HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents to a voluntary recall of enoki mushrooms sold in Hawai‘i, produced by Taiwan-based Changhua County Mushrooms Productions Cooperative and distributed by Jan Fruits Inc., because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is the result of a routine ...
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Agency: Poipu Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), Operated by Makai Water Services County: KAUA’I Location: Poipu WRP, 2520 Poipu Rd, Kōloa,HI, 96756 Date of Incident:2/20/2023- 2/21/2023 Time: 5:00 PM – 1:30 AM Duration: 8 hours and 30 Minutes Quantity Discharged: 100,000 gallons Discharged to: The water was contained onsite and has no impact to the public. ...
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HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. will declare March “Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month” in Hawai‘i, during the 23rd annual “Day at the Capitol” on March 2, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s event theme is, “Friendship and Leadership, Forever.” The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with many ...
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HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawai‘i Public Health Institute recently launched the second phase of a public service announcement campaign to call attention to strategies used by tobacco companies that target Hawaiʻi’s diverse populations. In Hawai‘i each year, the tobacco industry spends an estimated $26 million on marketing; more ...
Read More Department of Health launches campaign exposing tobacco industry targeted marketing tactics in Hawai‘i
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently released a report that found higher rates of hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer mortality in Hawaiʻi, compared to the United States. The Hawaiʻi Hepatitis B Mortality and Liver Cancer report analyzed mortality data from 2000 to 2020 in order to guide local efforts to ...
Read More DOH report finds high rates of hepatitis B and liver cancer mortality
HONOLULU – Low levels of Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) has been detected in water samples collected at Makakilo Well, which is part of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s (BWS) Ewa-Waianae water system. PFPeA is part of the group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFPeA is not a regulated drinking water contaminant. However, the Department ...
Read More Low levels of PFAS detected in Makakilo Well
HONOLULU, HI – A state resident under the age of 18 has died of influenza, the Department of Health (DOH) announced today. This death serves as a sober reminder that influenza is circulating widely in Hawai’i. Everyone six months of age and older can be protected from influenza by getting their flu vaccine. This is ...
Read More Hawai’i Department of Health announces the first pediatric influenza death of the season