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(Kahului, Maui) – A random act, actually continued acts of kindness, is bringing to light the Aloha spirit demonstrated by a long-time state parks worker. When an elderly couple became ...
Read More DLNR News Release: STRANDED ELDERY COUPLE SINGLES OUT VETERAN STATE PARKS CARETAKER FOR EXTRAORDINARY HELP

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D. has ordered that United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and at all ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green lowers flags for Princess Kawananakoa Funeral Services

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D., has accepted an FY 2023 Compact Impact grant of $15,798,564 from the U.S. Department of the Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green accepts .8M Federal Dollars

HONOLULU, HI – Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez joined a coalition of fifteen attorneys general supporting the constitutionality of New York’s concealed-carry laws by asking the U.S. Court of Appeals ...
Read More 2023-04 ATTORNEY GENERAL JOINS AMICUS BRIEF IN SUPPORT OF NEW YORK CONCEALED-CARRY LAW

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and at ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Governor Green issues flag order in honor of late State and City lawmaker Ron Menor

(Kihei, Maui) – An estimated five tons of marine debris was airlifted this morning from Kaho‘olawe to Maui, with most of it destined for recycling as “new life” products. Every ...
Read More DLNR News Release: REMOTE BEACH ON KAHO‘OLAWE CLEAN OF MARINE DEBRIS…FOR NOW

HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D. issued a sixth emergency proclamation to provide additional relief to Maui County in its ongoing axis deer crisis, extending the emergency period through March ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green declares sixth emergency relief period for axis deer crisis in Maui County

(HONOLULU) – The cooperative relationship between forestry and agriculture is rooted in Hawaiian history and continues to serve as a blueprint for constructive land stewardship in the state.   There ...
Read More DLNR News Release – FORESTRY AND AGRICULTURE LAND STEWARDSHIP

HONOLULU, HI- Luke Meyers is joining the Office of Governor Josh Green, M.D., as the State Disaster Management Advisor (SDMA), with Col. (Ret.) James D.S. Barros named as the new ...
Read More DOD MEDIA RELEASE: Luke Meyers Named State Disaster Management Advisor; James Barros to Become New HI-EMA Administrator

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. announces the return of more than 363 acres of leased land in Hoʻolehua and Pālāʻau, Moloka‘i back to the State of Hawai‘i, Department ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: Governor Green Announces the Return of More Than 363 Acres on Moloka’i to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands