News Releases

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 30, 2015KAENA POINT PERMITS SURPASS 3000 IN 2015New On-Line System to Streamline Process in 2016(HONOLULU) – More than 3,000 people have received...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 27, 2015Photo by DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean RecreationGROUNDED VESSEL AT HANALEI BAY IS DAMAGED -  SALVAGE REMOVAL TO BEGIN THIS...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 27, 2015PUBLIC MEETING TO ADDRESS IMPROVEMENTS TOHAPUNA BEACH STATE RECREATION AREAKAILUA-KONA, HAWAI‘I – Planned improvements to Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area in Waimea...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 27, 2015‘AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS ON DRAFTING ADMINISTRATIVE RULESHONOLULU --   The ‘Aha Moku Advisory Committee (AMAC) has scheduled...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 26, 2015(Click on image to watch video)DIAMOND HEAD BEACH “REAPPEARS” AFTER SHORELINE VEGETATION WORKProperty Owners Cut Back Plants to Restore Sand Strand(HONOLULU) - A...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release October 23, 2015 APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR DLNR FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE HAWAI‘I ISLAND ADVISORY COUNCIL POSITIONS   HILO – The Department of...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 20, 2015  ROYAL MAUSOLEUM CURATOR PICKED(HONOLULU) – William “Kai” Bishop Kaihe’ekai Maioho, has been chosen as the new Curator of the Royal Mausoleum...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 20, 2015  EEL CONFIRMED AS ANIMAL THAT BIT WAIKIKI SURFER Shark Incident Expert Consulted (HONOLULU) – The world’s foremost authority on shark/human interactions...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 19, 2015  (Click on image to watch video)Big Island Manta Ray Viewing Subject of Proposed New RulesHONOLULU – The popularity of manta ray...

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News ReleaseDAVID Y. IGE GOVERNORSUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSONFor Immediate News Release October 15, 2015  DLNR ANNOUNCES SCHEDULE FOR 2015-2016 GAME BIRD HUNTING SEASON HONOLULU --   The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry...