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HONOLULU – Trace levels of the chemical Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) were recently detected in water samples collected at the Kipapa Acres C.P.R. water system. PFOS levels detected at KA are ...
Read More DOH News Release: Low levels of PFOS detected in Kipapa Acres water system

(WAIKOLOA, HAWAI‘I) – Fire managers from around the country got an up-close, post-fire tour of the Māna Road fire area on Thursday. They gathered on Hawai‘i Island this week for ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Mana Road Fire Tour Provides Teaching & Learning Moments, Dec. 17, 2022

HONOLULU, HI – Gov. Josh Green, M.D. and Director of Health Elizabeth “Libby” A. Char, M.D. have issued the following statement in response to the missing Hawai‘i Life Flight aircraft:  ...
Read More GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN, M.D. ISSUES EMERGENCY PROCLAMATION IN RESPONSE TO HAWAI‘I LIFE FLIGHT ACCIDENT

(WAILUKU) – Collaborative investigations by the Maui Police Department (MPD), and the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), into last week’s disappearance of a 60-year-old Washington State woman ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Parallel Investigations Characterize Maui Shark Incident, Dec. 16, 2022

(HILO) – With the public viewing area, associated with the eruption of Mauna Loa, set to close at midnight, law enforcement officials are stepping up patrols of closed areas. Chief ...
Read More DLNR News Release – STEPPED UP LAW ENFORCEMENT ON MAUNA LOA, Dec. 15, 2022

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 November 2022 taken ...
Read More RELEASE: DCCA Disciplinary Actions Through November 2022

HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D., First Lady Jaime Green and the Washington Place Foundation will carry on a 164-year tradition by hosting a Christmas Open House at Washington ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release: Gov. Green and First Lady Host Traditional Christmas Open House at Washington Place

(HILO) – Two weeks after they were closed due to volcanic activity on Mauna Loa, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is re-opening the following areas:    Kapāpala ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Forest Reserve on Hawai’i Island Re-Opens

  HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. today announced a second round of nominees to serve as Director and/or Deputy Director and other appointed positions for state departments.  With ...
Read More Governor Josh Green, M.D. Announces Seventeen Appointments