2026

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2026 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON HILO, Hawaiʻi – The 2026 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season is fast approaching, opening Sunday, March 1. The season will run for 46 consecutive days...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON ONE WEEK REMAINING TO TAKE 2026 RED HILL SURVEY HONOLULU – Hawai‘i residents, including individuals who used the Navy water system around the time of the 2021 Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON MAUNALUA BAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CELEBRATES SUCCESS WITH A FINAL BLESSING HONOLULU – Community members and organizations who use the Maunalua Bay Boat Ramp gathered today to participate in a final blessing ceremony...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON INPUT SOUGHT ON ADDITIONAL PROTECTION OF ALAKAʻI WILDERNESS ON KAUAʻI LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is seeking community feedback on a proposed fencing project to protect an...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL STATE PARKS AND FOREST AREAS HAVE REOPENED AFTER SEVERE WEATHER HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) has reopened all state parks and forest areas that...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON FINAL BLESSING TO MARK COMPLETION OF MAUNALUA BAY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Before                                           ...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON HAWAIʻI DISTRICT LAND OFFICE IMPLEMENTING “PAʻAHANA WEDNESDAYS” HILO, Hawaiʻi – Beginning Wednesday, February 4, 2026 through June 24, 2026, the DLNR Land Division’s Hawaiʻi District Land Office (HDLO) is instituting “Paʻahana Wednesdays.”...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL STATE PARKS AND FOREST AREAS CLOSED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER HONOLULU – As of Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., the Hawai‘i State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON IT’S PEAK HUMPBACK WHALE SEASON – GO SLOW, WHALES BELOW! HONOLULU – More than 10,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaiʻi each winter to breed, nurse calves and raise their young. As koholā,...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ON MAUI NUI SOUGHT TO ASSIST AXIS DEER CONTROL KAHULUI, Maui – Axis deer continue to negatively impact Maui Nui forested watersheds, agricultural land and communities. To address these issues,...