Forestry & Wildlife

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 10, 2024 HIT AND RUN DRIVER KILLS NĒNĒ IN LILIʻUOKALANI PARK AND GARDENS Click on photo to view video A male nēnē, banded as 595, was killed while apparently...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 10, 2024 TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF VARIOUS DLNR-MANAGED LANDS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES (HILO) -- The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct animal control activities for trapping...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 9, 2024 ʻALALĀ BEGIN JOURNEY BACK TO THE WILD ON MAUI Click on photo to view video (MAKAWAO, MAUI) –In a significant milestone for the conservation of Hawaiʻi’s native...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2024   KAHAUALEʻA NATURAL AREA RESERVE TO REOPEN FOLLOWING VOLCANIC ACTIVITY (HILO) – Access is being restored to Kahaualeʻa Natural Area Reserve on Hawaiʻi Island, effective October 4,...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2024 MOKULUA NUI ISLAND SHORELINE CLOSURE TO END OCTOBER 7 Kaʻiwa the Monk Seal Pup has Weaned, Allowing Restoration of Shoreline Access (HONOLULU) – The current closure of...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2024   OCTOBER IS “STOP THE ANT MONTH” Hawaiʻi residents can help stop the spread of invasive ants [caption id="attachment_32929" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Click to view video on how...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 25, 2024 ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT MEASURES IN EFFECT FOR HUNTING ON HAWAIʻI ISLAND (HILO, HAWAIʻI) – A temporary rule change will go into effect this Saturday, Sept. 27, 2024 for...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 25, 2024 NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CURB INVASIVE COQUI ON OʻAHU Drones will control frogs found at higher elevations in the Koʻolau Mountains Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 24, 2024 KAULUNANI PARTNERS GATHER TO CELEBRATE COMMUNITY FORESTRY Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – Community forestry efforts brought the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 24, 2024   CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HAWAI‘I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION [caption id="attachment_32826" align="alignnone" width="594"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – Elizabeth Pickett, the...