Department of Land and Natural Resources

Visitors will have full access to the monument from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, except for Christmas and New Year's. Nonresident reservations can be made up to 30 days in advance.

The once-celebrated hotel and resort, built in the 1960s, ceased operations in 2017 after Hawai‘i County condemned the structure due to public safety and health concerns.

This week the DLNR kicked off its 10th annual "Wildfire and Drought LOOKOUT!" campaign to raise public awareness and preparedness for wildfires in the state, which local leaders are already warning is a concern in the state.

The state Board of Land and Natural Resources voted to move forward with an initiative to raise and preserve native and endemic limu species in Hawaiʻi.

The Conversation's Catherine Cruz spoke to Michael Cain, administrator of the state Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands about work being proposed to deal with disappearing sands on a man-made beach and the possibility of creating a new beach on the Fort DeRussy end of Waikīkī.

The public is cautioned to avoid disturbing pups and their mothers while peak pupping season is underway. Although the seals give birth year-round, March through August is when the majority of the pups debut.

A recent court ruling requires tour boat operators to stop their operations until the state conducts environmental assessments, or determines that the businesses don't need a review. But the measure would side-step the ruling by allowing the “temporary continuation” of authorized ocean recreation and coastal areas programs while environmental reviews are underway.

Coral curator Christina Jayne discusses how coral pyramids will be outplanted at two sites as a restoration and enhancement method to help Oʻahu's reefs.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources has been developing a management plan for the Pololū trail on Hawaiʻi Island aimed at addressing the large amounts of visitors.

Lawmakers nixed a proposal to move the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council from under the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. Local conservation advocates and invasive species experts opposed moving HISC from the start.