7/17/26 – NATIVE PLANTS FOR SALE FROM STATE FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE Friday, July 17, 2026 04:31 PM from Department of Land and Natural Resources JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR RYAN K.P. KANAKAʻOLE CHAIRPERSON NATIVE PLANTS FOR SALE FROM STATE FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE New Online Form Makes Ordering Easy for Residents on Maui and Hawaiʻi Island […]
7/17/26 – HAWAIIAN INSECT DISCOVERIES BRING HOPE FOR RARE SPECIES Friday, July 17, 2026 02:45 PM from Department of Land and Natural Resources HONOLULU – New populations of two species of endangered Hawaiian moth and damselfly have been discovered on islands where those species had been thought to no longer exist. They are the Blackburn’s sphinx moth (Manduca blackburni) and the pinapinao, or Hawaiian damselfly (Megalagrion nesiotes).
HAWAIʻI STATE LGBTQ+ COMMISSION ELECTS NEW CHAIR AND WELCOMES TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS Friday, July 17, 2026 11:13 AM from Department of Human Services FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 17, 2026 HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State LGBTQ+ Commission announced the election of Michael Golojuch, Jr. as its new chair following a vote at the commission meeting on Monday, July 13. Golojuch, Jr., who has proudly served two terms as Vice Chair, shared his appreciation for the chance to continue supporting […]
7/17/26 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATION OF HAWAI‘I’S FORESTS, WATERSHEDS, AND WETLANDS Friday, July 17, 2026 10:27 AM from Department of Land and Natural Resources HONOLULU – Funding for approximately $8 million in community projects is now available through the Green Fee, the landmark climate impact fee established in 2025 to support Hawaiʻi’s environmental stewardship, hazard mitigation, sustainable tourism and economic sustainability.
Improvement work to close lane and prompt intermittent traffic holds on Kula Highway Friday, July 17, 2026 08:32 AM from Department of Transportation KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying the public there will be a lane closure on Kula Highway (Route 37) and intermittent traffic holds at the mauka intersection of Kula Highway and Ōmaʻopio Road next week. Work is being done for a retaining wall as part of the traffic signal and […]
Slope protection work to close one lane on Hāna Highway Friday, July 17, 2026 08:19 AM from Department of Transportation KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi – The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation (HDOT) is notifying the public that the makai lane at mile marker 9.8 on Hāna Highway (Route 360) in Waikamoi will be closed for slope protection work. The lane will be closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, beginning Monday, July 20. Traffic will […]
KANAHĀ POND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WATER TO RETURN Thursday, July 16, 2026 01:44 PM from Department of Land and Natural Resources The state’s Kanahā Pond Wildlife Sanctuary’s dry look is a temporary one. The 22-year-old pump that keeps the Maui ponds lush and full needs a new part. Mechanics should be able to get things flowing again soon.
No-Pedestrian-Crossing signs posted along Kūhiō Highway fronting Kountry Kitchen Thursday, July 16, 2026 09:31 AM from Department of Transportation LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds Kaua‘i residents and visitors that pedestrian crossing on Kūhō Highway in Kapaʻa is prohibited unless in a marked crosswalk. HDOT has installed ‘No Pedestrian Crossing’ and ‘Use Crosswalk’ signs fronting Kountry Kitchen to let pedestrians know there is a crosswalk near the Kapaʻa Library just 200 feet and a one-minute walk away. In a survey conducted by HDOT in […]
