2026

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON LANDOWNERS CAUTIONED ABOUT UNAUTHORIZED USE OF HEAVY MACHINERY IN STREAM CHANNELS [caption id="attachment_37768" align="alignnone" width="607"] Unpermitted stream work with heavy machinery, Wailuku, Maui, March 19, 2026.[/caption] HONOLULU – With severe storm conditions...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON HAWAIIAN PLANTS IN FUNDING CONTEST TO COME “ROARING BACK” HONOLULU – While basketball fans prepare for March Madness, conservationists have their own competition planned for March. The Uproar Conservation Challenge, hosted by...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON CLEANUP OF ALA WAI CANAL UNDERWAY HONOLULU –With both big storms of the Kona low heading east, the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ (DLNR) Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL STATE PARKS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE HONOLULU – Due to continuing severe weather, all DLNR Division of State Parks properties on Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island are closed until further...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL CAMPING AREAS ON OʻAHU, MAUI, AND MOLOKAʻI CLOSED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER  HONOLULU – Due to the powerful approaching storms, all camping areas on Oʻahu, Maui and Molokaʻi will be closed...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON DLNR URGES CAUTION OUTDOORS AND ON THE WATER DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER HONOLULU – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) are advising...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON STATE PARK CLOSURES DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER: KAUAʻI AND OʻAHU HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has announced closures of the following state parks and trails...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON KAPĀPALA KOA CANOE LOG APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR 2026 Application Process Marks a New Era for Canoe Building Koa trees in the Kapāpala Koa Canoe Management Area. HONOLULU – The Department of Land...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON HELICOPTER DIVE OPERATOR FINED FOR UNAUTHORIZED COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY HONOLULU – The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) voted today to impose administrative fines totaling $10,000 against Trident Adventures LLC for unauthorized...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON POTENTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS FROM WHALE CARCASS OFF HAWAIʻI ISLAND’S KONA COAST KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi – The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources has been monitoring the remains of...