November 2025

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON TWO ʻALALĀ ADDED TO WILD FLOCK ON MAUI KĪPAHULU, Hawai‘i – The pilot project that released five ʻalalā (Hawaiian crows) into the forests of Maui in November of 2024 is taking steps to...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON PUʻUHONUA O WAIʻANAE HOMECOMING BEGINS Group Celebrates Move to Mauka “Farm Village” HONOLULU – Members of the Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae (POW) community are moving into a new home for the holidays. This transition...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FIRST CORALS OF OPPORTUNITY COLLECTED FOR KAUAʻI’S NEW CORAL RESTORATION NURSERY [caption id="attachment_36376" align="alignnone" width="625"] The coral collection team in the morning of November 17, 2025. From left to right: Madeline Sherman (HIMB...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON UPDATED SEA LEVEL RISE VIEWER SUPPORTS SMARTER COASTAL PLANNING HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission (CCMAC) has launched an updated version of the State of Hawaiʻi Sea Level Rise...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BLNR DEFERS DECISION ON CONTESTED CASE FOR EAST MAUI STREAMS East Maui stream, March 3, 2025. HONOLULU – After several hours of receiving public comments, the Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) voted...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS TO BE INTRODUCED AT FOUR MORE STATE PARKS HONOLULU – Four popular Hawaiʻi state parks will implement parking management and fee systems for nonresidents and commercial vehicles, a move designed...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAI‘I WILDLIFE CONSERVATION/GAME BIRD STAMP CONTEST OPENS Wild Pig and California Quail are Themes for the Upcoming Year   HONOLULU – Artists are invited to submit entries to the DLNR Division of Forestry...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE AGENCIES RESPOND TO SECOND CONFIRMED CASE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN HAWAIʻI HONOLULU – Three state agencies are on alert after a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON PAVING AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AT KE‘EHI SMALL BOAT HARBOR START NEXT WEEK HONOLULU – A construction project to improve the parking lot at Ke‘ehi Small Boat Harbor will begin next week, Monday, Nov....

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY INPUT SOUGHT FOR STATEWIDE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN HONOLULU – DLNR’s State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD) is beginning the process to update the Statewide Historic Preservation Plan, which will guide preservation priorities, partnerships...