Forestry & Wildlife

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON Over 250 Acres of Land Protected in Perpetuity on Maui  Community-led preservation effort safeguards Pōhākea, protecting land, three operating wells and a 750,000-gallon ...
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(KOHALA, HAWAʻI) - The Pololū Trail will be closed temporarily on Friday, June 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This includes the limited parking area, which will be used for cultural and ceremonial protocols to honor the passing of Tūtū Cheryl Sproat, a pillar of the North Kohala community.

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON WILDFIRE, DROUGHT, AND WATER CONSERVATION TAKE CENTER STAGE Governor Green Proclaims June as Wildfire & Drought LOOKOUT! Month (KĪHEI, MAUI) – Citing the ...
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  JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2024 LĪHUʻE AIRPORT WINDOW DISPLAY HIGHLIGHTS NATIVE FOREST BIRDS (LĪHUʻE, KAUA‘I) – A display in the ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2024 MORE THAN 1,000 INVASIVE ALBIZIA TREES HARVESTED TO BUILD FESTPAC 2024 HALE VILLAGE (HONOLULU) – The DLNR ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  May 27, 2024 THREE MEN CITED FOR GEAR AND NET VIOLATIONS IN ʻĀHIHI-KĪNAʻU NATURAL AREA RESERVE Click on photo to ...
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(HONOLULU) – At today’s proclamation ceremony celebrating Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM), Governor Josh Green, M.D., helped bring focus to the risks that invasive species pose to the environmental and economic health of Hawaiʻi, the good work taking place to combat them, and the importance of a cooperative approach in the effort.

(HONOLULU) – A portion of the Moanalua Section of the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve known as “Middle Ridge” will be closed for 90 days, or longer if necessary, during construction work to remove the Ha‘ikū Stairs.

(WAILUKU, MAUI) – Maui Mayor Richard T. Bissen, Jr. signed a proclamation to recognize 2024 as Ka Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele, Year of The Forest Birds, on Wednesday. This action follows Governor Josh Green, M.D.’s proclamation in January and county proclamations on Hawaiʻi Island on Feb. 1, and on Kaua‘i on March 11.

(HONOLULU) – Today marks the beginning of Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM), an annual campaign to prevent and minimize the impacts of invasive species and highlight the positive steps being taken to protect our islands.