Wailoa Center Education & Outreach Efforts Expanding

(Hilo) – Wailoa State Recreation Area in Hilo is unique among Hawai‘i State Parks given it’s one of a few parks in an urban setting,...

WORLD OCEANS DAY AT HĀPUNA BEACH STATE RECREATION AREA ON JUNE 8

(Kailua-Kona) — Celebrate the fourth annual World Oceans Day at Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area on June 8, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....

LATEST SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH & NEXT STEPS REVEALED IN BATTLE AGAINST RAPID ʻŌHIʻA DEATH

(Hilo) – This week top scientists and managers engaged in the fight against Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death shared knowledge, their latest research...

DAMSELS IN DISTRESS GET HELP FROM REINTRODUCTION PROGRAM, MAY 31, 2019

Reducing the Threat of Extinction On a typical misty morning at the University of Hawai‘i’s Lyon Arboretum in the Manoa Valley, Dr....

SIX PALILA RELEASED INTO NEWLY RESTORED FOREST ON HAWAI’I ISLAND, MAY 21, 2019

(Maunakea, Hawai‘i) –On Sunday and Monday a half-dozen Palila, hatched and raised at the San Diego Zoo Global’s (SDZG) Keauhou Bird...

Governor Ige appoints William J. Aila, Jr. as interim chair of Hawaiian Homes Commission / DHHL Dire

HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige has appointed William J. Aila, Jr. as interim chairman of the Hawaiian Homes Commission/director of the...

ASSESSMENT & CLEAN-UP UNDERWAY AT STATE PARKS & SMALL BOAT HARBORS,

(Honolulu) – Maintenance workers with the Dept. of Land and Natural Resources begin the process today of cleaning up from the weekend’s...

AUWAHI WIND FARM DRAFT HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN AMENDMENT HEARING, FEB. 11, 2019

(Kula)–An opening hearing will be held to receive testimony on the December 8, 2018 submittal of the Auwahi Wind Farm draft Habitat...

WAIKIKI-DIAMOND HEAD SHORELINE FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AREA WILL CLOSE TO FISHING FOR ONE YEAR STARTING

The Waikiki-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area (SFMA), O‘ahu, will be closed to fishing for one year, from Jan. 1 through...

KA IWI PROTECTORS RECOGNIZED FOR 40 YEARS OF CITIZEN ACTIVISM

COMMEMORATING 40 YEARS OF CITIZEN ACTIVISM TO PROTECT O’AHU’S WILD KA IWI COAST Bronze Plaque Will Recognize Extraordinary Efforts...

ʻŌHIʻA LOVE FEST IN HILO CELEBRATES HAWAI‘I’S MOST REVERED PLANT

(Hilo) – Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD), the fungal disease that’s impacted hundreds of thousands of acres of native ‘ōhi‘a forests in Hawai‘i,...

HAWAIʻI SENATE MAJORITY

Ka ʻAha Kenekoa – Ka ʻAoʻao Hapa Nui