Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death has already killed hundreds of thousands of this native tree in Hawaii Island forests. This disease is new to science and to Hawaii and thus has prompted ...
Read More DNLR NEWS RELEASE: Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a death prompts interagency attention and battle
Office of the Governor Press Releases
HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) announces the opening of the Waikiki-Diamond Head Shoreline Fisheries Management Area, O‘ahu, to fishing for one year beginning Friday, Jan. ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Waikiki-Diamond Head shoreline fisheries management area opens to one-year fishing starting Jan. 1, 2016
HONOLULU – The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs’ (DCCA) Cable Television Division (CATV) conditionally approved the merger transaction transferring control of Oceanic Time Warner Cable LLC’s (Oceanic) six ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: State conditionally approves transfer of Oceanic Time Warner Cable’s Hawaii cable franchises to charter communications
HONOLULU — Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), formerly known as State Civil Defense, together with the City and County of Honolulu Department of Emergency Management will conduct siren testing on ...
Read More HI-EMA NEWS RELEASE: Siren testing on Oahu
HAWAI‘I ISLAND – Scientists are applauding the efforts of a Hawaii Island resident and an education specialist from the DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) for their efforts to transport ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii Island community members critical to transporting 1,300-pound stranded, endangered whale
HONOLULU – Almost every hour of the day in the U.S., a senior is transported to an emergency room because of an injury from a fall. This equates to more ...
Read More DOH NEWS RELEASE: Fall Prevention Consortium and Hawaii Department of Health award four individuals for helping to reduce the number and severity of falls among Hawaii’s seniors
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) announces that beginning Jan. 4, 2016*, the public may apply for a limited purpose instruction permit, limited purpose provisional driver’s license, or ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: Hawaii’s limited purpose driver’s license, provisional driver’s license and instruction permit effective Jan.1, 2016
KAHULUI – ‘Iao Valley State Monument on Maui will be closed from January 11, 2016 through January 22, 2016 for various park improvements, including closures of the two large capacity cesspools ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Improvements to ‘Iao Valley State monument planned
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) advises Oahu motorists that the H-3 Freeway will be closed in the Kaneohe-bound direction between the Halawa Interchange and the Likelike Highway ...
Read More HDOT NEWS RELEASE: H-3 Freeway Kaneohe-bound closed Saturday night Dec. 19 for tunnel cleaning
HONOLULU – The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) is releasing the Interim Assessment of the Response to the Dengue Outbreak on the Island of Hawaii provided to the State ...
Read More DOH NEWS RELEASE: Department of Health releases interim assessment of response to dengue outbreak on Island of Hawaii