DLNR closes hunting area because of ongoing Mauna Loa eruption

The Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources is announcing additional closures because of the ongoing Mauna Loa eruption.

Effective immediately and until further notice, the Division of Forestry and Wildlife has closed all hunting in the portion of Unit A of the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve and Game Management Area south of Daniel K. Inouye Highway across from the Gilbert Kahele Recreation Area.

This area is known as “The Slice” or “The Beak.”