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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2024 MORE THAN 1,000 INVASIVE ALBIZIA TREES HARVESTED TO BUILD FESTPAC 2024 HALE VILLAGE [caption id="attachment_31796" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] (HONOLULU) – The DLNR...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 29, 2024 INVESTIGATION OF CRUISE SHIP SPOTTED OFF THE NĀPALI COAST IS INCONCLUSIVE (HONOLULU) – A two-pronged investigation by the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) failed to...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 27, 2024 THREE MEN CITED FOR GEAR AND NET VIOLATIONS IN ʻĀHIHI-KĪNAʻU NATURAL AREA RESERVE Click on photo to view video   (WAILUKU, MAUI) – Three Wailuku men were...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 20, 2024   DEFUELING OF FERRY BOAT GROUNDED OFF LAHAINA BEGINS Click on photo to view video   (LAHAINA, MAUI) – Work began this afternoon to remove 2,500 gallons...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2024 NEW EDUCATIONAL KIOSK UNVEILED AT DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – Waikīkī Elementary students led an oli (chant) that echoed through...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2024 HEARING SCHEDULED FOR KAUA‘I WATER USE AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN UPDATE (LĪHU‘E) –The state Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) will host a community hearing next Tuesday, May...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2024 FAMILIES FIND FUN AT THE ‘KIDS TO PARKS DAY’ EVENT AT LĒʻAHI, DIAMOND HEAD STATE MONUMENT HONOLULU — Keiki of all ages are invited to find their...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2024 AKAKA FALLS STATE PARK TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE WEEKDAYS STARTING MAY 15 (HILO, HAWAIʻI) – Starting on Wednesday, Akaka Falls State Park on Hawaiʻi Island will temporarily close...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2024 NEW CURATOR FOR MAUNA ‘ALA CHOSEN HONOLULU –The Department of Land and Natural Resources is pleased to announce that Doni Leināʻala Hanuna Pahukoa Chong has been selected...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2024 GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION ENCOURAGES COLLECTIVE ACTION AGAINST THREATS FROM INVASIVE SPECIES Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – At today’s proclamation ceremony celebrating Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness...