HONOLULU – May is Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM). The campaign is in its eighth year, raising awareness of the serious threats invasive species pose to all aspects of life in Hawaiʻi and celebrating the work of those who help protect our islands.
Forestry & Wildlife
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON WEST MAUI WATERSHED RESTORATION ENGAGES NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS NĀPILI, Maui – The forests stretching from Honokōwai, which is just past Lahaina, all the ...
Read More 4/29/25 – WEST MAUI WATERSHED RESTORATION ENGAGES NATIVE HAWAIIAN STUDENTS
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 HONOLULU — A rare native coastal dune ecosystem, pristine native forest and ranch lands, ...
Read More 4/28/25 – LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION GRANTS AWARDED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
NORTH KOHALA, Hawaiʻi Island – In partnership with the Protect Pololū ʻOhana (PPO), the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife Nā Ala Hele Trail and Access Program announces a temporary closure of Pololū Trail and its associated areas for maintenance. Pololū Trail will be closed to all public access on Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
KAWAIʻELE BIRD SANCTUARY, Kaua‘i – West Kaua‘i’s Mānā Plain is attracting larger numbers of native waterbirds and migratory shore birds than DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) biologist Jason Vercelli has ever seen in his 18 years of work in the wetlands.
HONOLULU — The grounds of Washington Place now have additional native vegetation, as Governor Josh Green M.D., First Lady Jaime Kanani Green, and DLNR Chair Dawn Chang joined students from St. Andrew’s School in a community Earth Day planting ceremony.
KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE, Maui – Five months after release into the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve in East Maui, a cohort of five ʻalalā (Hawaiian crows) is healthy and continues to discover and practice the instinctual behaviors unique to the species.
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY INVITED TO HELP SHAPE THE 2025 STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN HONOLULU – Community input is sought to guide wildlife conservation statewide. The ...
Read More 4/9/25 – COMMUNITY INVITED TO HELP SHAPE THE 2025 STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN
4/3/25 – HAWAI‘I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED WITH NATIONAL WILDFIRE MITIGATION AWARD
JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAI‘I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED WITH NATIONAL WILDFIRE MITIGATION AWARD HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) has been recognized by the National ...
Read More 4/3/25 – HAWAI‘I WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED WITH NATIONAL WILDFIRE MITIGATION AWARD
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.