March 2025

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON TWO PEOPLE CITED AND ONE ARRESTED ON ‘OPIHI VIOLATIONS Second and Third Incidents in a Week KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i Island – A DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) Marine Patrol Unit spotted...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAIʻI ISLAND RESERVES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE IN APRIL FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES Feral Goats, Sheep to be Controlled on Mauna Kea April 23 and 24 HILO, Hawaiʻi – Animal control activities will be...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ANONYMOUS TIP LEADS TO MARINE PROTECTED AREA VIOLATIONS PŪPŪKEA, O‘ahu - An anonymous tip received by the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) led to citations for two men allegedly engaging...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DEAD TURTLE PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO REPORT IT WHEN YOU SEE IT HONOLULU – A social media post from an “anonymous participant” on a Hawai‘i-based Facebook page shows a dead sea turtle with its...

STATE OF HAWAIʻI  KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI  JOSH GREEN, M.D.  GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA    GOVERNOR GREEN MAKES KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND THE JUDICIARY HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., has appointed Hannah Kihalani Springer to the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DREDGING WORK AT MĀLA BOAT RAMP STARTS NEXT WEEK LAHAINA, Maui – The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) has awarded a contract to American Marine Corporation for dredging work to...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE FOR MAUI STATE FOREST RESERVES SCHEDULED IN APRIL KAHULUI – Sites in upcountry Maui will close for the month of April to allow for trail repairs and fuel mitigation...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 LĀNAʻI MOUFLON SHEEP SEASON OPEN MARCH 31 HONOLULU – Applications for the 2025 Lānaʻi mouflon sheep hunting season will be available on March 31, 2025. Lānaʻi’s mouflon sheep season will...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON CRITICALLY RARE NATIVE PLANT ON KAHOʻOLAWE FINDS SUCCESS IN CULTIVATION New Website Launches to Increase Awareness, Conservation Efforts HONOLULU – A new website dedicated to a critically endangered native Hawaiian plant from Kahoʻolawe...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON CORAL PROJECT SEEKS FEEDBACK FOR OʻAHU TRANSPLANTING SITES [caption id="attachment_34395" align="alignnone" width="618"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU — Community input is sought in shaping the restoration of Oʻahu’s coral reefs. The...