Department of Land and Natural Resources

More than one million trees on Hawaiʻi Island have already been lost to the fungal disease Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, and Hurricane Lala may worsen that epidemic.

Hawaiʻi is considering adding protections for endangered, threatened and indigenous wildlife across the state, but the draft revisions are gaining some pushback from animal advocates.

Sea Life Park was acquired by the Hawaiian Council, making this the first time in the venue’s 62-year history that it will be under Native Hawaiian stewardship.

Aunty Muriel “Puni” Ioane's ancestors lies at the Makua Protestant Cemetery. Ioane is a direct lineal descendant of Mākua, and has been unable to visit the gravesites for more than two decades.

Josh Atwood of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources talks about the DLNR's virtual field trips with a highlight on coastal ecosystems.

Biologist Brittany Clemans explains the NOAA uses turtle shell etchings help track the "Honu Count;" a new pop-up art exhibit dedicated to zines and trading cards opens in Oʻahu.

Historian and author Carol MacLennan explains the history of the Wahiawā Dam and why the state has looked to acquire it.

Over 90% of Oʻahu's North Shore beaches are expected to be in a chronic state of erosion by 2050, according to the Surfrider Foundation’s 2025 State of the Beach Report.

Department of Land and Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Afsheen Siddiqi spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about the third presumptive case of avian influenza in a bird in Hawaiʻi.

Land spanning from the Nuʻuanu Pali lookout to the H-3 freeway is now in the state’s hands for conservation and stewardship.