February 2025

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DIAMOND HEAD STATE PARK TEMPORARY CLOSURES FOR ROCKFALL MITIGATION  [caption id="attachment_34112" align="alignnone" width="579"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU – An ongoing construction project at Diamond Head State Monument will require full...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON VOLUNTEERS ASSIST COQUI FROG CONTROL EFFORTS ON O‘AHU [caption id="attachment_34099" align="alignnone" width="552"] Click on photo to view video[/caption]   HONOLULU – During every Thursday evening get togethers in Waimānalo, people gather at sunset...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KEANAKOLU ORCHARD FOR MAINTENANCE HONOLULU – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces that the Keanakolu Orchard, located in the Hilo Forest Reserve on Hawaiʻi Island, will be...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON NON-RESIDENT FISHING LICENSES EXPECTED TO GENERATE $1 MILLION ANNUALLY Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – Hawai‘i is joining other ocean states and now requires a license for recreational ocean fishing for...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON EXPLORE OUTDOOR HAWAI‘I SITE WINS WEB DESIGN GOLD HONOLULU – The Explore Outdoor Hawai‘i website, just launched in July, won gold in the Best of the Web – Government Agency category at the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON RAPID ʻŌHIʻA DEATH DETECTED AT MAUI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KAHULUI, Maui — The least-virulent strain of the fungal infection known as Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) was detected late last month in three landscape ʻōhiʻa...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON SALVAGE PLANS UNDERWAY FOR GROUNDED SAILBOAT ON MAUI HONOLULU — The owner of the sailing vessel Hula Girl continues coordinating closely with the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) and the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAI‘I WILDLIFE CONSERVATION/GAME BIRD STAMP CONTEST OPENS Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – Artists are invited to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) for the 2025-26...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BLESSING THE “BIRDS” CRITICAL TO SAVING KAUA‘I’S FOREST BIRDS Annual Field Season Blessing Recognizes the Importance of Helicopters [caption id="attachment_34013" align="alignnone" width="626"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] LĪHUʻE, Kaua‘i — In a...