April 2025

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON WEST MAUI WATERSHED RESTORATION ENGAGES NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS [caption id="attachment_34755" align="alignnone" width="606"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] NĀPILI, Maui – The forests stretching from Honokōwai, which is just past Lahaina, all the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 HONOLULU — A rare native coastal dune ecosystem, pristine native forest and ranch lands, critical estuary habitiat, and mixed forest that connects inland streams...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DOZENS OF CAMPS CLEARED FROM DIAMOND HEAD STATE PARK HONOLULU  – This week, a state contractor and officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) cleared 45 illegal encampments from...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF POLOLŪ TRAIL AND LOOKOUT MAY 3 NORTH KOHALA, Hawaiʻi Island – In partnership with the Protect Pololū ʻOhana (PPO), the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife Nā Ala Hele Trail...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON INVASIVE SPECIES REMOVAL EVENT COMING TO  KEALAKEKUA BAY STATE HISTORICAL PARK KEALAKEKUA BAY STATE HISTORICAL PARK, Hawaiʻi — An invasive species removal event is scheduled for Kealakekua Bay on Sunday, May 18 as...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KAUA‘I SANCTUARY IS HUGELY POPULAR WITH NATIVE AND TRANSPACIFIC WATER BIRDS KAWAIʻELE BIRD SANCTUARY, Kaua‘i – West Kaua‘i’s Mānā Plain is attracting larger numbers of native waterbirds and migratory shore birds than DLNR  Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON NATIVE TREES CENTER STAGE AT EARTH DAY PLANTING CEREMONY HONOLULU — The grounds of Washington Place now have additional native vegetation, as Governor Josh Green M.D., First Lady Jaime Kanani Green, and DLNR...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON PUAʻA KAʻA STATE WAYSIDE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT SET TO BEGIN APRIL 21 WAILUKU, Maui – A rehabilitation project to improve facilities at the Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside, a scenic rest stop and picnic area...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DLNR CLARIFIES OCEAN COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTING STATUS HONOLULU – After being made aware of misinformation circulated by commercial boating interests, the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) is clarifying the status...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ONLINE VESSEL REGISTRATION RENEWAL NOW AVAILABLE HONOLULU – Vessel registration renewal has become more streamlined for state boat owners. The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) is pleased to announce the...