News Releases

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 10, 2024 TEMPORARY COMMERCIAL VESSEL RESTRICTIONS AT MALA WHARF LIFTED   (LAHAINA, MAUI) – Commercial operators, with permits, will again be able to use Mala Wharf seven days a...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 6, 2024 KĪHEI MAN FACING A HALF DOZEN CHARGES AFTER GUNSHOTS AT MĀKENA STATE PARK   (WAILUKU, MAUI) – A 39-year-old Kī]hei man has been arrested by officers from...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 5, 2024 SEARCH AND DESTROY MISSION COMBATS NON-NATIVE CORALS   (ANINI BEACH, KAUA‘I) – Expecting to only remove two species of non-native coral, a team from the DLNR Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2024 ALOHA I KE KAI BUILDS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCEAN USE AND STEWARDSHIP   (HONOLULU) – A one-dollar fee that can generate millions of dollars in funding for the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2024 VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP BRINGS THE WORLD OF HAWAI‘I FOREST BIRDS INTO CLASSROOMS   (VOLCANO, HAWAI‘I) – Students across Hawai‘i are being offered rare access to learn about endangered...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2024 HONOLULU MAN CITED FOR ILLEGAL TAKE AND POSSESSION OF FISH (HONOLULU) – Forty-one-year-old Jeffrey Moufa of Honolulu is facing four charges, after allegedly spearfishing at night in...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, 2024 STATUS REPORT ON WAILOA SMALL BOAT HARBOR DREDGING (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – The long-awaited dredging of the Wailoa Small Boat Harbor, on Hawai‘i Island, could begin this summer....

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2024 WAIHOU SPRING FOREST RESERVE AND TRAIL SET TO REOPEN (MAKAWAO, MAUI) – Waihou Spring Forest Reserve and trail will reopen to residents and visitors on April 1,...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 20, 2024 PRODUCTION COMPANY FINED AND PUT ON NOTICE AFTER MULTIPLE FILM PERMIT VIOLATIONS AT KA‘IWI STATE SCENIC SHORELINE (HONOLULU) – The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2024 CLIMATE CONFERENCE AND EVENTS HIGHLIGHT HAWAIʻI CLIMATE WEEK 2024 (HONOLULU) – Starting this weekend, federal and state agencies, local groups and individuals will come together for Hawai‘i...