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DOCARE officers have opened an investigation into the hit and run that killed a 12-year old nēnē in the popular Hilo park on Thursday morning.

Witnesses on Tuesday saw a swimmer enter the water and fail to resurface.

Since Aug. 14, the Department of Health received reports of acute gastrointestinal illness (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) from 24 people who hiked the Kalalau Trail.

On Saturday at 8 p.m., a 33-year-old woman parked her car on the boat ramp facing the water when she told authorities her car wasn’t working and then drove directly into the harbor.

Luke Allen and Ty Munoz, both 19, were stopped on a public road running through private property owned by Oprah Winfrey.

The 66-year-old was issued two citations for violating state endangered and threatened species laws, which prohibit the feeding of protected wildlife, since nēnē may eat the cat food.

On Feb. 16, the Division of State Parks was notified of a possible special use permit violation associated with the filming of the TV series “Rescue: HI Surf.”

For the last few years, people had been living in the dilapidated structure, which was made even more dangerous after the discovery of asbestos.

In an effort to better manage large crowds of surfers and commercial instructors in Hawai‘i Island’s Kahulu‘u Bay, four surf instruction companies were awarded permits in a first-of-its-kind lottery, Friday.

Being in the right place at the right time paid off for a pair of conservation officers last Thursday morning.

Just before 9 p.m., Nov. 4, the DOCARE officers noticed dive lights in the Pūpūkea Marine Life Conservation District, on O‘ahu’s north shore.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Land and Natural Resources is putting together a three-month pilot project that will allow state conservation enforcement resource officers to issue on-the-spot tickets and/or fines for rule violations.

The former Uncle Billy’s Hilo Bay Hotel now has 24-hour security as the state continues to deal with trespassers on the property.

The search was part of the FBI’s Operation Cross Country XIII, a coordinated operation among other federal agencies, state and local police, and social services agencies across the country to locate and recover runaways considered “high risk” and/or “endangered.”

New laws will provide resources for conservation, enact measures to assist with management and enforcement, and preserve the environment for future generations.

Three boys from the Big island — who were tracking a pig on Saturday afternoon and got lost — spent the night hunkered down in the dense forest of Mountain View before being rescued on Sunday morning.

During a Tuesday raid by the State of Hawai’i and NOAA, dozens of illegal wildlife items were confiscated from the Antique Freak shop in Wailuku on Maui.

The Hawaiian monk seal pup Pualani, who was born in mid-April on Kaimana Beach in Waikīkī, will be relocated after she is weaned from her mama Kaʻiwi.

This job recruitment, for full-time, permanent positions, will be advertised on the State of Hawai‘i jobs website.

The Hawaiʻi State Division of Conservation and Resources officers cited four Maui fishermen on Friday for illegally entering into the Moku Naio Islet Seabird Sanctuary (Shark Fin Rock) off the coast of Lānaʻi.