HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) received the first set of test results from soil samples it collected outside of Adit 6 of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, where roughly 1,100 gallons of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) were released on November 29, 2022. The laboratory test results are available on ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a new public service announcement campaign aimed at the beverage industry’s marketing of sweetened fruit drinks to keiki. Pictures of fruit and words like juice, natural, and 100% vitamin C mislead parents into thinking these beverages are healthy. In reality, sweetened fruit drinks can contain as ...
Read More Department of Health launches “Sweet Lies!” campaign
HONOLULU – Low levels of chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Kunia Village water system’s Del Monte Kunia 3 well. Although long-term consumption of drinking water with PFAS could be a health risk, the low levels of PFAS in the Kunia Village water system ...
Read More PFAS detected in Kunia Village water system
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) will participate in an open house Thursday, January 19, regarding the ongoing effort to defuel and close the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility (RHBFSF). The open house will be at the O‛ahu Veterans Center at 1298 Kukila Street from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. DOH will ...
Read More DOH to participate in Red Hill open house
HONOLULU – Low levels of perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) were recently detected in water samples collected at the Waipahu Wells II Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Treatment Facility, which is part of the Waipahu-Ewa-Wai‛anae water system. PFHxA is part of the group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS are chemicals that are common drinking water and ...
Read More Low levels of PFAS detected in Waipahu Wells II
MAKAWAO – The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Food Safety Branch has issued a green placard to Thai Mee Up Kula 2 food truck and has allowed the food truck to reopen to the public. The mobile unit is operated by Maui Mobile Food Court LLC and vends at 28 Kiopaa Place in Makawao. The mobile ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health gives Thai Mee Up Kula 2 permission to reopen