Officials with the Department of Land and Natural Resources anticipate the park to reopen by Dec. 16, 2017, or sooner if conditions permit.

Kula Forest Reserve, Waipoli Access Road, Kahikinui Forest Reserve - Papa‘anui Tract, and Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area will be closed for two weeks

The DLNR will have application forms for the 2018 Lāna‘i axis deer hunting season available at all DOFAW offices statewide beginning Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.

The proposed rule amendment would increase the annual commercial marine license fees from $50/year to $100/year initially, then to $150/year on Jan. 1, 2018.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources says it has discontinued the issuance and renewal of aquarium fish permits pending further guidance.

The deployed crew says mortalities of fish and seabirds occur regularly, and there are many other plausible causes for the deaths.

A second aerial application of rodenticide was conducted at Lehua Island today. The bait drops are being conducted in an effort to eradicate invasive rats.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources is seeking community input on a proposed light industrial and commercial business park at Pulehunui in central Maui

A state construction project to pave and make drainage improvements to the Kīhei Boat Launch Ramp is scheduled to begin on Monday July 31, 2017.

Waterman Malama Chun filed a petition challenging the practice of issuing licenses to foreign fisherman who have been refused permission to land in Hawai'i

The amendments are proposed to allow DLNR to better manage and facilitate boating and ocean recreation-related activities within harbors and nearshore waters

Last year, 3,533 anglers caught 22,874 trout with the largest trout measuring 21.25 inches in length and weighing 4 pounds, 11 ounces.

State officials have issued a reminder to the public saying an endangered Hawaiian monk seal may become more aggressive as she continues to nurse her offspring.

A Hawaiian monk seal and her newborn pup are getting some extra attention as the baby seal is weaned over the next 5 to 7 weeks at Kaimana Beach in Waikiki.

With 75,000 acres of Hawai‘i island ʻōhiʻa forest now showing symptoms of Rapid ‘Ōhiʻa Death, crews are using an array of high technology to detect its spread.