News Releases

RAPID OHIA DEATH SYMPOSIUM Outreach Program Updates https://vimeo.com/328083533 In this video presentation from the community forum on Rapid Ohia Death held at the West Hawaii Civic Center in Kona on March 30, 2019, JB Friday of the University of Hawaii...

RAPID OHIA DEATH SYMPOSIUM Forest Effects & Aerial Surveying https://vimeo.com/328066137 Dr. J.B. Friday of the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources presents the latest research on the effects of Rapid Ohia Death on Hawaii’s forests and...

RAPID OHIA DEATH SYMPOSIUM How Does the Fungus Spread? https://vimeo.com/328045972 That’s a question Kylle Roy of the U.S. Geological Survey helps answer during the community forum on Rapid Ohia Death held at the West Hawaii Civic Center in Kona on...

RAPID OHIA DEATH SYMPOSIUM Community Input Forum https://vimeo.com/328007245 Researchers and land managers rely on input from the public to better learn how invasive species like Rapid Ohia Death are affecting them.  This Community Input Forum at the community forum on...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: April 19, 2019 DIVISION OF CONSERVATION & RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT CONFISCATES ILLEGAL LAY NETS (Honolulu) – Nearly one thousand feet of...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: April 18, 2019 `UA`U NIGHTS: LISTENING TO SEABIRDS AND NAVIGATORS, HELPING ONE ANOTHER TRAVEL THE OCEANS (Makawao, Maui) - Seabirds...

RAPID OHIA DEATH SYMPOSIUM Questions & Answers Part One https://vimeo.com/327895177 Today, people who participated in the community forum on Rapid Ohia Death held at the West Hawaii Civic Center in Kona on March 30, 2019, break into small groups to...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: April 17, 2019 STATE’S FIRST FOREST CARBON OFFSET PROJECT IS UNDERWAY Forest Carbon Standard Picked To view video please click...

RAPID OHIA DEATH SYMPOSIUM Management Actions https://vimeo.com/327851872 In our continuing series of video presentations on Invasive Species and Biosecurity, Bill Buckley of the Big Island Invasive Species Committee details the latest management tools and actions being used to fight the...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: April 16, 2019 NO SERIOUS INJURIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN SACRED FALLS STATE PARK (Honolulu) – A helicopter under contract...