Reviewing the maps at the end of DLNR MAR_Title13_Ch123.pdf, I see the upper section of Honuaula Forest Reserve is listed as a Unit B.  Conveniently right above Kailua Kona on Hualalai at around the 6000-7000 foot mark.  The Google Earth overlays do not list that.

That and the map shows a "private access" road to get to it.  Never explored up there above Holualoa, so no idea how landowners are about crossing over their land to get to the forest reserve.  Road up there would come off 180 near Holualoa town.

Reviewing the maps at the end of DLNR MAR_Title13_Ch123.pdf, I see the upper section of Honuaula Forest Reserve is listed as a Unit B.  Conveniently right above Kailua Kona on Hualalai at around the 6000-7000 foot mark.  The Google Earth overlays do not list that.

That and the map shows a "private access" road to get to it.  Never explored up there above Holualoa, so no idea how landowners are about crossing over their land to get to the forest reserve.  Road up there would come off 180 near Holualoa town.

Good catch, It looks like to get up to that area you head up the road to an area that was known as Waiono Meadows, if you have ever taken the handgun class with Frank Emerson this is where he takes the class up for live fire training... Not to the hunting area but up that same road... Dan Bolton owns alot of the property up there and much of the area is coffee farms until you get up near the top. Looking on google maps the roads keep going but I am pretty sure there are gates.

Here are the coordinates to the road that goes up. You can drive up quite a ways... maybe contact DLNR and they can probably give contact info for getting permission to access the area.

 19°37'35.79"N LATITUDE
155°56'54.16"W LONGITUDE

I booked my hunters safety education course several months in advance in Hilo but when I went on my assigned day there were tons of people who did not reserve a spot in advance and were admitted into the class! So if you do not have a reserved spot you can try to show up, at your own risk, and see if they will accept walk ins best of luck.

There is a range in hualalai and one in waikoloa that are both private.  the area that I think you are thinking of up kona is a public hunting zone that is actually on private land that isn't open all the time. The only public places to shoot here are on public hunting areas and the is one range down milolii side right on mile marker 84. Not exactly sure what the areas called, sorry I forgot. But unless you know some one with land you're kind of out of luck.

There is a range in hualalai and one in waikoloa that are both private.

Never heard of these spots before.  More info would be great.

Was told there used to be a Kohala gun club range but long gone.

Manuka is the area down south.  Not exactly a formal shooting range, but far better than a lot of the trash dumps I used to see on the mainland.

Yes sir that's the one. A buddy was telling me about the other ones. Not sure where they are because its all just on private property so I've never been up there he has though. I guess it's one of those you gotta know someone kind of thing. Yeah down south is a trash dump people just dump stuff down there to shoot at but at least it's sanctioned so you won't get arrested

Never heard of these spots before.  More info would be great.

Was told there used to be a Kohala gun club range but long gone.

Manuka is the area down south.  Not exactly a formal shooting range, but far better than a lot of the trash dumps I used to see on the mainland.

What are the hours for Manuka?  Is there s certain time when they shut the gate or something? 

I don't think that they close manuka up. I was headed down there this morning despite the rain we had lastnight and this morning, thinking it would be dry by oceanview....but by the time I got past honoka'a a few miles and it was still raining, Decided to turn back

boo 

I don't think that they close manuka up. I was headed down there this morning despite the rain we had lastnight and this morning, thinking it would be dry by oceanview....but by the time I got past honoka'a a few miles and it was still raining, Decided to turn back

boo 

Where were you coming from?  Sunny and clear in Keaau today.  Was thinking of swinging by there late tomorrow like around 3-4 ish.  Just wanted to make sure it would be open.

I was coming from Kona, It rained pretty hard all night lastnight and was still raining this morning. Figured it would dry up once I got past kealakekua but was raining pretty steady all the way down. There is a little bench someone built with like a piece of tin roof but I did not really want to spend a few hours down there in the rain.

Of course, a weather forecast might help but lets be honest, oahu news and weather doesn't do much good on the big island.

I was coming from Kona, It rained pretty hard all night lastnight and was still raining this morning. Figured it would dry up once I got past kealakekua but was raining pretty steady all the way down. There is a little bench someone built with like a piece of tin roof but I did not really want to spend a few hours down there in the rain.

Of course, a weather forecast might help but lets be honest, oahu news and weather doesn't do much good on the big island.

Yeah I know, Guy Hagi always says "chance of windward and mauka showers." Sunny, cloudy, chance of showers, really?  I laugh too!