Aquatic Resources

Working Together to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Estuaries As National Estuaries Week 2025 winds down, we wanted to highlight the vital role estuaries, or muliwai, play in Hawaiʻi’s natural environment and cultural heritage. These unique habitats—where a brackish mix of freshwater and...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FLOATING WORKSHOP TELLS A TALE OF TWO REEFS Maui Tour Highlighted Reefs at Risk and Need for Land-Based Action [caption id="attachment_35872" align="alignnone" width="610"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] MĀʻALAEA, Hawaiʻi – A...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DEATH OF MONK SEAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE FISHING PRACTICES [caption id="attachment_35820" align="alignnone" width="599"] A close-up reveals the plastic jug tethered to a thick line. Credit: NOAA Fisheries (Permit #24359)[/caption] HONOLULU – The...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE LAND BOARD AGREES TO $30K SETTLEMENT FOR BOAT GROUNDING IN HONOLUA-MOKULĒ‘IA BAY [caption id="attachment_35769" align="alignnone" width="600"] The Hula Girl was towed from Maui’s Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Bay on March 14, 2025.[/caption] HONOLULU – The...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON GROUNDED VESSEL REMOVED FROM KEWALO BASIN HONOLULU – The Discovery, a 75-foot passenger vessel that ran aground on August 9, has been removed from the Kewalo Basin seawall where it had been secured....

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON IT’S SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON – HELP PROTECT HATCHLINGS THIS SUMMER [caption id="attachment_35445" align="alignnone" width="588"] Click on photo to view video[/caption]   HONOLULU – Sea turtle nesting in Hawaiʻi is well underway, with...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT FOR MAUI NEARSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT   MAUI COUNTY, Hawai‘i – Maui residents are called to join the conversation and provide feedback on a revised draft proposal developed for Maui’s nearshore...

  JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BIG FISH CATCHES SMALL FISH IN BIG POND DLNR Chair One of Hundreds at Koke’e Trout Fishing Start [caption id="attachment_35138" align="alignnone" width="612"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] PU‘U LUA RESERVOIR, Kauaʻi...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ANNUAL RAINBOW TROUT SEASON AT KŌKEʻE OPENS JUNE 14 KŌKEʻE, KAUAI – Open season for rainbow trout will begin June 14, 2025 in the Kōke‘e Public Fishing Area (PFA) on Kaua‘i. Anglers may...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY INVITED TO HELP SHAPE THE 2025 STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN HONOLULU – Community input is sought to guide wildlife conservation statewide. The DLNR Divisions of Aquatic Resources (DAR) and Forestry and Wildlife...