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(Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawai‘i Island) – Water service at this state recreation area has been off and on more than three-dozen times since 2018, due to repeated breaks ...
Read More DLNR News Release-WATER RESTORATION AT HĀPUNA BEACH STATE RECREATION AREA Short-Term Fix Near – Long-Term Fix Being Investigated

HONOLULU – Low levels of Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) has been detected in water samples collected at Makakilo Well, which is part of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s (BWS) Ewa-Waianae ...
Read More DOH News Release: Low levels of PFAS detected in Makakilo Well

HONOLULU – The Department of Public Safety (PSD) today welcomed a new class of adult correctional officers during a graduation ceremony at the Neal Blaisdell Center in Honolulu. Fourteen  recruits graduated from ...
Read More PSD NEWS RELEASE – Graduation Ceremony Held for New Class of Adult Correctional Officers

LIHUE, HI – The District Family and/or District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Kauai) is accepting applications from attorneys interested in serving as per diem judges. Applications for consideration should ...
Read More Hawaii State Judiciary – News Release: Applicants Sought for District Family and/or District Court of the Fifth Circuit (Kauai) Per Diem Judges

(LĪHU‘E, HI) – The Department of Land and Natural Resources is asking local hunters to help protect rare and endangered plants and birds in upper Honopū Valley on Kaua‘i, especially ...
Read More DLNR News Release – HUNTERS ASKED TO HELP IN HONOPŪ VALLEY

HONOLULU, HI – A state resident under the age of 18 has died of influenza, the Department of Health (DOH) announced today. This death serves as a sober reminder that ...
Read More News Release: Hawai’i Department of Health announces first pediatric influenza death of the season

 (HONOLULU) – The recently appointed leadership teams for the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) are working to resolve a long-standing issue ...
Read More DLNR/DOA Joint News Release- DLNR AND HDOA ANNOUNCE SHARED PATH FORWARD FOR PROGRESS ON PASTURE LANDS

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2023. The HDOA will be ...
Read More News release from Dept. of Agriculture on Specialty Crop Grants

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is accepting applications for the Compost Reimbursement Program for Fiscal Year 2023, which may reimburse agricultural producers for the cost of ...
Read More DOA News release on Compost Reimbursement Program

HONOLULU — Helemano Elementary School’s Brittnie Caraulia was recently recognized as the 2023 American School Counselor Association’s (ASCA) Hawai’i School Counselor of the Year. The ASCA School Counselor of the Year ...
Read More HIDOE News Release: Helemano Elementary School counselor honored nationally as 2023 Hawai‘i School Counselor of the Year