REPORT TO THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATUREREGULAR SESSION OF 2012
RELATING TO THE WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUNDFISCAL YEAR 2011

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 2011

REPORT ON THE WILDLIFE REVOLVING FUNDFISCAL YEAR 2011
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‘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 Wildlife Revolving Fund (WRF) andtransmitted 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 the WRF: fees for hunting licenses, gamebird 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 2011 (FY 11), the major source ofrevenue was hunting license sales. Sources of revenues are detailed below:
Revenue continue 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 theDepartment’s authorized budget ceiling for WRF of $686,726. New expenditures totaled$134,324. The cash balance at the end of FY 11 amounted to $62,922, with outstanding
encumbrances of $13,106. Unencumbered cash available for carryover totaled $49,816.

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Status Of S-343
Beginning Balance of Fund on July 1, 2010
Revenues during FY 2011
Expenditures during FY 2011
Cash Balance as of June 30, 2011
Unpaid encumbrances as of June 30, 2011
Unencumbered Cash for carryover as of June 30, 2011

50,398146,847
134,324
62,922
13,10649,816

Summary of Revenues FY 2011
1,017
6,945
135,639
600
30
1,901
215
500
146,847

Hunting guide license
Game bird license
Hunting licenses
Investment poolfees for copiesHunter Ed fees
Conservation stamp
Criminal fines
Total Revenue for FY 2011

Summary of Expenditures FY 2011
60,46973,854
134,324

Personnel
Operations
Total Expenditures

Summary of Outstanding Claims FY 201113,106
13,106

Operations
Total Outstanding Claims

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 given
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
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monies to benefit game birds, and these activities also benefited pueo and mōlī.
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 had continued on the possible conversion of WRF-supported GeneralLaborers to Forestry & Wildlife Technicians, but became a moot point with substantial
loss of funds.
PROCESS USED1.

The Department’s Administrative Service Office and DOFAW coordinated todetermine the amount of monies in WRF 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 Resources Enforcement. A portion of WRF is 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 WRF and the necessity to provide state-match
requirements for PR projects.

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-11-343” to facilitate tracking and accountability.

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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 to purchase 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 theproject period.
Commission on Hunting License Sales
Objective: To pay Kaua‘i hunting license vendors for their commission on the sale of the
2009-10 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 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)

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3. Continue incremental development of the proposed Hanahanapuni public
shooting/archery range $20,000 (50% WRF)
4. Continue the artificial game bird release project in the Kekaha and Wailua GameManagement Areas. Plan, design, and purchase building materials, equipment andsupplies for the complete 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 Oahu.
Facilitated the game bird release program, which provided Ring-Necked
Pheasants and Erkel’s Francolins
Spread wild bird feed on in the Kuaoakalā GMA during the game bird hunting
season to attract birds into the hunting area and provide supplemental feed forreleased 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).

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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 Cooperative GameManagement Area (CGMA) was paid via WRF monies. This area provided hunters theopportunity to pursue Axis Deer, Mouflon Sheep, and game birds.
Expenditures: $17,500.00
Game Mammal Aerial Survey:Objective: Annual game mammal survey of the Lanai CGMA and private portions ofLanai Island.
Accomplishments: An aerial survey of the Lanai CGMA was conducted on September 9,2010 and September 10, 2010.
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 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-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.
Management of the Lottery Hunts-Lanai

