Forestry & Wildlife

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BLESSING THE “BIRDS” CRITICAL TO SAVING KAUA‘I’S FOREST BIRDS Annual Field Season Blessing Recognizes the Importance of Helicopters [caption id="attachment_34013" align="alignnone" width="626"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] LĪHUʻE, Kaua‘i — In a...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON YEAR OF OUR COMMUNITY FORESTS CELEBRATES WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, AND PLAY Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – At a signing ceremony today, Governor Josh Green, M.D., proclaimed 2025 as the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KAUAʻI AVIAN RESCUE AND RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS MOVING TO SINGLE SITE Click on photo to view video HONOLULU – The cancellation of a decades-long set-aside of land from the state of Hawai‘i to the...

  JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT FOCUSES ON ENDANGERED FOREST BIRDS [caption id="attachment_33713" align="alignnone" width="609"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] (PU‘U MAKA‘ALA NATURAL AREA RESERVE, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – To wrap up The Year of...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON YEAR OF THE FOREST BIRDS MARKED CHANGES FOR BIRDS, HOPE FOR THE FUTURE Wild Populations Faced New Threats and Saw New Opportunities in a Momentous Year [caption id="attachment_33687" align="alignnone" width="634"] Click on photo...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON RARE SNAILS REINTRODUCED AFTER 33 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – The first batch of Achatinella fuscobasis, a rare Hawaiian snail species, was recently released into the Honolulu...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: 2025 URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT Celebrating the “Year of Our Community Forests”   December 12, 2024 HONOLULU – Community organizations across the state are encouraged to submit proposals for...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HISTORIC FIRST RELEASE OF ʻALALĀ IN EAST MAUI Click on photo to view video KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE, MAUI, Hawai‘i — Hawaiian crows known as ʻalalā are once again in their rightful place flying...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FERAL PIG SPECIAL HUNT ANNOUNCED ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2024 HILO, Hawaiʻi — A feral pig special hunt with dogs is now open in two zones: The Puʻu Mali...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON AS SEABIRD FALLOUT SEASON CONTINUES, RESCUERS SHOULD PROTECT AGAINST AVIAN FLU   [caption id="attachment_33425" align="alignnone" width="596"] Click on photo to view video[/caption]   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 26, 2024    HONOLULU – Avian...