2026

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY MEETING ON MĀLA BOAT RAMP SITE IMPROVEMENTS LAHAINA, Maui – The community is invited to a Feb. 4 meeting to provide input on a proposed improvement project for Māla Boat Ramp on Maui’s west...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON NEW LEASE APPROVED FOR KAHEAWA WIND POWER I HONOLULU – The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has unanimously approved a new, 25-year lease for Kaheawa Wind Power I, allowing the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON INVASIVE INSECT TARGETING MĀMAKI DETECTED ON KAUAʻI Community’s Help Needed to Find Infestations LĪHUʻE, Kauaʻi – A communilty report to the Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee (KISC) last month led to the collection of a single live...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON KEANAKOLU BUNKHOUSE AND RANGER CABINS REOPEN FOR CAMPING HONOLULU – The Keanakolu Bunkhouse and Ranger cabins in the Hilo Forest Reserve on Hawaiʻi Island reopened to camping on January 5, 2026. The...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON PUBLIC INVITED TO TAKE 2026 RED HILL SURVEY HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is asking for the public’s help evaluating awareness of events surrounding the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE CONFIRMED; NO ADDITIONAL DETECTIONS IN HAWAIʻI HONOLULU – A case of avian influenza has now been confirmed in a Koloa Maoli (Hawaiian duck) found sick on November 26 at...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON KAHULUI SMALL BOAT HARBOR BATHROOM AND WASTEWATER SYSTEM KAHULUI, Maui – Today marks the start of a long-awaited bathroom and wastewater system construction project at Kahului Small Boat Harbor...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON MAXIMUM ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES FOR LONGLINE FISHING VIOLATION HONOLULU – Konane Zager, owner of the vessel Waiʻaka, will be fined $10,051.90 for violating longline fishing laws last May. His Commercial Marine License will also...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE  ACTING CHAIRPERSON YEAR OF OUR COASTAL KULEANA HIGHLIGHTS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR COASTS HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green today declared 2026 as the “Year of our Coastal Kuleana” at a proclamation signing ceremony. The...