting area for birds and mammals and is also anēnē sanctuary. The area was inspected for gorse infestations as prescribed by the lease.
Gorse was removed before it seeded.
Commissions on Hunting License Sales:
Objective: To pay commissions to vendors on the Island of Hawai‘i for sales of the2008-2009 Hawai‘i hunting licenses.
Accomplishment: Hunting licenses were available at vendors and commissions werepaid.
Motor Vehicle Repairs, Maintenance, and Equipment

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Objective: To maintain trucks in service for WRF purposes.
Accomplishment: Vehicles were maintained.
Total WRF expenditures incurred for East Hawai‘i: $12,126
Future Program Plans
1. Restore revenue from the sale of hunting tags, stamps, and fees.
2. Continue to employ a part-time GL to help expand hunter checking station coverage,
remove gorse from the Kīpuka ‘Āinahou Lease: $18,170

WEST HAWAI‘I DISTRICT
Game Operations and MaintenanceObjective: Maintain predator control, the maintenance of game related facilities such asguzzlers, and increase road maintenance and habitat management capacity for the West
Hawai‘i District.
Accomplishment: Game supplement feed blocks were purchased for maintenance ofgame animals in GMA’s. A tool chest was purchased to support equipment maintenanceprojects. The GL worked in Mauna Kea, Ka‘ohe, and Pu‘uanahulu, assisting withpredator trapping and control, water unit maintenance, and road maintenance.
Game Program Coordination
Objective: The District staff assisted K-Mart and Walmart 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 Walmart
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 GL
Objective: To assist the District's wildlife staff in the operations and maintenance ofprojects. To provide predator control at various locations.
Accomplishment: A part-time GL I position was paid for out of WRF, 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 assistedwith predator control at the Big Island Country Club and Puu Waawaa Ranch for nēnēenhancement.
Total WRF Expenditures for West Hawai‘i District: $26,800

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1. Restore revenue from the sale of hunting tags, stamps, and fees and fill WRF GLposition.
2. Continue part-time GL I position -$32,000
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 out of WRF.
Accomplishment: Produced and distributed vendor booklets, hunting licenses, andduplicate hunting licenses. Produced wildlife conservation stamps in the event that stamp
sales could be resumed. Game bird stamp production is on hold until established by newrules.
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.
WRF total expenditures incurred for Statewide Administration: $6,864
Future Program Plans
1. Restore revenue from the sale of hunting tags, stamps, and fees to support thestatewide game program.
2. Publish notification of game bird hunting season announcement - $700 (100% WRF)
3. Revise rules to establish fees approved by the Board of Land and Natural Resources(Board) and revise and update changes to conditions that have been presented toconstituents at public meetings and approved by the Board.
4. Enact legislative changes to Chapter 183D, HRS, that will allow for public
participation and Department action to change conditions without a formal rulechange.
5. Establish consistent guidelines to provide public input to proposed changes in hunting
conditions.

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