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- 09/11/19-AS OCEAN WATERS HEAT UP EVIDENCE OF CORAL BLEACHING IS APPEARING(Honolulu) – The severe and widespread coral bleaching event predicted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is already occurring along reefs across the state.
Last week, a team from the DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) conducted a rapid assessment of coral health at Molokini and along Maui’s south shore from Makena to Maalaea.
- 09/19/19-CELEBRATING NATIONAL ESTUARIES WEEK IN HAWAI’I(Honolulu)-In 1988 National Estuaries Day began to help promote the importance of estuaries and the need to protect them. It was decided in 2013 to expand the day of celebration of estuaries into a week-long event.
- 09/23/19-ADDITIONAL ‘ALALĀ RELEASED INTO NATURAL AREA RESERVE ON HAWAI‘I ISLANDThis September, seven additional ʻAlalā were released into the Puʻu Makaʻala Natural Area Reserve (NAR) on the windward slopes of Mauna Loa.
- 09/26/19-DLNR ANNOUNCES 2020 LANA’I AXIS DEER HUNTING SEASON(Honolulu) – Deer hunting enthusiasts can soon apply to hunt for the new season. The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces that application forms for the 2019 Lana’i Axis deer hunting season, together with instruction sheets, will be available at all DOFAW Offices statewide beginning next Monday September 30, 2019.
- 10/02/19-NAIO THRIPS ATTACK KALANIMOKU NATIVE GARDEN(Honolulu)- One of Hawaii’s most important native plants is the Naio tree. Naio has been widely planted in landscapes and is an important component of our island’s coastal ecosystems. A decade ago naio became threatened with a small invasive insect pest known as thrips found on Hawai’i Island. Thrips are narrow, dark brown to black and approximately 2.2.5 mm in size and are native to Tasmania. They were likely first accidentally introduced in the U.S. in California.
- 10/09/19-STATE LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION COMMISSION RECOMMENDS GRANTS FOR LAND ACQUISITION(Honolulu) – The Legacy Land Conservation Commission has prioritized applications to protect 19,270 acres stretching from the southeast shore at Ka‘ū, Hawai‘i, to Kaua‘i's north shore, including lands on Maui, Moloka‘i, and O‘ahu.
- 10/10/19-ALA WAI CANAL DREDGING AND IMPROVEMENTS BEGINNING THIS MONTH(Honolulu) - Dredging of the Ala Wai Canal to remove accumulated silt and sediments, remove abandoned Hawaiian Electric Company cables, and to repair two sections of canal wall begins this month. Extensive public outreach was conducted by the DLNR Engineering Division to inform canal users, like canoe clubs, of the work.
- 10/30/19-KUHIO BEACH EROSION CONTROL PROJECT TO BEGIN NEXT WEEK(Honolulu, HI) – A new Waikīkī Beach improvement project to help beach erosion is kicking off next week. The project includes construction of a 95-foot-long sandbag groin and the transfer of 700 cubic yards of beach sand from the Diamond Head swim basin of Kuhio Beach. The groin and beach sand will serve to stabilize the Diamond Head (South east) end of Kuhio Beach park fronting the Duke Kahanamoku statue. The purpose of the project is to fix an erosion hot spot in the far eastern corner of Royal Hawaiian Beach until such time a larger master planning effort for Waikīkī Beach can be completed.
- 11/16/19-MONSTER TILAPIA HIGHLIGHTS PROPENSITY FOR FISH TO BECOME PESTS(Hilo) – Aquatic Biologist Troy Sakihara is dealing with tilapia a lot these days. After he was featured in news reports about an invasion of Nile tilapia in the Wailoa and Waiakea waterways on Hawai‘i Island, a local man brought his recently deceased tilapia to Sakihara. It was a whopper, to say the least. Weighing in at a hefty 16 pounds and 62 centimeters long, Sakihara says it’s the biggest of this species of fish he’s ever encountered.
- Land Board Submittals – 12/13/19AGENDA FOR THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DATE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2019 TIME: 9:00 A.M. PLACE: KALANIMOKU BUILDING […]