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Your search found 1135 hits- 10/24/14 – BOARD APPROVES FIRST COMMUNITY BASED FISHERIES SUBSISTENCE AREA; Near Unanimous Support from Haena Community Results In Historic DecisionHONOLULU - The state Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) today unanimously approved Hawaii's first ever Community Based Fisheries Subsistence Area (CBFSA) rule package for Haena on the island of Kauai. BLNR Chairperson William Alia said, "This is an historic action, following years of work by the Haena community in collaboration with Dept. of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) staff. This rules package gives the Haena hui an opportunity to protect its fisheries, based on traditional and customary practices. Native Hawaiians knew how to practice sustainability in order to feed their ohanas. This is strong recognition by government that we cannot do it alone and community-based management and buy-in is critical to sustaining Hawaii's precious natural resources for now and future generations."
- 02/03/21-HĀʻENA COMMUNITY BASED SUBSISTENCE FISHING AREA ONLINE COMMUNITY MEETING(Līhuʻe) - The DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) will hold an online community meeting for the 5-year evaluation of the Hā‘ena Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area (CBSFA). The meeting will feature presentations from DAR staff, researchers from University of Hawaii, and Hui Makaainana O Makana.
- – Letter to Commercial Marine Licensee: Starting June 15, 2009, DLNR will begin processing incomplete and late commercial catch reports through the Civil Resource Violation SystemDAR-CML-Letter-090401
- 10/07/13 – State Boating Division Holds Public Hearings On Administrative Rules For Commercial Operations“There has been a significant increase in the volume and types of recreational and commercial activities taking place in state waters since these boating rules were written and last revised nearly 20 years ago,” said William J. Aila, Jr., DLNR chairperson. “It’s time to update our rules so they are fair and equally applied to commercial operators operating everywhere in state waters. Since the use of our waters is changing, these rules allow us greater flexibility to adapt to those changes,” Aila said.
- 06/06/19-“DAWNING OF A NEW DAY FOR HĀʻENA” BLESSING PREPARES COMMUNITY FOR REOPENING OF STATE PARKS AND KŪHIŌ HIGHWAY(Hāʻena, Kaua‘i) – The clouds broke, and the rain stopped as 200 Hāʻena and Wainiha residents gathered next to a lo‘i in Hāʻena State Park on Kaua‘i’s north shore on Wednesday for a blessing called “Dawning of a New Day for Hāʻena.” The blessing, which included remarks from Governor David Ige, DLNR Chair Suzanne Case, local community members and a host of lawmakers and state leaders precedes the reopening of Kūhiō Highway and Hāʻena State Park, the gateway to the famed Kalalau Trail in the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park.
- 04/02/14 – Commercial Boating And Ocean Recreation Operations Rules Are Subject Of DLNR Public Hearings This WeekHonolulu - The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold public hearings this week on the proposed adoption and compilation of Title 13, Hawaii Administrative Rules, in order to update and streamline the rules that pertain to commercial operations occurring in state small boat harbors, facilities, and near shore waters.
- 01/22/21-KAULUNANI URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM ANNOUNCES THE 2021 ARBOR DAY HAWAII GRANT OPPORTUNITY(Honolulu) – The Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry, a program of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW), is proud to support Arbor Day Hawaiʻi 2021 through its community forestry grant program.
- 07/28/18 – KŪHIŌ HWY, HĀʻENA STATE PARK, SCHOOLS AND MENTAL HEALTH UPDATES AT COMMUNITY MEETING(Hāʻena, Kaua‘i) – Representatives of four State of Hawai‘i Executive Branch departments provided more than 200 Hāʻena and Wainiha area residents with updates on current and planned construction work, the upcoming school year and mental health resources during a community meeting last night. The standing-room only crowd at the YMCA’s Camp Naue received reports from the Dept. of Transportation (HDOT), the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), the Dept. of Education (DOE), and the Dept. of Health (DOH). The community outreach forum was organized by Governor Ige’s Office of Constituent Services.
- 05/19/22-COMMUNITY-DRIVEN EFFORT TO PROTECT POLOLŪ VALLEY MOVING FORWARD(Pololū Valley, Hawai‘i Island) – “Everyone is recognizing the overuse of Pololū and the community wanting to do something about it,” begins Jackson Bauer.
- 05/28/21-URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY GRANT OPPORTUNITY NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS(Honolulu) - Are you a community organization, non-profit, school, neighbor or other groups working on promoting the health and well-being of your community through growing the trees and forest all around us? This opportunity is for you!