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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE AGENCIES RESPOND TO SECOND CONFIRMED CASE OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN HAWAIʻI HONOLULU – Three state agencies are on alert after a second case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was confirmed...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE LAND BOARD AGREES TO $30K SETTLEMENT FOR BOAT GROUNDING IN HONOLUA-MOKULĒ‘IA BAY [caption id="attachment_35769" align="alignnone" width="600"] The Hula Girl was towed from Maui’s Honolua-Mokulē‘ia Bay on March 14, 2025.[/caption] HONOLULU – The...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KUNIA ROAD WILDFIRE 100% CONTAINED IN WEST O‘AHU Crews Maintain Fire Watch and Clean-up Operations HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announced...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION STREAMLINING LAHAINA APPROVALS [caption id="attachment_33408" align="alignnone" width="795"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Nov. 21, 2024 HONOLULU — In an effort to reduce delays and frustration...

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 April 10, 2024 DLNR MEDIA ASSETS - LAHAINA BANYAN TREE UPDATE The 150-year-old Lahaina banyan tree continues to show signs of recovery, eight months after the Maui fires. In video provided...

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...