AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 minutes agoWildfire Resilience Funding: DLNR and the Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization awarded $1.8 million statewide through the 2026 Hawaiʻi Urban Interface Wildfire Grant Program, up from $1.5 million in 2025, to eight groups across Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Maui and Hawaiʻi Island to cut hazardous fuels, improve evacuation planning, and boost preparedness. Maui & Molokaʻi Projects: On Maui, Waiohuli Hawaiian Homesteaders Association received $300,000 to reduce hazardous fuels around the community and support vegetation clearing in high-risk homestead parcels; on Molokaʻi, ʻĀina Momona is also listed among the awardees. Shark & Ocean Wildlife Notes: A UH Hilo study identified the first known blacktip shark nursery habitat in Hilo Bay, where juveniles stay year-round, and another report highlights an aeʻo population rebound as the bird was reclassified from endangered to threatened. Public Health & Water Safety: CDC surveillance shows cyclospora cases rising sharply in the U.S., while Hawaiʻi continues to monitor beach contamination risks tied to a whale carcass off Molokaʻi. Tropical Weather Update: Tropical Storm Fausto has weakened into a remnant low north of Hilo, with surf impacts downgraded from a warning to an advisory.
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