November 2023

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 27, 2023 COMMUNITY MEETING TO REVITALIZE WAIĀKEA PENINSULA (HILO, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – Hilo community members are invited to an open house and planning meeting to help redefine the Waiākea...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 27, 2023 DEMOLITION OF FORMER UNCLE BILLY’S HOTEL SET TO BEGIN Click on photo to view video (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – Asbestos abatement work on the former Uncle Billy’s Hotel...

(click on image for flyer) Please join us for community listening sessions on Oʻahu. There are two options to participate. Chairperson Dawn Chang, and Deputies Laura Kaakua and Kaleo Manuelwill be joined by DLNR leadership and staff from multiple divisions...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 21, 2023 STATE BOATING DIVISION FOLLOWED THE RULES IN AWARD OF KAHULU‘U SURF PERMITS Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – Four surf instruction companies received permits last...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 17, 2023 FOUR SURF SCHOOLS WIN LOTTERY FOR COMMERCIAL PERMITS AT KAHULU‘U BAY Click on photo to view video (KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – In an effort to better manage...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 16, 2023 ONE COMMUNITY IMPACTED BY REPEATED WILDFIRES HONORS FIRST RESPONDERS Click on photo to view video (WAIMEA, HAWAIʻI ISLAND) - The same day as four wildfires sparked on...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 13, 2023 SIXTEEN LIVE SHEEP FREED AFTER POACHERS TRAP THEM ON HAWAI‘I ISLAND (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – Alleged sheep poachers were cited on Hawaiʻi island by alert officers from the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 9, 2023 WILDFIRES IMPACT FOREST WATERSHEDS AND PEOPLE IN MULTIPLE WAYS Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – Native trees including Koa, ‘Ōhi‘a, and the native fern Uluhe...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 8, 2023 NINE HONOLULU MEN CITED FOR FISHING ILLEGALLY IN MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (HONOLULU) – Nine men were cited by DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 8, 2023 $5 MILLION IN FUNDING HEADED TO HAWAI‘I TO ENHANCE FORESTS Federal funds will support tree planting and forest management on private lands Click on photo to view...