News Releases from Department of Health

News Releases

The following press releases are arranged by date with the latest first. For more information about specific press releases call 586-4442.

DOH CLOSES A MAUI L&L FOR A COCKROACH INFESTATION May 15, 2025 - 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 Inc. The restaurant is in the Maui Marketplace Food Court at 270 Dairy Road, Unit 170, in Kahului.… Continue Reading
DOH CITES PETROLEUM COMPANY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS May 12, 2025 - 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 following: Illegal disposal of hazardous waste at a facility not permitted to dispose of hazardous waste, Failure to make… Continue Reading
DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15 May 8, 2025 - 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 about water safety and drowning. Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day was established last year when Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, M.D.,… Continue Reading
DOH URGES PARENTS OF SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS TO SCHEDULE WELL-CHILD VISITS May 7, 2025 - 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 significant physical, emotional and social change as they approach adolescence. As children prepare to transition from elementary to middle school, ensuring… Continue Reading
HAWAIʻI DHO TO CONDUCT CASPER SURVEY TO ASSESS COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS May 2, 2025 - 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 level of eastern Hawaiʻi County households in Hilo (North and South), Puna and Kaʻū districts from May 12-16. The project is an interagency collaboration… Continue Reading

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