Hawaii Environmental Council

11/14/2025

DLNR IS RECRUITING FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

BUILDING MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR I - KONA, HAWAII ISLAND
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hawaii/jobs/5120671/building-maintenance-supervisor-i-kona-hawaii-island

OFFICE ASSISTANT III - OAHU (WIKIWIKI)
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/hawaii/jobs/5089051/office-assistant-iii-oahu-wikiwiki

07/01/2023

So proud

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07/01/2023

Welcome to Dalscone Farm Fun! With a large indoor soft play area and fun-filled farm park, we are Dumfries’ top destination for families! Get your tickets online or at the door for our farm park & soft play! We have a lot going on this Easter Holiday period so join us for some extra fun!... Read m...

07/01/2023

People have killed at least 16 seals since 2009. Only one case been prosecuted.

11/11/2020

Volunteers working hard to report on the State's environment and support the protections.

09/08/2019

The latest issue of The Environmental Notice is out!
http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/The_Environmental_Notice/2019-09-08-TEN.pdf

The September 8, 2019 issue of The Environmental Notice is now available online at:http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/The_Environmental_Notice/2019-09-08-TEN.pdf

07/31/2019

Mahalo, Governor David Ige for signing the new EIS rules! We appreciate your support of the Council.
To get up to speed, please take a look at the OEQC Hawaii rules webpage: https://health.hawaii.gov/oeqc/rules-update/.

Today I signed new rules for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process. These rules strike the right balance to ensure public involvement in government decision making and the disclosure of activities that might affect our environment. The work done by the volunteers on the Environmental Council and the OEQC Hawaii staff to build consensus has been impressive. The new rules will take effect on Aug. 9, 2019. Read more at http://bit.ly/2MqV0nX

06/23/2019

The latest Environmental Notice is out!http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/The_Environmental_Notice/2019-06-23-TEN.pdf

The June 23, 2019 issue of The Environmental Notice is now available online at:http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/The_Environmental_Notice/2019-06-23-TEN.pdf

06/08/2019

The June 8 Notice is out! Check it out here:http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/The_Environmental_Notice/2019-06-08-TEN.pdf

The June 8, 2019 issue of The Environmental Notice is now available online at:http://oeqc2.doh.hawaii.gov/The_Environmental_Notice/2019-06-08-TEN.pdf

05/08/2019

Today, Governor Ige announced he will sign the new EIS rules on July 30, 2019. “These rules strike the right balance to ensure public involvement in government decision making and the disclosure of activities that might affect our environment,” said Gov. David Ige.

“The work that the volunteers on the Environmental Council and the OEQC staff have done to build consensus has been impressive. Setting the date for the end of July will give our state and county agencies time to prepare for the new requirements and to make sure projects have time to comply with the new rules,” said Scott Glenn, director, Office of Environmental Quality Control.

For more information go to the OEQC webpage, which includes links to all of the rules documents and a timeline of the effort: http://health.hawaii.gov/oeqc/rules-update/.

HONOLULU – Gov. Ige has set July 30, 2019 as the date he will sign the new rules for the state Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process. The new rules will take effect on Aug. 9, 2019. The Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) and State Environmental Council (Council) submitted its fi...

04/17/2019

Please join Council Chair Onaona Thoene and OEQC Director Scott Glenn at the APA lunch talk on the new EIS rules!

APA-HI Lunch Talk: OEQC Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Rules Update Scott Glenn, Director Office of Environmental Quality Control (OEQC) Onaona Thoene, Chair Environmental Council Check-in begins at 11:45 a.m. Presentation begins promptly at noon. Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 11...