DLNR Media Advisory-Location Change for Wildfire & Drought LOOKOUT! news conference
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
KA ‘OIHANA KUMUWAIWAI ‘ĀINA
DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
ANNUAL WILDFIRE & DROUGHT LOOKOUT! CAMPAIGN
MEDIA ADVISORY
June 17, 2025
What: The 10th Wildfire & Drought LOOKOUT! awareness campaign and media availability kicks-off next week with a news conference on Kaua‘i. This year, the DLNR has produced island-specific media packages which include recorded interviews, video, and photographs. This material is embargoed until 4:00 a.m. on June 18 but is being released to the media now for advance production. (Please see updated attachment)
When: News Conference, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.
Where: Kaua‘i Emergency Management Agency, 3990 Ka’ana Street, Līhuʻe
or via Zoom:
Who:
- Genki Kino, National Weather Service forecaster
- Michael Gibson, Kaua‘i Fire Chief
- Michael Walker, DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, state protection forester
- Dawn Chang, DLNR Chair and co-chair Hawai‘i Drought Council
- Elizabeth Pickett, Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization Co-Executive Director
This news conference is open only to credentialed media representatives. Media are asked to join the conversation at least 5 minutes prior to the start of the Zoom.
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Media resources:
Attached
Media contact:
Dan Dennison
Communications Director
Dept. of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai‘i
Phone: 808-587-0396
