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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 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 DOCARE MOBILIZING STATEWIDE FOR TSUNAMI EVACUATIONS HONOLULU - The DLNR Division of Conservation Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) is mobilizing statewide to assist tsunami evacuation efforts. All state parks with a beach component are closed....

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ENFORCEMENT MEASURES INCREASING AS SACRED FALLS REMAINS CLOSED   [caption id="attachment_35380" align="alignnone" width="613"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU –Despite clearly posted park closure and hazardous conditions signs, people are continuing to...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DOCARE MARINE PATROLS NOW ON ALL ISLANDS HONOLULU  – Marine patrol units of the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) are now active on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island, Maui and Kaua‘i. DOCARE...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BEACH LEASH LAWS ARE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONK SEAL PUPS HONOLULU – A 43-year-old woman was issued a civil resource violation for having a dog on a beach in a state park...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ‘OPIHI PICKER BANNED FROM PŪPŪKEA AFTER ILLEGAL COLLECTING Environmental Court Takes Hard Line on Violations HONOLULU –  Environmental Court Judge in Wahiawā yesterday barred 55-year-old Armando Posadas of ʻEwa Beach from entering the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DRAMATIC VIDEO SHOWS DANGERS OF PLAY AT CHINA WALLS AND SPITTING CAVES HONOLULU – As the summer fun season heats up, a lot of young people and visitors will head toward the rocky...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON LONG LINE FISHING VESSEL SEIZED AFTER ALLEGED OPERATIONS IN STATE WATERS KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i Island – Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) Hawai‘i Branch Marine Unit have seized a...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DOZENS OF CAMPS CLEARED FROM DIAMOND HEAD STATE PARK HONOLULU  – This week, a state contractor and officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) cleared 45 illegal encampments from...