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Our mission is to protect, manage, and restore natural and cultural resources in collaboration with the people of Hawaiʻi. We envision a future with thriving native ecosystems and opportunities for the people of Hawaiʻi to engage with nature. E mālama kākou i ka ʻāina!
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News Releases
- 7/17/26 – NATIVE PLANTS FOR SALE FROM STATE FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE
- 7/17/26 – HAWAIIAN INSECT DISCOVERIES BRING HOPE FOR RARE SPECIES
- 7/17/26 – CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNITY-BASED RESTORATION OF HAWAI‘I’S FORESTS, WATERSHEDS, AND WETLANDS
- KANAHĀ POND WILDLIFE SANCTUARY WATER TO RETURN
- 6/18/26 – DLNR PREPARES FOR 2026 WILDFIRE AND HURRICANE SEASONS
- 6/12/26 – NEW TOOL TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF RAPID ʻŌHIʻA DEATH
- 5/28/26 – COMMUNITY INPUT INVITED FOR KOHALA FOREST PROTECTION
- 5/26/26 – VIRTUAL VISITS TO REMOTE SEABIRD SANCTUARIES OFFERED IN “THE YEAR OF OUR COASTAL KULEANA”
- 5/26/26 – COMMUNITY INVITED TO NĀ ALA HELE PROGRAM PLAN MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 2026
- 5/22/26 – JOIN THE STATEWIDE “MAKAHIKI KULEANA KAHAKAI” COASTAL RESTORATION DAY ON JUNE 6