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(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
(KAPA‘A, KAUA‘I) – The cause of death of a 56-foot-long, 120,000-pound sperm whale, that appeared on the reef fronting Lydgate Park, won’t likely be determined for some time. Today, a ...
Read More DLNR News Release-UPDATE-Kauai Sperm Whale
HONOLULU — An unstable weather pattern over Hawai‘i will bring the risk of hazardous weather from east to west across the state this weekend, and emergency management officials are urging ...
Read More HI-EMA Urges Caution Amid Statewide Risk of Flooding, Landslides, and Gusty Winds; Prepare For Possibility of Heavy Weather on Any Island
DOH releases soil data from AFFF release at Red Hill HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) received the first set of test results from soil samples it collected ...
Read More News Release: DOH releases soil data from AFFF release at Red Hill
(Kīhei, Maui) – Drainage improvements to the Kīhei Boat Ramp wash down area on Maui will begin Feb. 6, 2023. The project contract was awarded to Global Specialty Contractors, Inc. ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE – KĪHEI BOAT RAMP WASH DOWN AREA TO UNDERGO DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS