Winners of the 2026-27 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest were announced by Hawai’i Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife.
- Conservation stamp winner: Kūākea Yasak. Winning submission features a burly wild boar within a cultivated kalo, or tar0, patch.
- Game bird stamp winner: Alvin Galvez. Winning submission depicts male and female California valley quails proudly perched on a rocky outcrop, set against a sweeping mountain backdrop.
The state Land Department requested submissions for this year’s conservation stamp featuring a wild pig, thriving in forested wildlands and areas near human development.
Submissions featuring the California valley quail — which was introduced in 1818 to the islands as a gift to King Kamehameha and went on to become established throughout the Hawaiian Islands — were requested for the 2026-27 game bird stamp.
All submissions were reviewed and the two winners selected by a committee…