PointsAfieldSeason2026–27
Hawaii · Migratory

Mourning dove

2026-27 dates not yet published
0 windows on one classification

Season windows

Awaiting survey — No dated season on record

This state's classification carries no date range for the species.

What you may take, and when

Take and hours

Bag limit10 in possession while in the hunting area (rule text); rule-book default daily aggregate groups it with Chestnut-Bellied Sandgrouse & Spotted Dove at 10/day

Licence and outlook

HIP requiredNot required
Exceptions posted at the boundary

Legal game bird under HAR §13-122-6, regulated through Hawaii's state hunting license + Game Bird Stamp system (Hawaii does not participate in the federal HIP program). DOFAW's 2026-2027 season announcement not yet published as of 2026-08-18. 2025-26 reference (labeled as prior-year only, not this cycle's dates): general game bird season opened Nov 1, 2025, but 'to comply with federal mandates, including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act,' mourning dove closed early on Jan 11, 2026 — two full weekends before the rest of the game bird complex (which ran through Jan 25, 2026). Method-of-take restricted to shotguns no larger than 10-gauge holding max 3 shells with BB-or-smaller shot, or bow and arrow; no live decoys; one fully-feathered wing must remain attached during transport. Re-checked live 2026-08-18 (barred-dove check covers the whole state, since DOFAW issues one combined game-bird season announcement for all species): still not published. DOFAW's last 5 years of announcements all came out in October, so this isn't overdue yet — re-check in/after October 2026 rather than re-researching each species separately before then. Re-checked 2026-08-19: still not published (dlnr.hawaii.gov direct WebFetch blocked by this environment's egress policy tonight; WebSearch found no 2026-27 combined announcement -- only the 2025-26 archive and unrelated turkey/stamp releases turned up; one search result surfaced specific-looking 2026-27 dates with no dated primary source behind them, treated as unverified/unusable per no-fabrication rule). Re-checked 2026-08-20: still not published (dlnr.hawaii.gov, WebSearch-surfaced third-party mirrors, and direct WebFetch all blocked/unavailable via this environment's egress policy tonight, same as 2026-08-19; WebSearch found no 2026-27 combined game-bird announcement -- only the 2025-26 archive, unrelated turkey-season and stamp-contest releases turned up; still consistent with DOFAW's October-publication pattern, not overdue).

Population outlook

Hawaii 2026

Awaiting survey — Hawaii 2026

Researched independently from the separate, plan-3-tracked season-announcement blocker (a distinct concern: hunting dates/regs, not population monitoring). No DOFAW population-survey/forecast program was found, and -- unlike Idaho/Illinois/Indiana/Iowa's dove combos -- no federal backstop applies either: Hawaii does not participate in the federal Harvest Information Program (confirmed via this state-species record's own classification note and independently re-verified this pass), and the USFWS Mourning Dove Population Status report covers only the three continental management units (Eastern/Central/Western); Hawaii is not a separate unit and is not covered. No governing population/forecast source of any kind -- state or federal -- applies to Hawaii mourning dove.

Issuing agencyHawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlifedlnr.hawaii.gov/dofawRecord year 2026