Posted on Mar 22, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – In observance of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, 2024, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is highlighting tuberculosis (TB) as a continuing public health issue in Hawaiʻi. In 2023 Hawaiʻi had 116 …
Posted on Mar 14, 2024 in Newsroom LĪHUʻE, HAWAIʻI —The Kaua‘i District Health Office (KDHO) is hosting an open house on Friday, April 5, 2024, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 3040 Umi St. in Līhuʻe. The event will be open at no cost to the public in celebration …
Posted on Mar 8, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – Additional PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Waialua Sugar Pump 2 water system (Public Water System HI0000309, owned by OPU Waialua Corp.) …
Posted on Mar 7, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green, M.D., Hawai‘i Supreme Court Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, City and County of Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Adult Mental Health Division, …
Posted on Mar 6, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is advising travelers and residents to be on alert for measles, as international and continental U.S. outbreaks continue to increase, currently affecting 16 U.S. …
Posted on Mar 5, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) will convene a Fuel Tank Advisory Committee meeting Thursday on updates related to the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The agenda includes information on the closure …
Posted on Mar 1, 2024 in COVID-19, Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is in general agreement with today’s updated COVID-19 guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. DOH continuously reviews data on respiratory …
Posted on Mar 1, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard and immediately shut down Dick’s Lechon at 94-235 Hanawai Circle in Waipahu, (vending at Waikele Shopping Center), due to the mobile unit receiving …
Posted on Feb 29, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – Following the tragic death of a staff member on Nov. 13, 2023, the Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) conducted a full safety and security review of the State Operated Specialized Residential Program (SOSRP) …
Posted on Feb 29, 2024 in Newsroom Honolulu – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard on Feb. 27, 2024, and immediately shut down Café Alani, located at 208 Kapuni Street in Waikīkī when a DOH Food Safety Specialist was denied entry to …
Posted on Feb 20, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The first Ambient Community Air Sampling Reports for Lahaina, issued by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), confirm good ambient air quality for the period of January 13 to 24, 2024. “The results provide …
Posted on Feb 20, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The tobacco industry spends an estimated $22 million on marketing in Hawaiʻi each year costing the state $611 million in annual health care costs, $1.1 billion in lost productivity, and nearly $1,000 per …
Posted on Feb 14, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed five cases of pertussis (whooping cough) among members of a single household, including a child who was hospitalized. All five cases were unvaccinated. The …
Posted on Feb 9, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received a report of a travel-related dengue case on Maui, in an individual who had recent travel to countries where dengue is commonly found. The last confirmed case …
Posted on Feb 9, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents of a voluntary recall alert by Ready Pac Foods, Inc. of four varieties of their salad kits because of potential …
Posted on Feb 9, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) continues to closely monitor the reported outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard the Queen Victoria cruise ship, which is set to dock in Honolulu on Feb. 12. Based on …
Posted on Feb 8, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is closely monitoring a reported outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard the Queen Victoria cruise ship, which is set to dock in Honolulu on Feb. 12. The illnesses …
Posted on Feb 6, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH)’s Food Safety Branch issued Taste Tea a green placard and approved its reopening on February 2, 2024 after a follow-up inspection found that all critical food safety …
Posted on Feb 2, 2024 in Newsroom ʻAiea, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard and immediately shut down Taste Tea, located at 98-1005 Moanalua Road, Aiea, due to lack of proper refrigeration for foods that must be stored …
Posted on Feb 1, 2024 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH), together with The Cohen Clinic at Child & Family Services, will sponsor a two day, in-person LivingWorks Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) …
