LĪHUʻE, Hawai‘i – The first coral specimens to be housed in the new Kauaʻi Coral Restoration Nursery at Nōmilu Fishpond are now being cared for at the facility that will build local capacity for reef restoration and emergency response. The corals of opportunity, or loose corals that have been dislodged from their parent reefs or damaged from storms, boat groundings, or anchors, were collected by Hoʻomalu Ke Kai, in collaboration with Kauaʻi Ocean Awareness, Kauaʻi Sea Farm, the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR), and the University of Hawaiʻi Coral Resilience Lab.
Aquatic Resources
Working Together to Protect Hawaiʻi’s Estuaries As National Estuaries Week 2025 winds down, we wanted to highlight the vital role estuaries, or muliwai, play in Hawaiʻi’s natural environment and cultural ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FLOATING WORKSHOP TELLS A TALE OF TWO REEFS Maui Tour Highlighted Reefs at Risk and Need for Land-Based Action MĀʻALAEA, Hawaiʻi – A ...
Read More 9/24/25 – FLOATING WORKSHOP TELLS A TALE OF TWO REEFS
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DEATH OF MONK SEAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE FISHING PRACTICES HONOLULU – The recent death of RS34, a two-year-old female Hawaiian monk seal ...
Read More 9/19/25 – DEATH OF MONK SEAL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF RESPONSIBLE FISHING PRACTICES
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON STATE LAND BOARD AGREES TO $30K SETTLEMENT FOR BOAT GROUNDING IN HONOLUA-MOKULĒ‘IA BAY HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Board of Land and Natural Resources ...
Read More 9/12/25 – STATE LAND BOARD AGREES TO K SETTLEMENT FOR BOAT GROUNDING IN HONOLUA-MOKULĒ‘IA BAY
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON GROUNDED VESSEL REMOVED FROM KEWALO BASIN HONOLULU – The Discovery, a 75-foot passenger vessel that ran aground on August 9, has been removed ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON IT’S SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON – HELP PROTECT HATCHLINGS THIS SUMMER HONOLULU – Sea turtle nesting in Hawaiʻi is well underway, with ...
Read More 8/1/25 – IT’S SEA TURTLE NESTING SEASON – HELP PROTECT HATCHLINGS THIS SUMMER
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT FOR MAUI NEARSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT MAUI COUNTY, Hawai‘i – Maui residents are called to join the conversation and provide ...
Read More 7/16/25 – SEEKING COMMUNITY INPUT FOR MAUI NEARSHORE MARINE MANAGEMENT
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BIG FISH CATCHES SMALL FISH IN BIG POND DLNR Chair One of Hundreds at Koke’e Trout Fishing Start PU‘U LUA RESERVOIR, Kauaʻi ...
Read More 6/14/25 – BIG FISH CATCHES SMALL FISH IN BIG POND
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ANNUAL RAINBOW TROUT SEASON AT KŌKEʻE OPENS JUNE 14 KŌKEʻE, KAUAI – Open season for rainbow trout will begin June 14, 2025 in ...
Read More 5/16/25 – ANNUAL RAINBOW TROUT SEASON AT KŌKEʻE OPENS JUNE 14