2025

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...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS DANGERS OF PLAY AT CHINA WALLS AND SPITTING CAVES HONOLULU – As the summer fun season heats up, a lot of young people and visitors will head toward the rocky...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON INCIDENTS ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND SHED LIGHT ON HAWAIIAN HAWK ABUSE HILO, Hawaiʻi – Threats to Hawaiʻi’s endangered wildlife usually come in the form of habitat loss and degradation, disease, or predators. Recent incidents...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS TO WAILOA CENTER ART EXCHANGE AND EXHIBITION HILO, Hawai‘i – Wailoa Center and Hawai‘i Island Art Alliance (HIAA) are seeking submissions for the 15th Annual Abstract Only art exhibition, featuring...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY MEMBERS HONORED DURING INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH Governor and State Leaders Celebrate Contributions that Protect Hawaiʻi from Invasive Species [caption id="attachment_35026" align="alignnone" width="606"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU – As...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON 2025-2026 HUNTING STAMP CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED New stamps highlight Manu-o-Kū and Erckel’s Francolin HONOLULU – Winners of the 2025-2026 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest were announced this week by...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HUNTING LICENSES AND STAMPS TO BE ISSUED FOR THE 2025-2026 HUNTING SEASON HONOLULU – Effective June 15, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will begin issuing hunting licenses and stamps for...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR FERAL SHEEP SALVAGE PROJECT [caption id="attachment_35003" align="alignnone" width="579"] DLNR/Riley DeMattos[/caption] HILO, Hawaiʻi – Permit applications are now available for an upcoming feral sheep salvage project along the Daniel K. Inouye...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY CLOSURES AT DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT IN JUNE Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – More full-day closures are forthcoming to Diamond Head State Monument (DHSM) next month. The DLNR...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON CREATIVE KEIKI WIN AWARDS FOR COMMUNITY FOREST VIDEOS Students Across Hawaiʻi Participated in a Video Contest for the Year of Our Community Forests HONOLULU – How do trees root us to Hawaiʻi and...