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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 13, 2023 SIXTEEN LIVE SHEEP FREED AFTER POACHERS TRAP THEM ON HAWAI‘I ISLAND (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – Alleged sheep poachers were cited on Hawaiʻi island by alert officers from the...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 9, 2023 WILDFIRES IMPACT FOREST WATERSHEDS AND PEOPLE IN MULTIPLE WAYS Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – Native trees including Koa, ‘Ōhi‘a, and the native fern Uluhe...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 8, 2023 NINE HONOLULU MEN CITED FOR FISHING ILLEGALLY IN MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (HONOLULU) – Nine men were cited by DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 8, 2023 $5 MILLION IN FUNDING HEADED TO HAWAI‘I TO ENHANCE FORESTS Federal funds will support tree planting and forest management on private lands Click on photo to view...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 7, 2023 COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR NORTH KAWAIHAE SMALL BOAT HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – The DLNR Division of Boating...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 2, 2023 NOVEMBER EVENTS HIGHLIGHT SEVENTH ANNUAL ʽŌHIʽA LOVE FEST To view video please click on photo (HONOLULU) –Conservation hui throughout the state will host events this month to...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 31, 2023 MILILANI MAUKA FIRE AERIALS AND WATER OPERATIONS To view video please click on photo (HONOLULU) – Firefighters from the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) continue...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 30, 2023 ARBOR DAY EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE HONOR TREES AND FOSTER COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS (HONOLULU) – Arbor Day is November 4 and celebrations will take place across Hawaiʻi this...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 27, 2023 THE NEXT TOOL FOR SAVING KAUA‘I FOREST BIRDS FROM EXTINCTION INTRODUCED To view video please click on photo (KOKE‘E-WAIMEA CANYON STATE PARK, KAUA‘I) – A dozen researchers...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 27, 2023 STATE ANNOUNCES DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT THAT PROPOSES PILOT RELEASE OF ʻALALĀ IN EAST MAUI (HONOLULU) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) has prepared a...