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- 06/28/21-PLUM HARVEST SEASON OPENS SOON AT KŌKE‘E STATE PARK(LĪHU‘E) — The annual plum harvest begins Saturday, July 3 at Kōke‘e State Park on Kaua‘i. Harvesting permits are free and available at the park’s headquarters. These permits must be completed and returned to the headquarters’ drop-box after harvesting. Plum picking is permitted daily between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. in designated areas.
- 06/25/21-HĀʻENA STATE PARK ENTRY AND PARKING FEES TO BE INTEGRATED IN NEW COMMUNITY-BASED MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE(HONOLULU) – Twenty years in the making, the Hāʻena communities’ efforts to fully participate in the protection and management of Hāʻena State Park took another evolutionary step today. The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) approved a one-year revocable permit (RP) for the non-profit Hui Maka’āinana o Makana to oversee and manage a Park reservation system, including collecting both parking and entry fees as well as an integrated shuttle system that will reduce the number of cars that enter the Park each day. The hui will also manage the cultural landscape of the park.
- 06/25/21-REVISED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR WEST HAWAI‘I AQUARIUM PERMITS REACHES IMPASSE BEFORE THE LAND BOARD(HONOLULU) – Today, the Board of Land and Natural Resources by a three-to-three tie reached an impasse in a decision to accept or reject the Revised Final Environmental Impact Statement (RFEIS) submitted by seven aquarium fish collectors for the West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area (WHRFMA). The law provides a 30-day time-period in which the board must reach a decision.
- 06/20/21-FATHER’S DAY FUN AND FISHING ON KAUA‘I(Kaua‘i) – Across the day, an occasional whoop and cheer went up along the banks of the Pu‘u Lua Reservoir at Kōkeʻe, when another fisher caught a rainbow trout. The annual trout fishing opening weekend was a bit different for a second year in a row, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 05/28/21-URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT OPPORTUNITY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS(Honolulu) - Are you a community organization, non-profit, school, neighbor or other groups working on promoting the health and well-being of your community through growing the trees and forest all around us? This opportunity is for you!
- 05/27/21-#1 BEACH STATUS DEMANDS RESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR AND CARE(Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawai‘i Island) – The designation of Hāpuna Beach as the top-rated beach in the U.S., by Stephen Leatherman (aka Dr. Beach), highlights the continuing paradox of protecting the features that make it #1 while sharing it with ever-increasing throngs of visitors. This was Dr. Beach’s 30th annual ranking of best beaches.
- 05/26/21-MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EXPECTED TO FILL PARKS, TRAILS, AND WATER WITH PEOPLE(HONOLULU) – The upcoming holiday weekend could see the largest post-pandemic number of locals and visitors using state parks, trails, and taking to the water. Numerous DLNR divisions, responsible for management of public facilities and locales, are gearing up for big crowds in popular parks and on heavily used trails and recreating on beaches and in the ocean.
- 05/25/21-CORAL SPAWNING PROMPTS TEMPORARY CLOSURES AT WAIALEA BAY MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION DISTRICT(KAILUA-KONA) – Two, half-day closures on May 28 and 29 at Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD), will allow corals to spawn and produce new keiki. The beach at Waialea is known locally as Beach 69 and the 35-acre bay is one of eleven MLCDs in Hawai‘i, which enjoy the highest level of protection for their invaluable marine resources.
- 05/22/21-THREE DLNR PROJECTS RECOGNIZED DURING PRESERVATION HONOR AWARDS(HONOLULU) – Friday evening, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation(HHF) presented its 47th Annual Preservation Honor Awards during a virtual ceremony. Two programs/projects of the DLNR Division of State Parks and one DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) project were recognized.
- 05/21/21-SERVING UP INVASIVE AQUATIC SPECIES ON A PLATE(HONOLULU) – These arms carry plates and twenty of them are anchored with cinder blocks in commercial harbors around the state. ARMS stands for Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures. They’ve been deployed in Honolulu and Barbers Point Harbors on O‘ahu, Nawiliwili Harbor on Kaua‘i, Kahului Harbor on Maui, and Hilo Harbor on Hawai‘i Island. In the last few weeks, researchers from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) have been diving to collect ARMS structures.