(Honolulu) – The dropping of the Formosa’s anchor on coral in Kailua Bay on Hawai‘i island in October 2018 has resulted in the luxury yacht owners reaching a settlement with the state for $100,000 to the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), which will go to supporting coral reef management and restoration in West Hawai‘i.
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: August 16, 2020 WARNING SIGNS GO UP AT WAIMEA BAY ROCK ONE DAY AFTER ANOTHER BIG CROWD The Rock Closed Saturday (Honolulu) – Before 9 this morning, not a single person stood atop ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: August 14, 2020 TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE HANAKĀPĪ’AI BRIDGE PROJECT Interference Has Created Unsafe Work Conditions (Honolulu) – Following the death of a hiker and subsequent rescue of 121 flood-stranded people ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: August 9, 2020 GOOD NEWS FROM THE FIELD – PEOPLE COMPLYING WITH STATE PARKS CLOSURES (Honolulu) – On the first day of closures of all State Parks and beaches on O‘ahu, officers ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: August 8, 2020 TEN KAYAKERS ISSUED WARNINGS FOR LANDING ON CLOSED OFF-SHORE ISLAND (Honolulu) – So far, on the first day of closures for O‘ahu offshore islands, the Aha o Laku sandbar in Kāneʻohe Bay, and ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: August 6, 2020 ALL STATE PARKS ON O‘AHU CLOSING EFFECTIVE FRIDAY AT MIDNIGHT Closure Plan Mirrors C&C Act with Care – Do Not Gather Order (Honolulu) – Large, unauthorized gatherings, social crowding, and ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: August 1, 2020 A DECADE OF URCHIN ACTIVITY IN KĀNEʻOHE BAY LEADS TO SEAWEED-FREE CORALS 600,000 Urchins in the Bay by End of 2020 (Honolulu) – From the outside, the State’s urchin hatchery at ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: July 31, 2020 FIRST DOCARE ACADEMY FOR ROOKIE CONSERVATION OFFICERS MARKS NUMEROUS FIRSTS (Honolulu) – A dozen men and women will now join the ranks of DLNR Conservation Resource Officers, following ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: July 29, 2020 NON-NATIVE CORALS REMOVED FROM KĀNEʻOHE BAY Will be Displayed Behind Glass at the Waikīkī Aquarium Today, a team from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), with support from numerous ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES News Release DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON For Immediate News Release: July 28, 2020 PEOPLE BEHAVING BADLY LEADS TO CLOSURE OF POLIHALE STATE PARK Kauaʻi Park is First Casualty of Bad Behavior Under COVID-19 Rules (Honolulu) – Egregious behavior and overuse has prompted the DLNR ...
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