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- 05/12/18 – Graduation Season Tahitian Prawns Warning Issued; Poison Used in Some Hawai‘i Island Streams to Harvast Prawns(HILO) – Tahitian prawns, caught in Hawai‘i streams, are a popular treat at graduation and other spring-time parties and get-togethers. The DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) is encouraging people to know the source of their prawns. Evidence has suggested that poisons used to kill garden and household pests has been used not only to kill prawns, but is wiping out all of the aquatic wildlife in some east Hawai‘i streams.
- 05/11/18 – Polihale State Park, Miloli‘i section of Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, Kaua‘i to Reopen On May 15, 2018LIHU‘E, KAUA‘I -- Polihale State Park on Kaua‘i will reopen to the public on Tuesday May 15, following repairs to the heavily flood-damaged entry road. The initial repairs, consisting of filling and grading the most damaged section of the unpaved 5-mile roadway and making drainage improvements, will allow for hardy vehicles to access the beach and camping areas within the popular West Kaua‘i park. A second phase of road repair will be ongoing for approximately two weeks after the reopening, and park visitors may experience some delays due to the construction.
- 05/11/18 – DLNR Reaches Settlement With Operator Of Illegal Nā Pali Coast ToursHONOLULU -- The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) approved a settlement today between the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) and Stephen E.J. Koehne regarding illegal commercial operation in Hanalei Bay ocean waters on Kaua‘i.
- 05/11/18 – ʻŌhiʻa Fungus Discovered on Kaua‘i; Less Aggressive of the Two Species Causing Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death on Hawai‘i Island(HONOLULU) – A rapid response team of experts from state and federal agencies and non-government organizations formed over the last week to investigate the deaths of several ʻōhiʻa trees in the Moloa‘a Forest Reserve on Kaua‘i’s northeastern side.
- 05/09/18 – Second Turtle Killing In The Last Week Leads To An Arrest; Witnesses Report Incident at Kekaha Beach(LIHUE) – Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) arrested 32-year-old Bronson Nakaahiki of Kekaha, Kaua‘i today after witnesses reported seeing him allegedly slice a threatened Green sea turtle’s throat and then harvest meat from it on Kekaha Beach.
- 05/08/18 – National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) Informational Session Scheduled Thursday May 10 in Niu ValleyHONOLULU – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and the City and County of Honolulu invite NFIP insured renters, home and business owners affected by the April 13 flooding event on O‘ahu, to attend an informational session conducted by a NFIP General Adjuster:
- 05/07/18 – DLNR closes Lava Tree Monument and MacKenzie State Recreation area due to earthquake activityEffective immediately, the DLNR Division of State Parks has closed its Lava Tree State Monument and Mackenzie State Recreation Area until further notice. Gates to these parks will be locked and closure signs posted. This action was taken after consultation with Hawaii County Emergency and Parks and Recreation which recommended the closures due to earthquake activity in the Puna area.
- 05/05/18 – State Conservation Police Seeking Information On Turtle Butcher(HILO) – Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) are seeking information about the person or persons who butchered a 250-pound green sea turtle at Onekahakaha County Beach Park in South Hilo. A DOCARE officer estimates the turtle’s shell as at least 80 centimeters in size. Officers report that the turtle’s front two flippers were amputated and it appeared the suspect(s) was interrupted and left the scene without the turtle.
- 05/04/18 – Comments Still Welcomed to May 11 On Proposed Changes to State’s Forest Reserve System Rules(HONOLULU) – Following a series of statewide public hearing on proposed changes to rules regulating activities within Hawaii’s Forest Reserve System, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife is reminding everyone that input and comments on the rules will be accepted until May 11, 2018. The rule changes are in response to evolving natural resource concerns and the needs of managers and forest users.
- 05/02/18 – DLNR Announces 2018 Open Fishing Season Starting June 16 for Rainbow Trout At Koke‘e Public Fishing Area on Kaua‘iLIHU‘E – The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces an open fishing season for rainbow trout in the Koke‘e Public Fishing Area (PFA) on Kaua‘i, beginning Saturday, June 16, 2018.