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- 04/17/18 – ‘Alalā Continues To Thrive In Native Habitat; Conservationists Begin Study To Analyze Vocalizations of Hawaiian Crows(Volcano, Hawai‘i) –The eleven young ‘Alalā living in the Pu‘u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve on the Island of Hawai‘i continue to thrive, showing increased natural behaviors, foraging on native plants, and even challenging the occasional ‘Io, or Hawaiian Hawk. Conservationists are cautiously optimistic about the birds’ continued success in native habitat and are working together with researchers at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo to analyze vocalizations of these rare birds. Foraging and other social behaviors are also being studied to determine if historically seen activities are increasing now that the group has access to the surroundings in which they evolved.
- 07/16/18 – Ocean Lava Explosion Injures 23 Passengers On Tour Boat; State and Federal Investigation Underway(Honolulu) – At least ten people on a Hawaiian Lava Boat Tours vessel were injured this morning after an explosion sent lava through the roof of the boat’s passenger cabin. Other reports indicate as many as 12 passengers were hurt. Officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE) along with the Hawai‘i County Police Dept. are investigating the incident.
- 12/12/24 – LONG-AWAITED POHOIKI DREDGING TO BEGIN IN EARLY 2025HONOLULU — A $9.2 million contract has been awarded to dredge Hawaiʻi Island’s lava-inundated Pohoiki Bay, which will bring relief to the boaters and fishers who have been unable to use the bay’s boat ramp since the eruption of Kīlauea volcano six and a half years ago.
- 10/20/17 – Mānoa Cliff Restoration Group Recognized as DLNR Citizen ConservationistsEvery Sunday morning, for the past twelve years, members of the Manoa Cliff Restoration team trudge up the Maona Cliff Trail in the Honolulu Watershed Forest Reserve to begin another day of work. This is a labor of love; one born out of concern for the health of native forests being choked out by invasive species.
- 09/30/19-KIWIKIU TRANSLOCATION HOLDS PROMISE FOR ONE OF THE WORLD’S RAREST BIRDSHaleakalā, Maui; September 30, 2019) In a bold action aimed at saving the endangered Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill, or Pseudonestor xanthophrys), in October four conservation partners will begin translocating both captive-bred and wild birds to a restored forest with the goal of creating a second, “insurance” population for this species. The Kiwikiu has declined by over 50 percent in recent years, and fewer than 312 birds remain in the wild.
- 04/14/20-2020-2021 HAWAI‘I HUNTING STAMP CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED(Honolulu) – Winners of the 2020-2021 Hawai‘i Wildlife Conservation and Game Bird Stamp Art Contest were announced this week by the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW). DOFAW would like to thank all the wildlife artists that submitted entries for this year’s contest.
- 04/26/21-SAVING KIWIKIU — MAUI PARROTBILL ON THE BRINK(HONOLULU) – Kiwikiu (Maui parrotbill) is the most endangered native Hawaiian bird. The small yellow honeycreepers live only in high elevation forest on windward Haleakalā, Maui. With an estimated population of less than 150 individuals, it is at high risk of going extinct within a few years.
- 05/11/21-LEGISLATURE SUPPORTS CLEAN-UP AT PU‘U WA‘AWA‘A FOREST RESERVE (Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a Forest Reserve, Hawai‘i Island) – The first scenes for hikers intending to ascend the Pu‘u Wa‘awa‘a cinder cone, do not exactly depict a pristine forest reserve.
Remnants of former industrial uses of the property, scattered across the landscape near the beginning of the 3.2-mile-long trail, were the focus of a 2009 Environmental Site Assessment, conducted by the USDA Forest Service Enterprise Program.
- 01/26/22-SPECIES BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE IN BANNER YEAR FOR RARE PLANTS(Honolulu) – Hawai’i has less than one percent of the overall land mass in the U.S. but is often referred to as the “Endangered Species Capital of the World” as the state has 44 percent of the nation’s endangered and threatened plant species.
- 05/24/22 – IT’S OFFICIAL! ʻŌHIʻA LEHUA BECOMES HAWAI‘I STATE ENDEMIC TREE(HONOLULU) – The earnest efforts by hundreds of school children, their teachers, state lawmakers, and conservationists resulted in Gov. Ige signing SB2059 into law today, during a ceremony at Washington Place.
