2023

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2023 ALA WAI CANAL STAIRWELL IMPROVEMENTS TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER (HONOLULU) – The DLNR Engineering Division announces an improvement project to encase seven of the existing 11 Ala...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2023 DESPITE CATASTROPHIC DESTRUCTION HOPE FOR MANY HISTORIC LĀHAINĀ STRUCTURES To view video please click on photo (LĀHAINĀ, MAUI) – A team from the DLNR State Historic Preservation...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2023 NEW PLANT SPECIES UNIQUE TO HAWAI'I DISCOVERED IN REMOTE FORESTS OF WEST MAUI (KAHULUI) — A unique plant first seen in the high forests of West Maui...

(KEKAHA, Hawaii) – The Department of the Navy signed a $4.14 million Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Cooperative Agreement award with the State of Hawaii to fund conservation programs around the Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF), Barking Sands on Kauai. The...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2023 MULTI-AGENCY SEARCH AND RESCUE EXERCISE ON O‘AHU To view video please click on photo (HONOLULU) — Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE),...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2023 INFORMATIONAL MEETING FOR WEST MAUI BOATERS AND COMMERCIAL OPERATORS  To view video please click on photo (HONOLULU) – The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2023 GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR WILDFIRE RISK REDUCTION AND LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION Three opportunities now available to landowners across Hawaiʻi [caption id="attachment_29504" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Picture from Waʻahila Ridge...

(click on image for flyer) Please join us for a community informational meeting on Molokai. Chairperson Dawn Chang and First Deputy Laura Kaakua will be joined by staff from multiple divisions that work with the Molokai community. Following a brief...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 25, 2023 GRANT OPPORTUNITY NOW OPEN FOR LAND ACQUISITION Pre-applications are due October 9, with final applications due December 1 (HONOLULU) - Land acquisition grants from the Land Conservation...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, 2023 STATE WATER COMMISSION OUTLINES ACTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES FOR WEST MAUI WATER MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES  To view video please click on photo (HONOLULU) – Tuesday’s marathon meeting of...