JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2024 STUDENT VIDEO CHALLENGE SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS TO FUTURE GENERATIONS Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU) – Handmade bird puppets, lab scientist costumes, moʻolelo, and animated infographics are just some of the tools that K-12 students across Hawaiʻi used to create video projects about forest birds as part of the 2024 ʻŌlelo Youth Xchange Video Challenge. The video contest, run by ʻŌlelo Community Media, includes a video category called “Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele: Year of the For ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2024 DEATH OF NĒNĒ GOSLING IN HILO PARK POINTS TO DISEASE CARRIED BY FERAL CATS Click on photo to view video (HILO, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – Toxoplasmosis, an infection spread only in the feces of feral cats, is likely what killed a nēnē gosling last month in Liliʻuokalani Park and Gardens. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) sent the diseased bird to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center for a necropsy (animal autopsy). “This tragic incident highlights the probl ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2024 DOZENS OF VEHICLES TO BE TOWED FROM KAHULUI HARBOR NEXT MONTH Click on photo to view video (KAHULUI, MAUI) – Fifty-four trucks and cars, many inoperable, will be towed from the state’s Kahului Harbor on May 6. A team from the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) and officers from the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement placed notices on each of the vehicles on Monday.   The notices warn owners that their car or truck is parked illegally in a state boating facil ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2024 TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF HAWAIʻI ISLAND AREAS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL Federal mandates call for protection of native palila habitat Click on photo to view video (HILO) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct animal control activities (trapping, ground and/or aerial shooting) for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon, and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids within the palila critical habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (Unit K), Palila Mitigation ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024  ELATION AND DISAPPOINTMENT AT KŌKEʻE Click on photo to view video (HANAPĒPĒ, KAUA‘I) – Seven lucky Kaua‘i residents are the excited new lease-holders of state-owned cabins in Kōkeʻe and Waimea Canyon State Parks. One-hundred-twenty-three others went home empty-handed after Thursday’s high-interest auction to lease out the rarely available cabins. Approximately 100 recreation residence cabins are leased to private individuals, huis, and organizations in the contiguous pair of mountaintop state par ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 23, 2024 DEATH OF NĒNĒ GOSLING IN HILO PARK POINTS TO DISEASE CARRIED BY FERAL CATS Click on photo to view video (HILO, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – Toxoplasmosis, an infection spread only in the feces of feral cats, is likely what killed a nēnē gosling last month in Liliʻuokalani Park and Gardens. The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) sent the diseased bird to the United States Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center for a necropsy (animal autopsy). “This tragic incident highlights the probl ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2024 TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF HAWAIʻI ISLAND AREAS FOR ANIMAL CONTROL Federal mandates call for protection of native palila habitat Click on photo to view video (HILO) – The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct animal control activities (trapping, ground and/or aerial shooting) for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon, and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids within the palila critical habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (Unit K), Palila Mitigation ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2024 HUNDREDS PARTICIPATE IN EARTH DAY MAKIKI STREAM CLEAN-UP (MAKIKI VALLEY STATE RECREATION AREA, O‘AHU) – Gloved hands, swinging blades, cutting with saws, and digging with shovels dug up and chopped down invasive plants along the banks of Makiki Stream today, during an annual Earth Day clean-up. The DLNR Division of State Parks (DSP), and the Nā Ala Hele trails program of the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, along with several community groups, mobilized volunteers for work along a mile-long stre ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 HAWAIʻI FORESTRY PROJECTS GET GRANT SUPPORT (HONOLULU) – Newly awarded grant funding through the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is boosting support for local projects addressing diverse aspects of urban and community forestry. The range of topics includes management plans at the county level, building capacity to expand agroforestry and food access, distributing trees grown by residents, and planting and caring for street and park trees. The Kaulunani Urban and Community Forestry Program, part o ..read more

JOSH GREEN, M.D.GOVERNOR DAWN CHANGCHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 17, 2024 COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS KAHANA BAY BOAT RAMP REPAIRS (HONOLULU) – Kahana Bay Boat Ramp users are invited to attend a community meeting on Friday, April 19 to provide input on proposed designs for a new boat ramp and loading dock at the Hauʻula location. The DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) will host the meeting and encourages community involvement in the process. The proposed project will replace the deteriorated boat ramp with a new precast concrete ramp and swap the existing ..read more