HĀ‘ENA, Kauaʻi  – After years of planning, permitting and saving money, the Hui Makaʻāinana o Makana, the nonprofit steward of Hā‘ena State Park, is preparing to start construction of a much-needed new comfort station there.

(HONOLULU) – At a signing ceremony today, Governor Josh Green, M.D., proclaimed 2025 as the “Year of Our Community Forests.”

HONOLULU – The cancellation of a decades-long set-aside of land from the state of Hawai‘i to the County of Kaua‘i has paved the way for Kaua‘i’s renowned forest bird and seabird recovery and protection programs to move into a joint facility.

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON NEW DLNR PODCAST EXPLORES CONSERVATION ISSUES FROM MAUKA TO MAKAI (HONOLULU) – Hawaiʻi Conservation Kuleana, a new podcast from the DLNR, launches next ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DECEASED WHALE DRAWS STATE, FEDERAL RESPONSE (KĪHEI, Maui) — The discovery of a deceased humpback whale calf is prompting a response from the DLNR ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DOCARE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE HUNTING-RELATED SHOOTING IN WEST O‘AHU HONOLULU — Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) remain on ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON OFFICERS PATROL AHU O LAKA FOR ILLEGAL CHRISTMAS TREE BONFIRES (HONOLULU) – Officers with the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON KAIWI STATE SCENIC SHORELINE FIRST DAY HIKE EMBRACES MULTIPLE CULTURES (HONOLULU) – This morning, hundreds of people greeted the first sunrise of the ...
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