October 2024

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 11, 2024 NEW VIDEOS EXPLORE CULTURAL PRACTICE WITH NATURAL RESOURCES (HONOLULU) – Our natural resources in Hawaiʻi are inextricably connected to the communities that rely upon and care for...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 11, 2024 DLNR TRANSFERS 34 HAWAI‘I ISLAND LEASES AND REVOCABLE PERMITS TO DOA Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – At its meeting today, the state Board of...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 11, 2024 WAIMĀNALO HOMELESS SHELTER GETS NEW LEASE ON LIFE Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – Today, the state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) agreed...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 10, 2024 HIT AND RUN DRIVER KILLS NĒNĒ IN LILIʻUOKALANI PARK AND GARDENS Click on photo to view video A male nēnē, banded as 595, was killed while apparently...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 10, 2024 TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF VARIOUS DLNR-MANAGED LANDS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES (HILO) -- The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct animal control activities for trapping...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 9, 2024 ʻALALĀ BEGIN JOURNEY BACK TO THE WILD ON MAUI Click on photo to view video (MAKAWAO, MAUI) –In a significant milestone for the conservation of Hawaiʻi’s native...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 8, 2024   DEMOLITION OF ICONIC UNCLE BILLY’S HILO BAY HOTEL UNDERWAY (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – Demolition of the condemned and dilapidated Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel is underway, after...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2024   KAHAUALEʻA NATURAL AREA RESERVE TO REOPEN FOLLOWING VOLCANIC ACTIVITY (HILO) – Access is being restored to Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve on Hawaiʻi Island, effective October 4,...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2024   ‘DAY AT THE LAKE’ EVENT BRINGS BOAT RIDES, PICNICS AND FUN FOR FAMILES TO WAHIAWĀ FRESHWATER STATE RECREATION AREA WAHIAWĀ — Families are invited to picnic,...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2024 MOKULUA NUI ISLAND SHORELINE CLOSURE TO END OCTOBER 7 Kaʻiwa the Monk Seal Pup has Weaned, Allowing Restoration of Shoreline Access (HONOLULU) – The current closure of...