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(HONOLULU) – Next Monday (Jan. 9) is Climate Action Day in Hawai‘I and will mark the beginning of Hawai‘i Climate Week. The Hawai‘i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Commission (Commission) ...
Read More DLNR News Release: CLIMATE ACTION DAY TO ADVANCE A CLIMATE READY HAWAIʻI

HONOLULU — Kīlauea volcano erupted Thursday afternoon, following a brief period of increased seismic activity, but the lava remained confined to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater in its summit caldera, within Hawai‘i Volcanoes ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: KĪLAUEA VOLCANO HAS ERUPTED; INITIAL LAVA FLOW IS CONFINED TO SUMMIT CALDERA THERE IS NO CURRENT THREAT TO COMMUNITIES

HONOLULU – The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) and the state Boards and Commissions released a summary of disciplinary actions through the month of December 2022 taken ...
Read More News RELEASE: DCCA Disciplinary Actions Through December 2022

(HONOLULU) – DLNR is seeking comments on a proposal to protect nearly 100 unencumbered State land parcels across Hawai’i as part of the State Forest Reserves, Natural Area Reserves, and ...
Read More DLNR News Release – Input Sought on Addition of Nearly 100 Land Parcels to Reserve Systems and Rule Changes

HONOLULU — The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Business Registration Division (BREG) reminds businesses to file their annual business reports.  The annual report filing period is related ...
Read More DCCA News RELEASE: First Quarter Hawaiʻi Annual Business Reports Due

WAILUKU, Hawai’i – The Circuit Court of the Second Circuit is seeking applications for independent grand jury counsel. The compensation shall be as provided by law.Article I, Section 11 of ...
Read More Hawai‘i State Judiciary News Release — Second Circuit Seeking Applicants for Independent Grand Jury Counsel

HONOLULU, HI – In consultation and collaboration with the state House and Senate leadership, Gov. Josh Green, M.D. announced today that the Capitol parking lot will be reopened for paid ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: State Capitol Building Reopens Public Parking

HONOLULU — A team of State and federal emergency management workers will travel to Hawai‘i island this week to inspect damages and impacts caused by the recent eruption of Mauna ...
Read More NEWS RELEASE: Team from HI-EMA, FEMA Will Assess Lava Damage This Week from Mauna Loa Eruption

(Kaiwi State Scenic Shoreline, O‘ahu) – A little rain fell after sunrise, but the brief shower was a fitting conclusion to the 10th First Day Hike hosted by the DLNR Division of ...
Read More DLNR News Release: FIRST DAY HIKE AT KAIWI STATE SCENIC SHORELINE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS