KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i Island – Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) Hawai‘i Branch Marine Unit have seized a fishing vessel after receiving multiple complaints about longline fishing occurring in the Hawai‘i State Territorial Sea, comprising 3,069 square miles of water, that extends 12 nautical miles around the state.
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DOZENS OF CAMPS CLEARED FROM DIAMOND HEAD STATE PARK HONOLULU – This week, a state contractor and officers from the DLNR Division of ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON MAUI FISHER BUSTED FOR DRONE AND NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS KEAWAKAPU BEACH, Maui – What started as a drug investigation led to possession charges, but also ...
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HONOLULU – The number of endangered Hawaiian monk seals born in the main Hawaiian Islands is growing. So too, are the chances of pups and their mothers interacting with people.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON TWO PEOPLE CITED AND ONE ARRESTED ON ‘OPIHI VIOLATIONS Second and Third Incidents in a Week KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i Island – A DLNR Division ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON ANONYMOUS TIP LEADS TO MARINE PROTECTED AREA VIOLATIONS PŪPŪKEA, O‘ahu – An anonymous tip received by the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DEAD TURTLE PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO REPORT IT WHEN YOU SEE IT HONOLULU – A social media post from an “anonymous participant” on a ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON WOMAN CITED FOR ENTERING SACRED FALLS STATE PARK HONOLULU — After more than 25 years, countless news stories, and thousands of social media ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DECEASED WHALE DRAWS STATE, FEDERAL RESPONSE (KĪHEI, Maui) — The discovery of a deceased humpback whale calf is prompting a response from the DLNR ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DOCARE INVESTIGATING POSSIBLE HUNTING-RELATED SHOOTING IN WEST O‘AHU HONOLULU — Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) remain on ...
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