Monday, March 18, 2024
HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: EISPN Scoping Meeting for the Waikiki Beach Improvement and Maintenance Program

The beaches of Waikīkī are chronically eroding, and the backshore is frequently flooded, particularly during high tides and high surf events.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Special Archery & Muzzleload Feral Goat Hunting Permits Available on Kaua'i

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces the availability of applications for special feral goat hunt in Hunting Unit A, Kekaha Game Management Area (GMA) on the island of Kaua‘i.
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HAWAII DEPARMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Illegal Forest Trails Lead to Multiple Issues Including Safety Concerns

At one time, workers with the state’s Na Ala Hele Trails and Access System counted 21 illegal trails crossing the popular Pineapple Express mountain bike trail at the Kahakapao Recreational Area.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Broken Corals Restored to Coral Reef at Makakō Bay

On November 6, 2020 DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) staff on Hawai’i Island responded to a report of numerous live coral fragments scattered below the base of a popular manta dive site mooring at Makakō Bay (Garden Eel Cove) in North Kona.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Community Input Sought on Kaua'i Project to Reduce Fire Fuels

To reduce the risk of fires in the Pu‘u Ka Pele Forest Reserve on Kaua‘i, the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife ( DOFAW) is proposing forest thinning and fire break maintenance.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: First Step Taken to Create North Shore Community Fire Protection Plan

While organizers always hope for more people to participate, experience has shown that the first meeting of community members, experts, and researchers, to discuss wildfire, always leads to good things.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Shorter Hunting Season for Mourning Dove

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) announces a shorter hunting season for the mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) to meet current state regulations and to comply with federal mandates, including the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: A Unique Art Center in A Unique Building in a Unique State Parkwailoa Center Education & Outreach Efforts Expanding

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, right on the edge of downtown Hilo.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Caterpillar of Recently Introduced Moth on Maui Threatens Rare Native Plants and Watersheds

When a biologist who was looking for native snails noticed signs of caterpillars feeding on māmaki in Olowalu, he came across a new invasive species. It was a kind of caterpillar he had never seen before; the Arcte coerula (Ramie moth).
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Animal Control Activities in Palila Habitat Areas on Hawai'i Island

The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) will conduct animal control activities next month for trapping mouflon/feral sheep hybrids and for staff hunting, and/or aerial shooting from helicopters for feral goats, feral sheep, mouflon and mouflon/feral sheep hybrids within palila critical habitat in the Mauna Kea Forest Reserve (Unit A), Mauna Kea Ice Age Natural Area Reserve (Unit K), palila mitigation lands, and the Ka’ohe Game Management Area (Unit G) on the island of Hawai’i.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Hearings Scheduled For Input on Statewide Water Source Protection Plan

The Commission on Water Resource Management (CWRM) is holding open hearings to solicit input on its update to the statewide Water Resource Protection Plan (WRPP).
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Hawaii's National Hunting and Fishing Day Recognized Contributions of Sportsmen and Women

The contributions of hunters and fishers to conservation were again recognized nationally and in Hawai‘i during National Hunting and Fishing Day events.
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HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES: Portions of Kula Forest Reserve and Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area to be closed September 4 through November 2

The Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and State Parks Division will close the Kula Forest Reserve, Waipoli access road, Kahikinui Forest Reserve –Papa‘anui Tract, and Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area from Tuesday, September 4, 2018, through Friday, November 2, 2018, to allow for scheduled road repairs, road safety improvements, and fuel mitigation work to be completed.
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Popular Maui hiking trail closed for Improvements

The Hawai’i Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) said it recently closed one of Maui’s most popular hiking trails, the 2.5 mile Waihe’e ridge trail, in order to make improvements that will enhance the trail’s stability.
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EPA and Hawaii DOH announce agreement for Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Hawaii Sate Department of Health (DOH) released material on their proposed agreement over the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility with the Navy and the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) on Thursday.
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