The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife, is authorized to manage and regulate public lands set apart as forest reserves as detailed in Chapter 183, Hawaii Revised Statues (HRS). Pursuant to Sections 183-12 and 183-13, HRS, DLNR hereby provides notice of public hearing for 5 proposed changes affecting the area of government forest reserve lands on Oahu:

1. Addition of Tax Map Keys (1) 2-2-053: portion of 001; (1) 2-2-053:002 and 003; (1) 2-5-010: portions of 001 and 003; (1) 2-5-019: portion of 005; (1) 2-5-019:013; (1) 2-9-031: portion of 002; (1) 2-9-049:004; and
(1) 3-4-033:001 comprising approximately 124.287 acres to the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Pauoa, Manoa, and Palolo, Honolulu, Oahu.

2. Withdrawal of Tax Map Keys (1) 1-4-014:001 and 026; (1) 1-4-016:003; (1) 1-4-018:001, 003, 006, 009, 010, and 011; (1) 1-4-018: portions of 012 through 016; (1) 1-4-020:013, 039, and 053; (1) 1-9-007: portion of 001; (1) 2-2-041:003, 008, and 013; (1) 2-2-054: portion of 001; (1) 2-2- 054:002; (1) 2-2-055:001; (1) 2-5-019: portions of 003 and 016; (1) 2-5- 024: portions of 001 through 003; (1) 2-5-024:004 through 020; (1) 2-5- 024: portion of 021; (1) 2-5-024: portion of 027; (1) 2-5-024:028 through 033; (1) 2-9-051:002; (1) 2-9-054:010; (1) 2-9-055:002; (1) 2-9-055: portion of 006; (1) 2-9-055:007, 008, 009, and 013; (1) 2-9-057: portions of 006, 011, and 012; (1) 3-3-056:001, 004, and 005; (1) 3-3-056: portion of 006; (1) 3-3-058:066 and 067; (1) 3-4-010:019; (1) 3-4-020: portion of 003; (1) 3-4-022:006; (1) 3-4-031:023; (1) 3-4-032:055; (1) 3- 5-024:023 and 032; (1) 3-6-004: portions of 001 and 014; (1) 3-6-019: portions of 035 and 038 comprising approximately 2,741.215 acres from the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Kalihi, Nuuanu, Pauoa, Manoa, Makiki, and Waahila, Honolulu, Oahu.

3. Addition of Tax Map Key (1) 3-7-004:002 comprising approximately 263.000 acres to the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve, Niu, Honolulu, Oahu.

4. Addition of Tax Map Key (1) 8-5-006:005 comprising approximately 300.00 acres to the Division of Forestry and Wildlife for addition to the Waianae Kai Forest Reserve, Waianae, Honolulu, Oahu.

5. Addition of Tax Map Key (1) 4-2-010: portion of 001 comprising approximately 1,744.538 acres to the Division of Forestry and Wildlife for addition to the Waimanalo Forest Reserve, Waimanalo, Honolulu, Oahu

DLNR will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed Forest Reserve System changes at 5:30 pm, March 4, 2015, at the Kalanimoku Building, Land Board Conference Room 132, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813.

All interested persons are urged to attend the public hearing to present relevant information and individual opinion for the DLNR to consider. Persons unable to attend or wishing to present additional comments may mail written testimony postmarked no later than March 18, 2015, to Forest Management Supervisor I, Attn: Ryan Peralta, Division of Forestry and Wildlife, 1151 Punchbowl St., #325, Honolulu, HI 96813.