HONOLULU – The Department of Health (DOH) is enhancing the Hawai‘i COVID-19 data dashboard to include reinfections. The percentage of COVID-19 cases involving individuals who had a prior infection is growing over time and now accounts for about 10% of new confirmed cases. “The data on reinfections underscores what we have been saying; that limited ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to the United States Navy to address a myriad of deficiencies at the NAVFAC Hawaii Wastewater Treatment Plant near Pearl Harbor. Numerous operation and maintenance issues led to repeated discharges of untreated or partially treated sewage to state waters. ...
Read More DOH issues .7 million fine, orders Navy to make critical repairs to Pearl Harbor wastewater treatment plan
Kauai – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has approved Green Aloha, Ltd.’s application to open a second retail facility on Kauai. Green Aloha’s new retail location is at 2827 Poipu Road, Koloa. Green Aloha expects to begin sales on September 17, 2022. “Green Aloha’s new dispensary will provide much needed access to patients ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health approves second medical cannabis retail dispensary for Green Aloha
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) was awarded nearly $3.5 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to establish a first-of-its-kind national Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Behavioral Health Center of Excellence. DOH will receive the nearly $3.5 million in federal funds over the next five years. ...
Read More DOH awarded federal grant to establish national Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Behavioral Health Center of Excellence
Beginning today, DOH will primarily report new cases online at https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/disease_listing/monkeypox/. Cases will continue to be reported as new information is received. DOH is also releasing additional data on JYNNEOS vaccine administration in Hawai‘i. Vaccination data will be updated on Wednesdays at https://health.hawaii.gov/docd/hawaii-monkeypox-data/. The three newly reported cases are all Oʻahu residents. This brings the ...
Read More DOH reports three additional monkeypox cases, shifts data reporting online
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health received a supplement to the Navy’s Red Hill defueling plan this afternoon. Click here to read a redacted version of the defueling plan supplement submitted by the Navy. “We are focused on ensuring that defueling takes place as quickly and safely as possible,” said Deputy Director of Environmental ...
Read More DOH releases updated Red Hill defueling plan
HONOLULU – Ahead of the annual Medicare open enrollment period, the Hawaiʻi State Executive Office on Aging and Hawaiʻi State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) are holding several events to assist those turning 65 or those enrolled in Medicare to learn about and choose the best plan to fit their healthcare needs. Hawaiʻi SHIP will ...
Read More Prepare for Medicare open enrollment with free guidance from the Hawai‘i State Executive Office on Aging
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is continuing its statewide senior fall prevention awareness campaign in September with several interactive and educational opportunities for kupuna and their families. Kupuna and their families are encouraged to participate in tai chi classes, free medication reviews for kupuna, home safety workshops, and community presentations that focus ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health continues statewide campaign to reduce kupuna fall injuries
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is reporting two additional cases of monkeypox. Cases in Hawaii DOH has identified one additional case of monkeypox: An Oʻahu resident with a history of travel outside Hawaiʻi A Hawaiʻi Island resident whose case remains under investigation This brings the total number of cases reported in Hawaiʻi ...
Read More DOH reports two additional monkeypox cases
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to Helen Ferrer, Millicents Ferrer, and TLC for the Elderly LLC, for illegally operating an unlicensed care home located at 1863 Hookupa Street, Pearl City. Helen Ferrer, Millicents Ferrer, and TLC for the Elderly LLC, are ordered to ...
Read More DOH orders illegal Pearl City care home to close, issues 1,600 fine
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) are conducting a follow-up survey to learn more about the experience of people affected by the petroleum contamination in the U.S. Navy’s Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam drinking water system. The survey, ...
Read More Navy water system users encouraged to participate in follow-up health impact survey
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recommends the use of the first bivalent booster vaccines designed specifically to protect against original COVID-19 and the most common forms of COVID-19 in Hawai‘i, the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron subvariants. The BA.5 subvariant accounts for an estimated 91% of the COVID-19 cases in Hawai‘i. The BA.4 ...
Read More New bivalent COVID-19 boosters offer enhanced protection