State & County Government Environmental & Conservation Agencies and Related Sites


State Government Agencies

Primary State Environmental Agency:

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (EHA), HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (DOH) -

http://health.hawaii.gov/about/links-to-doh-program-information/environmental-health-administration/

Primary State Conservation Agency:

DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES (DLNR) - www.hawaii.gov/dlnr

Divisions, Offices, Programs, Commissions, Councils, Initiatives and Other Agencies:

BOARD OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES (BLNR) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/boards-commissions/blnr/

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CZM) - https://planning.hawaii.gov/czm/


COMMISSION ON WATER RESOURE MANAGEMENT (CWRM) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/category/commission-on-water-resource-management/

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (HDOA) - http://hdoa.hawaii.gov

DIVISION OF AQUATIC RESOURCES (DAR) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dar/

DIVISION OF CONSERVATION AND RESOURCES ENFORCEMENT (DOCARE) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/docare/

DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE (DOFAW) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dofaw/

DIVISION OF STATE PARKS (DSP) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING OFFICE (EPO) - http://health.hawaii.gov/epo

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROGRAM (ERP) - https://planning.hawaii.gov/erp/

HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE (HCEI) - https://energy.hawaii.gov/hcei

HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (HIEMA) - https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/


HAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL (HISC) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/

KAHO‘OLAWE ISLAND RESERVE COMMISSION (KIRK) - www.kahoolawe.hawaii.gov

LAND DIVISION - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/ld/

LAND USE COMMISSION (LUC) - http://luc.hawaii.gov

LEGACY LAND CONSERVATION PROGRAM (LLCP) - https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/ecosystems/llcp

NATURAL ENERGY LABORATORY OF HAWAII AUTHORITY (NELHA) - https://nelha.hawaii.gov

OFFICE OF CONSERVATION AND COASTAL LANDS (OCCL) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/occl/

OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (OPSD) - https://planning.hawaii.gov

PROTECT OUR WATER – STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (SWMP) PLAN - www.stormwaterhawaii.com

STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION DIVISION (SHPD) - http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/shpd/

STATE LABORATORIES DIVISION (SLD), PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORIES - http://health.hawaii.gov/statelab/

WASTEWATER BRANCH - http://health.hawaii.gov/wastewater/



County Government Agencies

Hawaii County:

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - https://www.hawaiicounty.gov/departments/environmental-management

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY (DWS) - https://hawaiidws.org


HAWAII COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE AGENCY - https://hawaii-county-civil-defense-agency-hawaiicountygis.hub.arcgis.com/

PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT - https://www.parks.hawaiicounty.gov

PLANNING DEPARTMENT - https://www.planning.hawaiicounty.gov

SOLID WASTE DIVISION & RECYCLING SECTION - https://hawaiizerowaste.org


Honolulu County:

BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY - https://www.boardofwatersupply.com

CLEAN WATER AND NATURAL LANDS ADVISORY COMMISSION - https://www.honolulu.gov/cwnl.html

CLIMATE CHANGE COMMISSION - https://resilientoahu.org/climate-change-commission

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (DEM) - https://www.honolulu.gov/dem/default.html

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (ENV) - https://www.honolulu.gov/env

DEPARTMENT OF LAND MANAGEMENT (DLM) - https://www.honolulu.gov/dlm

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION (DPR) - https://www.honolulu.gov/parks.html

DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING - https://www.honolulu.gov/dpp.html


Kauai County:

ARBORIST ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNTY OF KAUAI - https://kauai.gov/Government/Boards-and-Commissions/Arborist-Committee

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION (DOPR) - https://kauai.gov/Government/Departments-Agencies/Parks-Recreation

DEPARTMENT OF WATER (DOW) - www.kauaiwater.org

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (KEMA) - https://kauai.gov/kema

HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION - https://kauai.gov/Government/Boards-and-Commissions/Historic-Preservation-Commission

PLANNING COMMISSION - https://kauai.gov/Government/Boards-and-Commissions/Planning-Commission

RECYCLING PROGRAMS, COUNTY OF KAUAI - https://kauai.gov/Recycling


Maui County:

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - https://mauicounty.gov/416/Coastal-Zone-Management-Program

CULTURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION - https://www.mauicounty.gov/188/Maui-County-Cultural-Resources-Commission

DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY - https://mauicounty.gov/126/Department-of-Water-Supply

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION - www.mauicounty.gov/119/Parks-Recreation

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY - www.mauicounty.gov/70/Emergency-Management-Agency

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, COUNTY OF MAUI - www.mauicounty.gov/114/Environmental-Management

OFFICE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY (CCRS) COUNTY OF MAUI - https://www.mauicounty.gov/142/Office-of-Climate-Change-Resiliency-and-

STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - www.mauicounty.gov/2129/Storm-Water-Management-Program

Kilauea Light House, Kauai. Photo credit: Nancy Brainard

Kilauea Bird Sanctuary, Kauai. Photo credit: Nancy Brainard

Waterfall in Ko'olau Forest Reserve on the road to Hana, Maui. Photo credit: Nancy Brainard