KAILUA-KONA – The Department of Land and Natural Resources is reminding the public that West Hawai‘i state parks will close early at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, New ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: West Hawai’i state parks to close early for New Year’s Eve
Latest Department News
HILO — The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the opening of bird hunting in the Kahua/Ponoholo Ranch Cooperative Game Management Area. ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Game bird hunting season announced for Kahua/Ponoholo Ranch cooperative game management area
HONOLULU – The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA) Office of the Securities Commissioner announces the competitors in the LifeSmarts Hawaii State Championship. The lineup for the state competition ...
Read More DCCA NEWS RELEASE: Top high school teams to compete in LifeSmarts Hawaii State Championship
HONOLULU – The majority of people in Hawaii erroneously believe their health insurance plan and government programs will cover the costs for long term services and supports, according to a ...
Read More DOH NEWS RELEASE: Executive office on aging survey shows many young adults erroneously believe government and health insurance cover long term services and supports
HONOLULU — Gov. David Y. Ige today announced that the State of Hawai‘i has negotiated an agreement with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to offer a special ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: Enrollment in Healthcare.gov extended for eligible Hawaii residents
HONOLULU — Gov. David Y. Ige today signed a second supplemental proclamation that allows the state to continue its coordinated efforts with the counties to provide emergency shelter, long-term housing ...
Read More GOVERNOR’S OFFICE NEWS RELEASE: Governor expands homeless response efforts
(HONOLULU) – Thomas “Tommy” Friel, a conservation law enforcement officer for nearly three decades, has been named the new Chief of the DLNR Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), effective ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Veteran law enforcement officer named DOCARE chief
(HONOLULU) – Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death, is a mysterious disease that has already killed hundreds of thousands of Hawaii’s iconic and native ‘Ōhi‘a, the backbone of Hawaii’s native forests and watersheds. ...
Read More DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Hundreds of thousands of ‘Ōhi‘a trees killed by mysterious disease
HONOLULU – Attorney General Doug Chin announced today that Claus Z. Hansen, owner of Affordable Casket and Moanalua Mortuary, began serving his prison sentence this morning immediately following his sentencing ...
Read More AG NEWS RELEASE: Mortuary owner sentenced
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 DLNR NEWS RELEASE: Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a death prompts interagency attention and battle