HONOLULU – More than 10,000 humpback whales migrate to Hawaiʻi each winter to breed, nurse calves and raise their young. As koholā, or humpback whale, season reaches its peak in Hawaiʻi the Go Slow – Whales Below initiative urges mariners to be mindful and exercise caution when out on the ocean, for the safety of the whales and everyone on the water.
Aquatic Resources
HONOLULU – Konane Zager, owner of the vessel Waiʻaka, will be fined $10,051.90 for violating longline fishing laws last May. His Commercial Marine License will also be revoked for one year. The Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) unanimously voted to adopt the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) recommendations of the maximum administrative penalties for this violation.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON YEAR OF OUR COASTAL KULEANA HIGHLIGHTS SHARED RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR COASTS HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green today declared 2026 as the “Year ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON PUʻUHONUA O WAIʻANAE HOMECOMING BEGINS Group Celebrates Move to Mauka “Farm Village” HONOLULU – Members of the Puʻuhonua O Waiʻanae (POW) community are ...
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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.
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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