April 2026

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON INPUT SOUGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF MAKAWAO STATE FOREST RESERVE HONOLULU – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is seeking community input on a draft management plan for the Makawao State Forest Reserve on Maui. Feedback will help guide oversight of the area...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON 2026-2027 HUNTING STAMP CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED New Stamps Highlight the Wild Pig and Valley Quail HONOLULU – Winners of the 2026-2027 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest were announced...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON CELEBRATE EARTH DAY AT THE HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART HONOLULU — The Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission (CCMAC) invites the community to a free, family friendly Earth Day celebration on Sunday, April...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON MOST STATE PARKS, TRAILS AND CAMPING AREAS ON OʻAHU OPEN, SOME REMAIN CLOSED [caption id="attachment_36688" align="aligncenter" width="619"] Kaʻena Point State Park and Natural area Reserve[/caption] HONOLULU – All parks, trails and camping...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON KAUAʻI: MULTIPLE CLOSURES DUE TO WASHOUTS ALONG KŌKEʻE CONTOUR ROAD LĪHUʻE, HAWAIʻI – The Kauaʻi Branch of the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife has set...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL STATE PARKS AND STATE PARK CAMPING AREAS ON OʻAHU CLOSED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER  HONOLULU – Due to severe weather conditions forecast to impact Oʻahu, all state parks, trails and camping...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON PUBLIC URGED TO MONITOR REAL-TIME STREAM CONDITIONS AS STORM APPROACHES HAWAIʻI USGS Water Data for the Nation - Hawaiʻi web page. HONOLULU – With a third storm system forecast to impact the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON HELP PREVENT SPREAD OF INVASIVE ALGAE RECENTLY DETECTED ALONG SOUTH SHORE OF KAUAʻI LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi — The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is alerting the community to the presence of an invasive algae species...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON KAMAʻĀINA ARTISTS SOUGHT FOR CLIMATE ACTION RESIDENCY PROGRAM HONOLULU – Four kamaʻāina artists are being sought to constitute the second cohort for the Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission’s (CCMAC)...