David Y. Ige

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), State of Hawaiʻi, will hold a public hearing to receive testimony on the Draft Pakini Nui and Lalamilo Habitat Conservation Plans (HCPs). The hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, 2016 at the Hawai‘i ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Public hearing scheduled on draft habitat conservation plans for Pakini Nui, Ka’u District, Lalamilo, and South Kohala District, Hawai’i

WAHIAWA, O‘AHU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks tomorrow will reopen the Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area, on Walker Avenue, following completion of repaved, restriped, and other improvements of roadway and parking areas in the park made for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act requirements.  The restroom renovation ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Wahiawa Freshwater State Recreation Area reopens following installation of accessibility renovations

HILO – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), Airports Division, celebrated the opening of the new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station at the Hilo International Airport today. The new two-story, 21,000 square-foot facility includes an emergency operations center, four drive-through truck bays, a fueling area, along with improved work and living quarters for ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: HDOT opens new Hilo International Airport Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting Station

HONOLULU — The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency monthly test of the statewide outdoor siren warning system, coordinated with the test of the live audio broadcast segment of the Emergency Alert System, is scheduled for Monday, August 1, 2016, at 11:45 a.m. The siren test is a steady one minute tone on all sirens. The steady ...
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Monthly networking event brings innovators together HONOLULU – The High Technology Development Corporation’s (HTDC) monthly WetWare Wednesday hits a milestone in August as it celebrates five years of bringing together software designers, entrepreneurs, students, and educators to share ideas and spark new business opportunities. The event moves from its usual midweek position for next month ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: HTDC celebrates 5th anniversary of WetWare Wednesday

  HANA – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises motorists that Hana Highway (Route 360) will be closed in both directions in the vicinity of Mile Marker 13, on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 through Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., nightly, for slope stabilization work. Crews will be excavating loose ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Hana Highway to close for nighttime slope stabilization work

HONOLULU – The state Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 (FTZ9), a division within the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) donated a large truckload (31 boxes) full of new and unused items to The Institute for Human Services (IHS) today. FTZ9 has accumulated a significant amount of abandoned or seized merchandise in its ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Foreign-Trade Zone No. 9 donates new items to the Institute for Human Services

DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife Seeks Information (HILO) – Hawaii’s forestry industry is being encouraged to provide input for a possible Request for Proposals (RFP) for harvest and reforestation endeavors at the Waiakea Timber Management Area (WTMA) on Hawaii Island. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) published a Request for Information (RFI) ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Harvest and reforestation requests for information at the Waiakea Timber Management Area