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- 12/08/22 – MINIMAL ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS FROM MAUNA LOA ERUPTION(HILO) – Less than 24-hours after the current eruption of Mauna Loa began, Steve Bergfeld, the Hawai‘i Island Branch Chief with the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) worried most about the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve (NAR) on the southeast side of the mountain. At that time lava flows were headed into the northeast rift zone of Mauna Loa.
- 12/08/22 – THREE FOREIGN NATIONALS CITED AFTER ENTERING MAUNA LOA CLOSED AREA(HILO) – Three men from Kazakhstan were cited on Wednesday after being observed by three different law enforcement agencies, in the closed area of the Mauna Loa Forest Reserve on Hawai‘i Island. The area was closed shortly after the current eruption of Mauna Loa to protect people from risk of injury or worse.
- 12/06/22 – NOMINATION PROCESS EXTENDED FOR MAUI NAVIGATION TEAM(HONOLULU) - Maui residents have the opportunity to have their voices heard to help ensure healthy reefs and abundant resources for years to come. The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is extending the deadline for the nomination process for its Maui Navigation team.
- 12/04/22 – HIKERS WARNED TO STAY OUT OF CLOSED AREA(HILO) - The Mauna Loa Forest Reserve was closed shortly after the volcanic eruption began one week ago. Yet, even after a public viewing area was closed for multiple hours today due to the discovery of unexploded ordnance (UXO) many people continue to trespass into the closed area.
- 11/28/22 – DLNR CLOSES MAUNA LOA ACCESS ON THE EAST SIDE(HILO) – Periodically, this afternoon when clouds hugging the summit of the world’s largest volcano lifted, you could spot a field of lava on the northwestern flank of Mauna Loa.
- 11/26/22 – NARNIA IS OFF LIMITS(HILO) - Many of the hikers contacted today, by officers from the Hawaii Island Branch of the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), claimed to be unaware that traveling beyond closed signs at a collection of waterfalls known as Narnia is illegal without a permit or hunting license.
- 11/17/22 – TWELVE MORE EAST MAUI STREAMS GAIN INTERIM INSTREAM FLOW STANDARDS(HONOLULU) - On Tuesday, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (Water Commission or CWRM) amended interim instream flow standards (IIFS) for twelve streams and tributaries in the Huelo region of East Maui, and reserved water for the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL).
- 11/16/22 – NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS HOW BIOCONTROL SAVED NATIVE WILIWILI TREES(HONOLULU) – A new animated video highlights the success story of how biocontrol, a process where a carefully selected living organism is used to control an invasive species, helped to save the native Wiliwili tree. The video, produced by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) in collaboration with the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, also shows how biocontrol can continue to be an important tool in managing invasive species in Hawaiʻi.
- 11/01/22 – SIXTH ANNUAL ʻŌHIʻA LOVE FESTIVAL RETURNS TO IN-PERSON FORMAT(HONOLULU) – After two “virtual” years of celebation, ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest returns with numerous in-person events across Hawaiʻi. The theme of this year's festivities is Mōhala, or the unfurling of the lehua. It is a life stage of the blossoming lehua, but it also represents how we are emerging out of COVID with a new celebration.
- 10/27/22 – WAIKĪKĪ “BLUE CARDS” FOR COMMERCIAL INSTRUCTORS & OPERATORS REPEALED(HONOLULU) – Certification permits, issued by the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR), have long been required for surf and sailboard instructors, catamaran and canoe captains and second captains, and commercial motorboat operators, operating in Waikīkī.