Department of Land and Natural Resources

A controversial house damaged by erosion near Sunset Beach on Oʻahu’s North Shore was demolished late last week after its lanai cracked and fell onto the sand below. Although the house is gone, climate scientist Chip Fletcher said the saga at Ke Nui Road is far from over. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

The trail, located in the Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, was fully closed on Sept. 6 after dozens of people were infected by the virus.

The Department of Land and Natural Resources said the infestation is in a remote location in East Oʻahu with steep slopes inaccessible by foot, so crews plan to use drones to apply a non-toxic citric food additive mixed with water. The state learned about the infestation from a member of the public who submitted a pest report.

The state Department of Land and Natural Resources said a private donor recently bought land adjacent to the Pololū trailhead and plans to donate it to the state. The donor recently visited the area and learned about the state and community’s efforts to preserve it.

A community team on Maui, in partnership with DLNR's Division of Aquatic Resources, has developed a bottom-up marine resource management proposal and is asking for feedback at an upcoming series of meetings.

About three dozen backpackers on the famous trail and the beach have reported norovirus illnesses to the state Department of Health.

State Department of Land and Natural Resources Chair Dawn Chang commented on the fee, also known as the “green fee,” at a recent Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council meeting. She said it could be used to help manage invasive species.

The state Department of Agriculture said it’s moving along with its invasive species action plans, although it hasn’t provided any information about them. HPR's Mark Ladao explains the latest.

Gov. Josh Green has appointed Ciara Kahahane to be the commission’s second-in-command to state Department of Land and Natural Resources Chair Dawn Chang.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is considering more protections for the threatened oceanic whitetip shark.