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Office of the Governor Press Releases

MEDIA ADVISORY What: News conference: Update on county/state response to the current Dengue Fever outbreak Who: Governor David Ige Hawai‘i Island Mayor Billy Kenoi Vern Miyagi, Administrator, Hawai‘i Emergency Management ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE MEDIA ADVISORY: Update on County/State Response to the Current Dengue Fever Outbreak

HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) announces its new Hawaii State Trade and Export Promotion — Export Readiness Program (HiSTEP-ERP), which will provide training programs ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: DBEDT Announces New Export Training Program

LIHU‘E, KAUA‘I —  The latest step in the state’s ongoing efforts to restore the Pu‘u Ka Pele Forest Reserve on Kaua‘i is to protect the newly out-planted koa trees within ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: DLNR Holds Public Meeting February 5 on Koke‘e Animal Control within Pu‘u Ka Pele Fire Reforestation Project

HONOLULU — Applications for a vacant position on the State Commission on Water Resource Management are now being accepted for a new term that will begin July 1, 2016 and ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Applications Invited for One Seat on State Commission on Water Resource Management

Follow-up Ground Surveys Planned (HILO) – Recent aerial surveys of 810,000 acres of Hawaii Island forests showed that a fungal infestation of ohia trees is much greater than earlier thought.  ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Aerial Survey of Big Island Forests Shows Rapid Ohia Death Spread

KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) has opened a new boating office at the Kailua Pier, in Kailua-Kona.  ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation Opens Office on Kailua-Kona Pier

KAILUA-KONA  —  The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) will hold a combined public information meeting and formal public rulemaking hearing in West Hawai‘i to amend Hawaii Administrative Rules ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: DLNR to Hold Public Meeting and Hearing for Proposed Rule Amendments for West Hawai‘i Regional Fishery Management Area

HILO — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife is holding a public hearing to provide the public the opportunity to present comments on ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: DLNR Holds Public Hearing for Proposed Changes Affecting Government Forest Reserve Lands on the Island of Hawai‘i

State Reacts to NOAA Decision (HONOLULU) – NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) has informed the State of Hawaii of its decision to continue the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Sanctuary to Remain Focused on Humpback Whales

It is with much sadness that I learned of Senator Kahele’s passing. He was a dedicated public servant who spent the last few years working for the good of his ...
Read More Governor David Ige’s statement on the passing of Sen. Gilbert Kahele