HONOLULU – The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its second quarter 2023 Statistical and Economic Report today. As compared with the first quarter forecast, DBEDT revised ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: ECONOMIC RECOVERY CONTINUES IN HAWAI‘I DESPITE POSSIBLE ECONOMIC RECESSION IN THE NATIO
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(KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – Sixty-pound cinder blocks placed in the ocean for a Hawai‘i Island canoe regatta last weekend caused a range of damage to approximately 50-60 coral colonies in ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Fifty to Sixty Corals Colonies Damaged by Cinder Block Lane Markers
HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. has named three interim appointees for the University of Hawai‘i System Board of Regents (BOR) from a list of finalists presented to him ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green appoints three to U.H. Board of Regents
HONOLULU, HI – June 1, 2023 marks the start of the 2023 Central Pacific hurricane season, and the Department of Health (DOH) Public Health Nursing Branch (PHNB) is gearing ...
Read More DOH News Release – Public health nurses to promote disaster preparedness in collaboration with local partners
(HONOLULU) – Effective June 15, 2023, the DLNR will begin issuing hunting licenses and stamps for the new hunting season (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024). Community members ...
Read More DLNR News Release – HUNTING LICENSES FOR THE 2023-2024 HUNTING SEASON
HONOLULU – Reoccurring Sheriff impersonator incidents have prompted the Department of Public Safety Sheriff Division to issue additional scam warnings. In recent weeks, several people have had callers, claiming to ...
Read More PSD NEWS RELEASE – Sheriffs Warn Public of Latest Phone Scam
HONOLULU — The monthly test of the all-hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System is scheduled for Thursday, June 1, 2023 at 11:45 a.m. The siren test will be coordinated with ...
Read More HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: MONTHLY SIREN AND EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM TEST FOR JUNE 2023
HONOLULU, HI – According to preliminary visitor statistics released by the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), a total of 827,537 visitors arrived in the Hawaiian Islands in ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: APRIL 2023 ARRIVALS REGISTERED THE HIGHEST RECOVERY RATE SINCE THE PANDEMIC
(HONOLULU) – Ropes and monk seal caution signs are being removed from Kaimana Beach, after a Hawaiian monk seal pup has been moved, after weaning over the weekend. A ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Kaimana Beach to Fully Reopen After Monk Seal Relocation
(KAILUA-KONA, HAWAI‘I ISLAND) – The Founders Regatta hosted by the Keauhou Canoe Club was placed on temporary hold today, after the discovery of course markers on the coral reef which ...
Read More DLNR News Release-Hawai’i Island Canoe Regatta Permitted to Continue After Reef Damage Assessment