June 2025

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON LAND BOARD VOTES NOT TO ACCEPT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR ARMY LEASES ON OʻAHU HONOLULU — Citing significant gaps in environmental analysis as presented by DLNR staff, the Board of Land and Natural...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BOATING ENGINEER BLOWN AWAY BY POHOIKI DREDGING PROGRESS [caption id="attachment_35212" align="alignnone" width="614"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] PUNA DISTRICT, Hawai‘i Island – It’s the largest dredging job ever for the DLNR Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ʻALALĀ INCREASE RANGE OF NATURAL BEHAVIORS IN THE WILD KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE, MAUI, Hawai‘i – The five ʻalalā, or Hawaiian crows, released last November are demonstrating promising wild behaviors. ʻAlalā are the last remaining...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON INCREASED FUNDING, UPDATED EQUIPMENT, ENHANCED MONITORING AND ENGAGED COMMUNITIES Wildfire & Drought LOOKOUT! Campaign Highlights New Era of Wildfire and Drought Awareness LĪHUʻE, Kaua‘i — At a news conference here today, state, county...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BEACH LEASH LAWS ARE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONK SEAL PUPS HONOLULU – A 43-year-old woman was issued a civil resource violation for having a dog on a beach in a state park...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON MUZZLELOADER/SHOTGUN HUNTING SEASON AT KAʻOHE GAME MANAGEMENT AREA OPENS JULY 3 HILO, Hawai‘i – The Kaʻohe Game Management Area (GMA) on Hawai‘i Island will open to game mammal hunting with a muzzleloader or shotgun...

  JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BIG FISH CATCHES SMALL FISH IN BIG POND DLNR Chair One of Hundreds at Koke’e Trout Fishing Start [caption id="attachment_35138" align="alignnone" width="612"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] PU‘U LUA RESERVOIR, Kauaʻi...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAIʻI ISLAND RESERVES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE JULY 1-2 FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES HILO, Hawaiʻi – Animal control activities targeting feral goats, feral sheep and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids are scheduled for July 1-2, 2025 on...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ‘OPIHI PICKER BANNED FROM PŪPŪKEA AFTER ILLEGAL COLLECTING Environmental Court Takes Hard Line on Violations HONOLULU –  Environmental Court Judge in Wahiawā yesterday barred 55-year-old Armando Posadas of ʻEwa Beach from entering the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KAUMAHINA WAYSIDE TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY WAILUKU, Maui – Kaumahina Wayside along the Hāna Highway will be closed from June 12 – June 22 for a tree removal project. The closure is necessary to...