Road Updates - Damage from Hurricane Lala, Aug. 2026
Update for Sept. 3 2026
All roads are open, however they are in very bad condition but passable.
Hononui and ʻĀinapō require a true 4x4. No AWD.
Wood Valley Gate - chain saw recommended as you go through the area in the trees. Waihaka gulch is not passable.
Travel at your own risk
Public Hunting
Please refer to the State of Hawaiʻi Hunting website for your answers.
In a nutshell:
-MAMMAL hunting in the Forest Reserve (not the Ranch) year-round.
-BIRD hunting season is generally Nov-Jan in the Game Management Area of the Ranch.
-There is NO Spring Turkey season at Kapāpala Ranch
Kapāpala Koa Canoe Project
-The Kapāpala Koa Canoe Forest is NOT currently part of the Kapāpala Ranch but rather a part of the forest reserve immediately above the Ranch and accessed through the Ranch. It is managed by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
-Fun Historical Fact: This area used to be part of the Kapāpala Ranch lease until the late 1980 when Ranch Owner Gordon Cran and Head Forester Libert Landgraf agreed that this area was better suited to the Stateʻs then-mission of commercially harvesting koa with a regenerative planting program for future years. The area was withdrawn from the Ranch. After no commerical harvest and a need for logs for koa canoes, this area was rebranded in 2004 as the Kapāpala Koa Canoe Forest. This will be the first harvest from this area offered in 37 years.