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.

A $15,000 fine was assessed against Shane Turpin (dba Kohala Tours) for violations by the lava tour boat operator involving activity without a required permit

The closed season helps sustain moi populations by protecting them during their critical summer spawning period.

Two summers of coral bleaching in waters around the NW and Main Hawaiian Islands have led to the development of Hawaiʻi’s 1st-ever Coral Bleaching Recovery Plan

An almost completed $122,000 trail improvement program provides two viewing platforms, drainage features in particularly boggy areas, and better trail tread.

The closed season on spiny lobster, slipper lobster and Kona crab begins today and runs through the end of August. During that time it's illegal to take...

In 2013, Hawaiʻi received a portion of a $5 million diplomatic monetary gift offered to the US by the Government of Japan with the intent to help the affected US states address Japan tsunami marine debris or "JTMD”.

An estimated 50 community members, resource managers, scientists and conservationists participated in a talk story and Swim for Science event on Earth Day.

Approximately 100,000 pounds of marine debris was removed from sites within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

The popular 2.5 mile Waihe‘e ridge trail that climbs the windward slope of the west Maui mountains will is temporarily closed again for final stages of...

A group of 40 people turned out to support Eagle Scout Mosese Aholelei of Troop 32 with the Piʻilani Ward of Kīhei, in the cleanup of the Halekiʻi-Pihana Heiau.

The state is proposing to issue an amended Incidental Take License at Kaheawa Wind Power II above Mā‘alaea to increase the amount of deaths allowed for the Hawaiian hoary bat and the nēnē during facility operations.

The 35-foot motorboat went aground in Kīhei during strong winds and waves. The owner of the "Hanamana," William Domen, Jr., is attempting to remove his boat...

To help educate Maui’s ocean users about rules and conduct toward humpback whales, monk seals, sea turtles, and other marine protected species, state conservation officers will conduct talk story sessions at Kīhei and Māla boat ramps this weekend.

Biologists from the Division of Forestry and Wildlife decided to euthanize a Hawaiian short-eared owl that was rescued a month earlier from the Oʻahu.