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Home » Latest News, Newsroom » DLNR NEWS RELEASE: POST-MORTEM EXAMS REVEAL TWO HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS LIKELY DROWNED IN LAY NETS DLNR NEWS RELEASE: POST-MORTEM EXAMS REVEAL TWO HAWAIIAN MONK SEALS LIKELY DROWNED IN LAY NETS Posted on Feb 3, 2021 in Latest News, Newsroom Three Seals Found Dead in Anahola Area Late Last Year    (HONOLULU) – It’s believed drowning is the likely cause of death of at least two of three Hawaiian monk seals found dead on Kaua‘i last September, November, and Dec...

dgrossman@mauinews.com Yellow tangs are popular fish taken by aquarium collectors. Environmental groups and marine wildlife advocates applaud a court ruling this week emphasizing and clarifying that all commercial aquarium fishing is now banned in Hawaii until the industry has completed the environmental review process. MEL MALINOWSKI photo Environmental groups and marine wildlife advocates rejoiced after a court ruling this week made it clear that all commercial aquarium fishing is now banned ...

Hawaiin Commercial Fishers Notified that all Aquarium Collections are Invalid HONOLULU – Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Crabtree ruled today that all commercial aquarium fishing is completely banned in the State of Hawaiʻi, unless and until the aquarium fishing industry has completed the Chapter 343 environmental review process. The ruling was made in response to a request by aquarium fishing opponents. Anyone who takes marine life for commercial purposes must have a commercial marine lice...

Hawaii shuts down Makena State Park beach after its overrun by hundreds of maskless revelers FacebookTwitterEmail A photo of the beach at Hawaiis Makena State Park in Maui.Getty Images Hawaii has temporarily shut down a beach in Mauis Makena State Park after maskless revelers repeatedly ignored COVID-19 restrictions and gathered in large groups for Sunday parties. The states Department of Land and Natural Resources cited one incident Sunday, Jan. 3, at Pu’u Ola’i beach, the smaller of two b...

‘Reckless behavior’ of residents and visitors blamed Jan 6, 2021 State Department of Land and Natural Resources announced the immediate closure of Little Beach in Makena after a massive, maskless party Sunday captured on film. DLNR photo The Maui News After social media posts showing about 400 people without masks partying Sunday at Little Beach in Makena, the state decided to shut down the area, known for drum circles, nudity, illegal alcohol and other illicit substances. Pointing to...

Home » Latest News, Newsroom » DLNR NEWS RELEASE: STATE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION COMMISSION ENDORSES TOOLS FOR SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING DLNR NEWS RELEASE: STATE CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION COMMISSION ENDORSES TOOLS FOR SEA LEVEL RISE PLANNING Posted on Dec 16, 2020 in Latest News, Newsroom (Honolulu) – At its October meeting, the Hawai’i Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission (Climate Commission) endorsed two recently completed documents that opera...

Illegal Camps Exacting Enormous Toll on Natural Resources HONOLULU – Though they had been given notice last week, when clean-up teams arrived at a half dozen illegal camps on public lands yesterday, the occupants of three camps strung together seemed surprised they had to move. Such are the challenges of dealing with dozens of homeless camps, in multiple locations, on lands managed by DLNR. Operations to remove illegal camps this week occurred on land under Division of State Parks jurisdict...