March 2023

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 28, 2023 DOCARE REFERS 33 DOLPHIN HARASSEMENT CASES TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/812603935 (KONA, HAWAI'I ISLAND) –...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 28, 2023 HAWAI‘I RECEIVES WILDFIRE IMPACT GRANTS FROM USDA FOREST SERVICE (HONOLULU) – Four Hawai‘i Island communities and Kaua‘i County are receiving more than $400,000 from the U.S. Department...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 25, 2023 FAMILY OF GOOD SAMARITANS SINGLED OUT FOR RECOVERY OF NĒNĒ GOSLING (HILO, HAWAI'I ISLAND) – A nēnē family was reunited and relocated last week after an illegal capture and removal of its gosling from...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 25, 2023 ENDANGERED FOREST BIRDS TO RECEIVE PROTECTION FROM AVIAN MALARIA ON MAUI  Plans to combat invasive mosquitoes provides hope for beleaguered birds  Photo courtesy: Jacob Drucker   Photo courtesy:...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 23, 2023 HILO WOMAN CITED AFTER TAKING NĒNĒ GOSLING FROM STATE PARK (HILO, HAWAI'I ISLAND) – 57-year-old Meiqin Chen of Hilo was cited this morning by the DLNR Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 23, 2023 “SYMPHONY OF THE HAWAIʻI FORESTS” GROWS STUDENTS’ PILINA WITH TREES Photo courtesy: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (HONOLULU) – Next month, the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra will host...

  JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 21, 2023 SHARK WARNING SIGNS COME DOWN FOLLOWING SUNDAY SHARK INCIDENT (WAIKOLOA, HAWAI‘I) – The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) took down shark warning signs on Monday...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 19, 2023 41 NEW DOCARE OFFICERS GO INTO THE FIELD MONDAY To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/809551901 (HONOLULU) – On Friday, the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 18, 2023 DLNR TAKES CONTROL OF GROUNDED BOAT IN LĀHAINĀ SMALL BOAT HARBOR (HONOLULU) – To avoid damaging a culturally significant site, the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 16, 2023 INPUT SOUGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE ON MAUI Online platform streamlines community participation (KAUPŌ, MAUI) –Management efforts on the southeast slopes of Haleakalā aim to...