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DOH ADVISES PUBLIC TO TAKE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO CHICKENPOX OUTBREAK AT KAUAʻI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

KAUAʻI, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is investigating an outbreak of chickenpox (varicella) at Kīlauea Elementary School on the island of Kauaʻi. Five cases have been reported in the outbreak to date, including four students at the school and one household member. All five cases were not vaccinated against chickenpox. The DOH […]

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DOH CITES HAWAIIAN DREDGING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC., FOR WATER POLLUTION VIOLATIONS ON KAUAʻI

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Clean Water Branch (CWB) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc. for discharges of soil and vegetation to two gulches, as well as conducting earth-disturbing activities without a required National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit in Hanapēpē, Kauaʻi. […]

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