(KAHULUI) – The Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary on Maui is the oldest wetland managed by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). It is unique; sandwiched between the ...
Read More DLNR News Release-On World Wetlands Day Focus is on Fencing at Kanaha Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary
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(HONOLULU) – Marine debris, ingested by a 56-foot-long sperm whale, is believed to be at least a contributing cause to its death. The whale washed up on the reef fronting ...
Read More RESEARCHERS ARE SURPRISED AND SAD TO FIND MARINE DEBRIS IN 60-TON SPERM WHALE’S STOMACH
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) is celebrating 83 of its teachers statewide who have earned or renewed their National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Certification – ...
Read More HIDOE News Release: 87 Hawai‘i public school educators earn, renew NBCT certification
On January 31, 2023, Manuel Thomas, 29, was indicted by the O`ahu Grand Jury and charged with Sex Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Third Degree. He ...
Read More ATTORNEY GENERAL’S SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTION DIVISION INDICTS ALLEGED SEX TRAFFICKER
(HONOLULU) – Today, Hawaiʻi Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey P. Crabtree lifted an injunction in a case filed by opponents of commercial aquarium fishing, prohibiting the issuance or renewal of aquarium ...
Read More DLNR/Dept. of the Attorney General Joint Release-Judge Lifts West Hawaii Fishing Injunction
(WAILUKU) – Over the next two weeks, work is being done at Mākena State Park on Maui to remove large fallen trees and hazardous branches. Due to the large equipment ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – PORTIONS OF MĀKENA STATE PARK TO BE CLOSED INTERMITTENTLY FOR HAZARDOUS TREE WORK
HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with ...
Read More HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR FEBRUARY 2023
(HONOLULU) – The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Readiness and Environmental Integration Program (REPI) is awarding Hawai‘i $7,123,851 for restoration and recovery projects on O‘ahu, Kaua‘i, and Hawai‘i Island. ...
Read More DLNR News Release-DOD Awards .1 Million for Invasive Species Battle and Native Plants/Wildlife Recovery
HONOLULU – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 871,870 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in December ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: DECEMBER 2022 TOTAL VISTOR COUNT 91.5 PERCENT OF THE 2019 LEVEL