News Releases
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- OHCA ISSUES $1,500 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AGAINST ROMEO VALDEZ OF HALE LEHUA CARE HOME Mar 4, 2026 - HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) has issued a Notice and Finding of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Romeo Valdez of Hale Lehua Care Home due to enforcement action for serious and substantiative violations of Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) 11-100.1. The DOH received a facility application for… Continue Reading
- DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF U-CHOICE IN ON KAHEKA ST. Feb 27, 2026 - HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch authorized the reopening of U-Choice In after a follow-up inspection found that it had resolved the water backup issues in their kitchen. U-Choice In received a red placard on Feb. 26 and was immediately closed. The food establishment, located at 801 Kaheka St., is… Continue Reading
- DOH CLOSES U-CHOICE IN FOR CRITICAL FOOD SAFETY VIOLATION Feb 26, 2026 - HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down U-Choice In, located at 801 Kaheka St. in Honolulu, due to a sewage backup. The food establishment, operated by Sino Mart Enterprise, Inc., received a red placard on Feb. 26 and must remain closed until the DOH conducts… Continue Reading
- DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF JADE PALACE 2 IN KAILUA-KONA Feb 26, 2026 - KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch authorized the reopening of Jade Palace 2, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on Feb. 24. Jade Palace 2 received a red placard on Feb. 19. The food establishment, located at 575-5595 Palani Road in Kailua-Kona, is operated by Minh… Continue Reading
- DOH REPORTS SECOND CONFIRMED TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2026 Feb 23, 2026 - HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases in the state for 2026 to two. The first case was identified earlier this month on Maui. Both affected individuals were exposed to the virus while traveling in a region… Continue Reading
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