7/29/26 – $1.8 MILLION AWARDED FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECTS ACROSS HAWAIʻI Wednesday, July 29, 2026 10:33 AM from Department of Land and Natural Resources HONOLULU – Eight organizations across five islands have been awarded $1.8 million through the 2026 Hawaiʻi Urban Interface (HUI) Wildfire Grant Program to reduce hazardous fuels, improve evacuation planning, strengthen preparedness and increase wildfire resilience.
INTERIM RULE 26-2 RESTRICTING THE TRANSPORTATION OF COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE HOST MATERIALS TO THE ISLANDS OF MAUI AND LĀNAʻI Tuesday, July 28, 2026 03:25 PM from Department of Agriculture STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA SHARON HURD CHAIRPERSON KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DEAN M. MATSUKAWA DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE INTERIM RULE 26-2 RESTRICTING THE TRANSPORTATION OF COCONUT […]
EXPANSION OF DESIGNATED COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE-INFESTED AREA IN WEST HAWAIʻI ISLAND Tuesday, July 28, 2026 03:19 PM from Department of Agriculture STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA SHARON HURD CHAIRPERSON KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DEAN M. MATSUKAWA DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE EXPANSION OF DESIGNATED COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE-INFESTED AREA […]
News Release 26-16 CRB Quarantine Expansion Tuesday, July 28, 2026 03:17 PM from Office of the Governor STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA SHARON HURD CHAIRPERSON KA […]
NEWS RELEASE: Hawaiʻi National Guard Supports Hawaiʻi County with Helicopters to Fight Kawaihae Road Fire Tuesday, July 28, 2026 02:53 PM from Department of Defense FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2026 #2026-009 HILO, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi National Guard (HING) provided Hawaiʻi County with helicopter support to help fight the Kawaihae Road fire on July 26, 2026. The Black Hawk helicopter conducted 22 fire-suppressing missions, totaling over 14,520 gallons of water dropped on the fire. “The Hawaiʻi National Guard’s Operation […]
7/28/26 – ALAN CARPENTER CHOSEN TO LEAD DIVISION OF STATE PARKS Tuesday, July 28, 2026 02:22 PM from Department of Land and Natural Resources HONOLULU – Alan B. Carpenter has been selected to lead the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of State Parks as the eighth administrator in the agency’s history. He will assume responsibility for the care and management of 55 state parks and 14 other places of interest, which encompass 34,000 acres of coastal and wildland recreational areas, scenic waysides and cherished places spanning from Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park on Kauaʻi to ʻAkaka Falls State Park on Hawaiʻi Island. He will also oversee the care of natural and cultural resources of national and international significance, including historic state monuments such as ‘Iolani Palace.
