2026

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON MORE TREES COMING TO HAWAIʻI SCHOOL CAMPUSES HONOLULU – Ten schools have been selected to participate in the statewide Shade Trees for Schools (STFS) program, a joint effort of the DLNR Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON KEEP PUBLIC FORESTS CLEAN BY REPORTING ILLEGAL DUMPING HONOLULU – As people across Hawaiʻi show their love for the ʻāina during Earth Month, local officials are seeking help in deterring the use of state forest reserves as illegal dumping grounds.The Oʻahu branch of the DLNR Division of...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON NEW PLANT DISCOVERIES CELEBRATED DURING NATIVE PLANT MONTH Five New Species Announced by DLNR Rare Plant Program HONOLULU – The discovery of five new plant species and the rediscovery of several species...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON HOLOMUA MARINE INITIATIVE LAUNCHES ON BIG ISLAND IN MAY HILO, Hawaiʻi – Big Island residents are invited to attend one of seven talk story sessions in May where the DLNR Division of...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT RULE CHANGES FOR HAWAIʻI ISLAND Updates to Hawaiʻi Island Game Bird and Game Mammal Hunting Rules HILO, HAWAIʻI — The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON TEMPORARY CLOSURE AT ʻIAO VALLEY STATE MONUMENT STARTS NEXT WEEK WAILUKU, Maui – The DLNR Division of State Parks announces the temporary closure of ʻIao Valley State Monument on Maui for important...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON PEAK MONK SEAL PUPPING SEASON IS UNDERWAY – GIVE SEALS SPACE HONOLULU – Hawaiian monk seal peak pupping season is underway across the islands, a critical time for one of the state’s most...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON FIRST CORAL OUTPLANTING IN WAIKĪKĪ CONSERVATION DISTRICT BRINGS NEW LIFE TO REEF   HONOLULU – The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources’ Hawai‘i Coral Restoration Nursery (HCRN) has completed the first coral restoration...

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...