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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. Staff were also sent to Lanai to assist with hunter check for both theAxis Deer and Mouflon sheep hunts.
Accomplishment: Application cards, instruction sheets, and addendums were printed anddistributed to all districts and lotteries conducted.
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.
Overtime costs for manning Lanai hunter check station:
Objective: Hunting activities and hunter check in on Lanai occurs after normal operatinghours. Overtime is paid to the Lanai Forestry and Wildlife Technician to accommodate
hunters.
Accomplishments: Due to budget cuts, the Lanai Forestry and Wildlife Technician
agreed to take compensatory time in lieu of pay.
Commissions on Hunting License Sales
Objective: WRF was used to pay commission to vendors for the sales of the 2010-2011
Hawaii hunting licenses.
Future Program Plans
1. Fund land rental on Lanai-$35,000.00 (100% WRF)
2. Fund land rental on Maui-$2600.00 (25% WRF)
3. Fund Lanai Check Station overtime for FWT V position-$6,000.00 (100% WRF)
4. Fund General Laborer I position for Lanai for facility upkeep and maintenance$45,000.00 (100% WRF)
5. Fund game mammal facilities development and O & M on Lanai-$35,000.00 (100%WRF)
6. Fund game mammal surveys on Lanai -$15,000.00 (100% WRF)
7. Fund purchase of Lanai vehicle-$50,000.00 (100% WRF)
8. Fund Management of Lottery Hunts on Lanai; document printing, data input anddrawings-$15,000.00 (100% WRF)
9. Fund signage for areas closed to hunt $1,000 (100% WRF)

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10. Fund General Laborer I position for Lanai Check Station work-$10,000.00 (100%WRF)
Future Program Plans
11. Fund land rental on Lanai-$35,000 (100% WRF)
12. Fund land rental on Maui-$2,600 (25% WRF)
13. Fund Lanai Check Station overtime for FWT V position-$6,000 (100% WRF)
14. Fund General Laborer I position for Lanai for facility upkeep and maintenance$45,000 (100% WRF)
15. Fund game mammal facilities development and O & M on Lanai-$35,000 (100%WRF)
16. Fund game mammal surveys on Lanai -$10,000 (100% WRF)
17. Fund purchase of Lanai vehicle-$50,000 (100% WRF)
18. Fund Management of Lottery Hunts on Lanai; document printing, data input anddrawings-$15,000 (100% WRF)
19. Fund signage for areas closed to hunting-$1,000 (100% WRF)
20. Fund General Laborer I position for Lanai Check Station work-$10,000 (100%WRF)

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.
Wildlife O & M:
Objectives: To maintain the Kīpuka ‘Āinahou Lease.
Accomplishments: The lease for Kīpuka ‘Āinahou with the Department of Hawaiian
Home Lands was maintained. Gorse in the Hawaiian Home Lands lease area wasremoved before it seeded. Select portions of Kapapala and Kīpuka ‘Āinahou game bird
hunting areas were improved by fertilizing and renewal of bulldozed strips in the pasturesand removal of competitive vegetation. Little brown fire ants and mosquitoes werecontrolled at Kapapala CGMA, in game bird nesting areas and watering sites
Commissions on Hunting License Sales:
Objective: To pay commissions to vendors on the Island of Hawai‘i for sales of the2009-2010 Hawai‘i hunting licenses.
Accomplishment: Hunting licenses were available at vendors and commissions werepaid.

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Motor Vehicle Repairs, Maintenance, and Equipment
Objective: To maintain trucks in service for WRF purposes.
Accomplishment: Vehicles remained functional without reduced charges to WRF.
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: $18,170

WEST HAWAI‘I DISTRICT
Equipment Purchase
No expenditures
Vehicle Purchase
No expenditures
Facilities Construction
No expenditures
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 ofprojects. To provide predator control at various locations.
Accomplishment: A part-time General Laborer I position was paid for out of WRF andassisted in predator control, trapping of mongooses, feral cats, and feral dogs, maintainedwater units and water supply facilities, assisted with invasive plant control. The GeneralPage 9

Laborer also assisted with predator control at the Big Island Country Club and Puu
Waawaa Ranch for nēnē enhancement. Five thousand silver oak trees were removed.
Future Program Plans
1. Restore equipment purchase, vehicle purchase and maintenance, and facilities
construction functions from WRF, as funds accrue from the sale of hunting licenses,stamps, tags and fees.
2. Continue part-time General Laborer 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 with WRF
monies.
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.
Future Program Plans
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)

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