Forestry & Wildlife

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 28, 2023 HAWAI‘I RECEIVES WILDFIRE IMPACT GRANTS FROM USDA FOREST SERVICE (HONOLULU) – Four Hawai‘i Island communities and Kaua‘i County are receiving more than $400,000 from the U.S. Department...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 25, 2023 FAMILY OF GOOD SAMARITANS SINGLED OUT FOR RECOVERY OF NĒNĒ GOSLING (HILO, HAWAI'I ISLAND) – A nēnē family was reunited and relocated last week after an illegal capture and removal of its gosling from...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 23, 2023 HILO WOMAN CITED AFTER TAKING NĒNĒ GOSLING FROM STATE PARK (HILO, HAWAI'I ISLAND) – 57-year-old Meiqin Chen of Hilo was cited this morning by the DLNR Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 23, 2023 “SYMPHONY OF THE HAWAIʻI FORESTS” GROWS STUDENTS’ PILINA WITH TREES Photo courtesy: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (HONOLULU) – Next month, the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra will host...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 16, 2023 INPUT SOUGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE ON MAUI Online platform streamlines community participation (KAUPŌ, MAUI) –Management efforts on the southeast slopes of Haleakalā aim to...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 7, 2023 MAUNA LOA FOREST RESERVE REOPENS FOLLOWING NOVEMBER ERUPTION (HILO) – The Mauna Loa Forest Reserve will reopen effective immediately, months following the eruption of Mauna Loa. The...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  February 23, 2023 NATIVE HAWAIIAN SNAILS RECOGNIZED IN YEAR OF THE KĀHULI PROCLAMATION To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/801792802 (HONOLULU, HI) –Governor Josh...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  February 22, 2023 APPLICATIONS FOR 2023 LĀNAʻI MOUFLON SHEEP SEASON OPEN SOON (HONOLULU) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announce that applications for the 2023 Lānaʻi mouflon...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  February 20, 2023   ‘IO GETTING RESEARCH ATTENTION AND STUDY  Catching Study Subjects Requires Patience and Persistence  To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/800391839...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  February 17, 2023 HAWAIʻI ISLAND 2023 SPRING BEARDED TURKEY SEASON OPENS NEXT MONTH (HILO) – The 2023 Spring Bearded Turkey Hunting Season will begin on Tuesday, March 1, 2023 and...