News Releases

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  April 7, 2023 NĒNĒ FAMILY RELEASED AS HUMAN FAMILY IS RECOGNIZED FOR A GOOD SAVE To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/815686529 (HILO, HAWAI‘I)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  April 6, 2023 2023-2024 HAWAI‘I HUNTING STAMP ART CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED New stamps highlight both Hawaiʻi land snails and game birds (HONOLULU) – Winners of the 2023-2024 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  April 5, 2023 THREE-AGENCY SWEEP OF UNCLE BILLY’S RESULTS IN CITATIONS AND ARRESTS To view video please click on photo or view at this link: www.vimeo.com/815045378 (HILO, HAWAI‘I) – A...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  April 5, 2023 CELEBRATING RECENT REDISCOVERIES AND REBOUNDS FOR NATIVE PLANTS IN HAWAIʻI April Proclaimed as Native Hawaiian Plant Month by Governor GreenTo view video please click on photo or...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 28, 2023 DOCARE REFERS 33 DOLPHIN HARASSEMENT CASES TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT To view video please click on photo or view at this link: https://vimeo.com/812603935 (KONA, HAWAI'I ISLAND) –...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 28, 2023 HAWAI‘I RECEIVES WILDFIRE IMPACT GRANTS FROM USDA FOREST SERVICE (HONOLULU) – Four Hawai‘i Island communities and Kaua‘i County are receiving more than $400,000 from the U.S. Department...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 25, 2023 FAMILY OF GOOD SAMARITANS SINGLED OUT FOR RECOVERY OF NĒNĒ GOSLING (HILO, HAWAI'I ISLAND) – A nēnē family was reunited and relocated last week after an illegal capture and removal of its gosling from...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 25, 2023 ENDANGERED FOREST BIRDS TO RECEIVE PROTECTION FROM AVIAN MALARIA ON MAUI  Plans to combat invasive mosquitoes provides hope for beleaguered birds  Photo courtesy: Jacob Drucker   Photo courtesy:...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 23, 2023 HILO WOMAN CITED AFTER TAKING NĒNĒ GOSLING FROM STATE PARK (HILO, HAWAI'I ISLAND) – 57-year-old Meiqin Chen of Hilo was cited this morning by the DLNR Division...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON For Immediate Release:  March 23, 2023 “SYMPHONY OF THE HAWAIʻI FORESTS” GROWS STUDENTS’ PILINA WITH TREES Photo courtesy: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (HONOLULU) – Next month, the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra will host...