Hawaii State Department of Health Press Releases

• Published on May 28, 2025 - 02:24 GMT

  

  DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT SPECTRUM BRANDS PETTETRA REPTOMIN REPTILE FOOD FOR AQUATIC TURTLES DUE TO POTENTIAL SALMONELLA ...

  Posted on May 27, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by Spectrum Brands Pet, LLC, of its ReptoMin 3-In-1 SELECT-A-FOOD reptile food product intended for …

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• Published on May 27, 2025 - 20:36 GMT

  

  DOH CITES HAWAII PETROLEUM, LLC FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK VIOLATIONS

  Posted on May 27, 2025 in Newsroom OCEANVIEW, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Hawaii Petroleum, LLC., which operates Kamakani Store, LLC on …

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• Published on May 24, 2025 - 02:30 GMT

  

  DOH REOPENS MAUI L&L LOCATION

  Posted on May 23, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch allowed a Maui location of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on May 23, 2025. The …

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• Published on May 23, 2025 - 02:48 GMT

  

  DOH SHUTS DOWN JADE PALACE TWO FOR MULTIPLE FOOD CODE VIOLATIONS AND AN ACTIVE COCKROACH INFESTATION

  Posted on May 22, 2025 in Newsroom KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Jade Palace Two on May 21, 2025, due to an active cockroach infestation, …

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• Published on May 23, 2025 - 00:31 GMT

  

  PFAS DETECTED IN CONSOLIDATED BASEYARDS WATER SYSTEM ON MAUI

  Posted on May 22, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — Low levels of PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Consolidated Baseyards Wells 1 and 2 tank tap of the Consolidated Baseyards water system ( …

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• Published on May 21, 2025 - 21:58 GMT

  

  DOH SEES EXPANDED RISK OF VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASE

  Posted on May 21, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) reports no additional confirmed measles cases following the two reported in early April with potential public exposure and has concluded there was no further community …

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• Published on May 16, 2025 - 00:30 GMT

  

  DOH CLOSES A MAUI L&L FOR A COCKROACH INFESTATION

  Posted on May 15, 2025 in Newsroom KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed” placard and immediately closed a Maui location of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue owned and operated by Maui L & L Food …

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• Published on May 12, 2025 - 19:58 GMT

  

  DOH CITES PETROLEUM COMPANY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS

  Posted on May 12, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Par Hawaii Refining (Par) for violating the state’s hazardous waste management laws. Par has been cited for the …

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• Published on May 8, 2025 - 18:58 GMT

  

  DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15

  Posted on May 8, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — May 15, 2025 is Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition and the YMCA, is encouraging the community to help raise awareness …

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• Published on May 7, 2025 - 21:18 GMT

  

  DOH URGES PARENTS OF SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS TO SCHEDULE WELL-CHILD VISITS

  Posted on May 7, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging parents of students who will be entering seventh grade this coming school year to schedule a well-child visit as soon as possible. Children undergo …

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• Published on May 3, 2025 - 00:22 GMT

  

  HAWAIʻI DHO TO CONDUCT CASPER SURVEY TO ASSESS COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

  Posted on May 2, 2025 in Newsroom HILO, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Hawaiʻi District Health Office (HDHO) will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey to assess the emergency preparedness …

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• Published on May 2, 2025 - 23:23 GMT

  

  DOH REPORTS EIGHTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025

  Posted on May 2, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to eight in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, seven on Oʻahu). The …

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• Published on May 1, 2025 - 19:29 GMT

  

  DOH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH

  Posted on May 1, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD), Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD), the Children’s Mental Health Acceptance (CMHA) Planning Hui and community …

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• Published on April 30, 2025 - 19:47 GMT

  

  DOH ISSUES NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER TO MATSUYAMA FOOD AND FUEL

  Posted on Apr 30, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section has issued a notice of violation and order (NOVO) against MATS4 LLC, which operates Matsuyama Food and Fuel, located on the island …

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• Published on April 28, 2025 - 23:51 GMT

  

  DOH ALERTS PUBLIC TO RECALL OF MAUNA LOA DARK CHOCOLATE COVERED MACADAMIAS DUE TO UNDECLARED ALMONDS AND CASHEWS

  Posted on Apr 28, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents of a recall issued by Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company, LLC. of its Mauna Loa Dark Chocolate Covered Macadamias, because of …

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• Published on April 26, 2025 - 01:16 GMT

  

  DOH WARNS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FROM KĪLAUEA VOG AS ERUPTION PAUSES

  Posted on Apr 25, 2025 in Newsroom HILO, HI. — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is urging residents and visitors to take precautions as elevated volcanic gas emissions from the recently paused Kīlauea eruption continue to produce vog and poor air …

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• Published on April 23, 2025 - 00:26 GMT

  

  DOH UPDATES TESTING CRITERIA FOR DENGUE AS CASES RISE    

  Posted on Apr 22, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — A sharp rise in dengue around the world and in Hawaiʻi has prompted the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) to update dengue testing criteria to strengthen DOH’s ability to detect local transmission and deploy …

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• Published on April 17, 2025 - 20:33 GMT

  

  DOH REPORTS SEVENTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025

  Posted on Apr 17, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to seven in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, six on Oʻahu). The …

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• Published on April 17, 2025 - 20:33 GMT

  

  DOH PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE MEDICAL AIR ACCESS TO MOLOKAʻI AND LĀNAʻI

  Posted on Apr 17, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) has issued Notices of Award for the Essential Rural Medical Air Transport (ERMAT) Pilot Program to Pūlama Ka Heke, a Moloka‘i-based nonprofit healthcare hui, and to …

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• Published on April 17, 2025 - 19:18 GMT

  

  DOH APPROVES FOURTH MEDICAL CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARY FOR NOA BOTANICALS

  Posted on Apr 17, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a formal notice to proceed for Mānoa Botanicals, LLC dba Noa Botanicals after it passed its final on-site inspection for its fourth retail facility. Noa …

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