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| Jurisdiction | Hawaii |
| Website | https://dlnr.hawaii.gov |
The Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) is a part of the Hawaii state government dedicated to managing, administering, and exercising control over public lands, water resources and streams, ocean waters, coastal areas, minerals, and other natural resources of the State of Hawaiʻi. The mission of the Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources is to "enhance, protect, conserve and manage Hawaiʻi's unique and limited natural, cultural and historic resources held in public trust for current and future generations of the people of Hawaiʻi nei, and its visitors, in partnership with others from the public and private sectors." The organization oversees over 1.3 million acres of land, beaches, and coastal waters and 750 miles of coastal land.[1]
The DLNR is established in the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes §26-15 and establishes the Board of Land Natural Resources as the governing entity.[2] The department must follow the Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules Title 13, which details the procedures carried out by the DLNR.[3]
- ^ "About DLNR". dlnr.hawaii.gov. State of Hawaii. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ HI Rev Stat § 26-15 (2013) Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Hawaii Administrative Rules – Title 13 – Department of Land and Natural Resources – Sub-title 1: Administration. Retrieved 13 July 2017.