Hawaii · Official sources · Reviewed August 14, 2026
Hawaii's Statewide GIS Program publishes a statewide Tax Map Key parcel layer assembled from all four counties and openable in ArcGIS Map Viewer.
A parcel, tax, or deed record is not permission to enter the land or proof that one named person controls every hunting right.
The Hawaii path
Use the map to capture the county and TMK, then follow the state metadata's county GIS route for the most current assessment record before seeking permission.
The state says TMK boundaries are visual references, not legal or survey-grade lines, and attributes can change. A TMK identifies an assessment parcel but does not prove title, hunting-right authority, access, or permission.
A current owner, co-owner, tenant, property manager, trust representative, or hunting-rights lessee may be the relevant decision-maker. Ask directly and do not treat silence, a map label, or a prior invitation as approval.
Official Hawaii sources
Capabilities and restrictions below were verified only to the scope stated by each source.
Hawaii Statewide GIS Program
Open official sourceHawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development
Open official sourceFrom record to respectful request
Research one relevant property, use a lawful and respectful channel, explain the narrow hunt you want to discuss, and make “no” easy.
Confirm that the record belongs to the parcel you meant to research and reopen the live source near the time of contact. Do not navigate by generalized tax-map lines in the field.
A name or tax-mailing record can begin the inquiry; it cannot settle co-ownership, occupancy, management, an existing lease, or a separate transfer of hunting rights.
Name the hunters, species, lawful method, dates, scouting, equipment, parking, entry, boundaries, guests, and retrieval plan. Do not enter first and ask later.
Requirements vary. Open the Hawaii written-permission requirements, then confirm every current state, local, and property-specific rule and form.
