State Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee

The State Forest Stewardship Advisory Committee advises the Division of Forestry and Wildlife on implementing Hawaii's State Forest Stewardship Program, which provides technical and financial assistance to private and tribal landowners for sustainable forest management. The committee reviews program priorities, evaluates funding applications, and helps ensure Hawaii's private forest lands contribute to watershed protection, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity conservation. It supports the management of forests that protect Hawaii's critical groundwater recharge areas.

Hawaii's native forests are essential to the islands' freshwater supply and biodiversity, and private landowners control a significant portion of those forests. Landowners with forested acreage hiki ke komo me the committee to access technical assistance and cost-share programs for forest conservation and management.