JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON ALL STATE PARKS AND FOREST AREAS CLOSED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER HONOLULU – As of Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE ACTING CHAIRPERSON DLNR PATROLS TO DETER ILLEGAL CHRISTMAS TREE BONFIRES HONOLULU – Officers with the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON RECRUITMENT FOR STATE CONSERVATION OFFICERS BEGINS JANUARY 3 HONOLULU – Recruitment for 53 entry-level officers with DLNR’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement ...
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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 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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HONOLULU - The DLNR Division of Conservation Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) is mobilizing statewide to assist tsunami evacuation efforts. All state parks with a beach component are closed.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ENFORCEMENT MEASURES INCREASING AS SACRED FALLS REMAINS CLOSED HONOLULU –Despite clearly posted park closure and hazardous conditions signs, people are continuing to ...
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HONOLULU – Marine patrol units of the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) are now active on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island, Maui and Kaua‘i.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON BEACH LEASH LAWS ARE FOR THE PROTECTION OF MONK SEAL PUPS HONOLULU – A 43-year-old woman was issued a civil resource violation for ...
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HONOLULU – Environmental Court Judge in Wahiawā yesterday barred 55-year-old Armando Posadas of ʻEwa Beach from entering the Pūpūkea Marine Life Conservation District (MLCD) on Oʻahu’s North Shore for six months. It may be the first time a violator had a “geographic restriction” added to a sentence.