Winners of the 2025-2026 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest were announced by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW).

For the Conservation Stamp, the department requested submissions featuring Manu-o-Kū (also known as the white tern or fairy tern), a native bird that nests among our community forests. For the Game Bird Stamp, the department requested submissions featuring the Erckel’s Francolin. A committee reviewed all submissions, and two winners were chosen.

The conservation stamp winner was Patrick Ching, while the Game bird stamp winner was David K. Hayes. Both stamps will be available to wildlife stamp collectors on July 1.

The conservation stamp is required on the state of Hawai‘i hunting license, and the game bird hunting stamp is required for those intending to hunt game birds.

Funds from sales of these stamps go into the State Wildlife Revolving Fund to support wildlife populations and habitats, and to manage hunting programs in Hawaiʻi.

Photo credit: DLNR