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Hawaii, 2026 season

Hawaii Christmas Tree Permits 2026

Hawaii has no national forest tree permits, but the state forestry division issues free personal use collection permits that list Christmas trees in a few Oahu and Maui forest reserves.

2
Forests selling permits
0 on Recreation.gov
No fee
Price per tree
2 of 2 charge nothing
Each fall
On sale
on each forest permit page
See the forest
Fourth graders
with an Every Kid Outdoors pass
Forest by forest

Where to get a Christmas tree permit in Hawaii

Oahu: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve (Nuuanu Section), Kuaokala Forest Reserve and Mokuleia Forest Reserve

Permit on request

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Price
free of charge
Limit
No more than one permit within a seven-day period may be issued to the same person or persons, group, organization, or association listed on the permit for collecting any of the same forest products.
On sale
On request
Cutting
Any time the permit is open
Where to buy
online through the DOFAW permit map, in person at any DOFAW District office
Gathering of non-listed species or common materials from a State Forest Reserve, requested in quantities that are determined by DLNR as representing personal use, is regulated through issuance of a Collection Permit, free of charge.
Forest Reserve System Collection Permit, Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, read September 22, 2026. Read it at the source

Rules for cutting

Apply at least 10 working days before the day you plan to collect.

Requests for permits should be submitted 10 working days prior to the collection date, to allow sufficient time for review and processing.
Oahu: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve (Nuuanu Section), Kuaokala Forest Reserve and Mokuleia Forest Reserve. Read it at the source

Carry a printed copy of the approved permit while collecting.

You must have the printed permit with you when collecting the permitted items.
Oahu: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve (Nuuanu Section), Kuaokala Forest Reserve and Mokuleia Forest Reserve. Read it at the source

Know the item and the forest reserve before you apply.

Before you apply for a collection permit you need to know what non-timber forest product you want to collect and what forest reserve on your island that you can find them.
Oahu: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve (Nuuanu Section), Kuaokala Forest Reserve and Mokuleia Forest Reserve. Read it at the source

The permit covers the Forest Reserve System only.

This permit and application process is for collection in the Forest Reserve System only.
Oahu: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve (Nuuanu Section), Kuaokala Forest Reserve and Mokuleia Forest Reserve. Read it at the source

On Oahu the listed item is Christmas tree or Norfolk pine.

Christmas tree/Norfolk Pine
Oahu: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve (Nuuanu Section), Kuaokala Forest Reserve and Mokuleia Forest Reserve. Read it at the source

Oahu: Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve (Nuuanu Section), Kuaokala Forest Reserve and Mokuleia Forest Reserve permit page

Maui: Kula Forest Reserve, outside permit area 5

Permit on request

Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife

Price
free of charge
Limit
No more than one permit within a seven-day period may be issued to the same person or persons, group, organization, or association listed on the permit for collecting any of the same forest products.
On sale
On request
Cutting
Any time the permit is open
Where to buy
online through the DOFAW permit map, in person at any DOFAW District office
Gathering of non-listed species or common materials from a State Forest Reserve, requested in quantities that are determined by DLNR as representing personal use, is regulated through issuance of a Collection Permit, free of charge.
Forest Reserve System Collection Permit, Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, read September 22, 2026. Read it at the source

Rules for cutting

Apply at least 10 working days before the day you plan to collect.

Requests for permits should be submitted 10 working days prior to the collection date, to allow sufficient time for review and processing.
Maui: Kula Forest Reserve, outside permit area 5. Read it at the source

Carry a printed copy of the approved permit while collecting.

You must have the printed permit with you when collecting the permitted items.
Maui: Kula Forest Reserve, outside permit area 5. Read it at the source

Know the item and the forest reserve before you apply.

Before you apply for a collection permit you need to know what non-timber forest product you want to collect and what forest reserve on your island that you can find them.
Maui: Kula Forest Reserve, outside permit area 5. Read it at the source

The permit covers the Forest Reserve System only.

This permit and application process is for collection in the Forest Reserve System only.
Maui: Kula Forest Reserve, outside permit area 5. Read it at the source

On Maui the Christmas tree listing is for the Kula Forest Reserve, not permit area 5.

(not #5)
Maui: Kula Forest Reserve, outside permit area 5. Read it at the source

Maui: Kula Forest Reserve, outside permit area 5 permit page

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Hawaii Christmas tree permit questions

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Christmas tree permits in other states

Hawaii Christmas tree farmsChoose and cut farms and the pick your own season in Hawaii.Christmas tree permits by stateEvery forest's price and dates in one table, with the free fourth grade permit.
Tall snow covered conifers lining a snowy forest road under a bright blue sky
Fresh snow on the conifers of a Pacific Southwest Region national forest in November 2024, the week the region reminded families that its tree permits sell on Recreation.gov. “Are you ready to get into the holiday spirit? Christmas tree permits are availiable online at Recreation (20241116-FS-ASA-55)”, Region 5 Photography, Public domain

Compiled September 22, 2026. Every price, date and rule above is republished from Forest Reserve System Collection Permit, Hawaii DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the other forest pages linked beside each quote, read on September 22, 2026. Prices, dates and cutting areas change each fall, so the forest’s page is the one to check before a trip. Every state is in the national Christmas tree permit guide.