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HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 3, 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 JANUARY 2023

HONOLULU – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 735,340 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in November ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: NOVEMBER 2022 TOTAL VISTOR COUNT 90.9 PERCENT OF THE 2019 LEVEL

(HONOLULU) – Forestry and agricultural interests have been intertwined in the Hawaiian Islands since well before statehood.   In 1903, when Hawai‘i was a territory, the Board of Agriculture and ...
Read More DLNR News Release – FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE CONNECTION PART OF HAWAIIAN HISTORY

HONOLULU, HI – Gov. Josh Green, M.D. extended the emergency proclamation today in response to the Hawaiʻi Life Flight incident. Currently, Hawaiʻi Life Flight is in a transition phase as ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: Gov. Green Extends Emergency Proclamation in Response to Hawai’i Life Flight Incident

(HONOLULU) – The pro-active education and outreach about the illegal burning of Christmas trees at Ahu O Laka (Kāne‘ohe Bay sandbar), last year was successful. The DLNR Division of Conservation ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – CHRISTMAS TREE BONFIRES AT AHU O LAKA ARE ILLEGAL AND DISRESPECTFUL

  MAKAWAO – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch has posted a red “Closed” placard to protect public health at Thai Mee Up Kula 2 due ...
Read More News Release: DOH closes Thai Mee Up Kula 2 in Makawao due to cockroach infestation

WAILUKU, Hawaii — Keiki in the rural areas of Maui County are being given the gift of reading when attending Family Court proceedings thanks to generous donations from the Hilary ...
Read More Hawaii State Judiciary News Release — Second Circuit Family Court Shares the Joy of Reading

(HONOLULU) – Tis the season for giving. This holiday season, recruits for the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) Academy Program went the extra mile to connect with ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – DOCARE RECRUITS DONATE GIFTS FOR TOYS FOR TOTS

(Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve, Hawai‘i) – The fate of several types of Hawaiian honeycreepers hangs in the balance, with the possibility of at least two species going extinct in ...
Read More DLNR News Release-A BIRD NAMED CHRISTMAS HIGHLIGHTS RECOVERY OF ʻAKIAPŌLĀʻAU