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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 O‘AHU CAT SANCTUARY ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY HONOLULU –A Honolulu nonprofit today received approval from the state Board of Land and Natural ...
Read More 4/11/25 – O‘AHU CAT SANCTUARY ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY

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

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 ...
Read More 4/4/25 – MAUI FISHER BUSTED FOR DRONE AND NARCOTICS VIOLATIONS

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.

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 ...
Read More 3/31/25 – TWO PEOPLE CITED AND ONE ARRESTED ON ‘OPIHI VIOLATIONS

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON HAWAIʻI ISLAND RESERVES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE IN APRIL FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES Feral Goats, Sheep to be Controlled on Mauna Kea April 23 ...
Read More 3/31/25 – HAWAIʻI ISLAND RESERVES TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE IN APRIL FOR ANIMAL CONTROL ACTIVITIES

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 ...
Read More 3/28/25 – ANONYMOUS TIP LEADS TO MARINE PROTECTED AREA VIOLATIONS

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 ...
Read More 3/27/25 – DEAD TURTLE PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO REPORT IT WHEN YOU SEE IT