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DOH RESPONDING TO INCREASED PERTUSSIS CASES IN HAWAIʻI IN 2025

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) continues to respond to a worrying rise in pertussis (whooping cough) cases statewide. As of July 31, 2025, DOH has identified 203 cases of pertussis – more than double the 84 cases identified in all of 2024.  Cases have been reported in every county, with the highest […]

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DOH CLOSES PANCHO & LEFTY’S CANTINA & RESTAURANTE FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Pancho & Lefty’s Cantina & Restaurante, located at 75-5725 Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona on Hawai‘i Island, due to multiple critical food safety violations. The food establishment, operated by Kailua-Kona Restaurants Inc., received a red placard on August […]

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