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- 05/31/18 – Winners Announced in 2018 My Hawai’i Story Contest of Student Environmental WritingHONOLULU -- The 25 winners of the 12th annual My Hawai‘i Story Contest focused on the environment were recently announced. The students will be presented with awards and prizes at the Hawai'i Conservation Conference on July 25, 2018, at the Hawai'i Convention Center in Honolulu.
- 05/31/18 – Drone Operator Cited for Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in No-Fly Zone; Drone Operations Dangerous During Volcano Emergency(HILO) – A 38 year old San Jose, CA man was cited by a DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) officer two nights ago for loitering under Hawai‘i County code. The DOCARE officer was checking barricades in Nanawale Estates when he spotted a red light in the sky. A short time later he encountered Huawen Wu flying a drone in a restricted flight zone. DOCARE reports the man was on Nanawale Blvd., and then took Forest Road where he allegedly set up his drone at about 9:30 p.m. to get aerial photography of an active lava flow.
- 05/29/18 – Couple Cited For Entering Closed State Park During Emergency; Boat Captain Cited for Safety Violations at Closed State Boat Ramp(HILO) – Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) and other law enforcement agencies have adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward anyone who violates closures in the disaster area associated with the current eruption of Kilauea and associated lava flows.
- 05/25/18 – Important Step Taken in Master Plan for Hā’ena State Park; Twenty Years in the Making, Land Board Recommends Governor Approve EIS(HONOLULU) – The Board of Land and Natural Resources today reviewed the draft Hā’ena State Parks Master Plan, recommended that the Governor accept the Final Environmental Impact Statement, and delegated authority to the Chair of the Board to approve the final Master Plan following acceptance of the EIS by the Governor.
- 05/25/18 – DLNR Reminder: Lihu‘e-Koloa Forest Reserve Remains Closed Due to Flood Damage Also Still Closed: Hāʻena and Napali Coast State ParksLIHU‘E -- The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is reminding residents and visitors to Kaua‘i that certain forest and park areas on Kaua‘i which suffered damage during historic flooding in mid-April remain closed.
- 05/23/18 – Innovative Wood Products for Affordable Housing and Wildfire Prevention; First Time Hawai‘i Awarded U.S. Forest Service Grant Promoting Wood Innovations(HONOLULU) –Hawai‘i’s critical shortage of affordable dwellings will get a boost from a USDA Forest Service Wood Innovations grant. Nationwide the U.S. Forest Service is awarding almost $8 million in grants for projects in 20 states to expand and accelerate wood products and wood energy markets. The grants are intended to stimulate the removal of hazardous fuels from forests and reduce the risk of wildfires, promote overall forest health and reduce forest management costs.
- 05/19/18 – DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife Closes Malama Kī Forest Reserve; Two State Parks Remain Closed(HONOLULU) - The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife has closed the Malama Kī Forest Reserve on Hawai‘i island due to lava now flowing into it. Today maps showed one of three separate lava flows heading to the ocean with one going through the forest reserve.
- 05/19/18 – DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife Closes Malama Kī Forest Reserve(HONOLULU) - The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife has closed the Malama Kī Forest Reserve on Hawai‘i island due to lava now flowing into it. Today maps showed one of three separate lava flows heading to the ocean with one going through the forest reserve.
- 05/18/18 – Na Pua Makani Wind Project Given The Go Ahead By The State Land Board; North Shore Facility Planned with Eight Turbines(HONOLULU) - The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) has given the greenlight to Champlin/GEI Wind Holdings LLC’s Na Pua Makani Power Partners LLC’s plans to build a 25-megawatt wind farm near Kahuku on the north shore of Oahu.
- 05/17/18 – Maintenance Work to Close Muliwai Trail, Waimanu Valley Campground; Division of Forestry and Wildlife crews will be working May 20-25HILO - The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will be conducting maintenance work on Muliwai trail and Waimanu campground between May 20-25. The campground and trail will be closed during this period.
