News Releases from Department of Health

HONOLULU — Medicare loses an estimated $60 billion per year to false claims. Learn how to stay safe by joining Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Hawai‘i for Medicare Fraud Prevention Week, June 3-9. SMP Hawai‘i, a program of the Executive Office on Aging (EOA), is offering a free webinar via Zoom on Saturday, June 8 from ...
Read More EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING, SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL HAWAI‘I SPREAD AWARENESS FOR MEDICARE FRAUD PREVENTION WEEK

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) conditionally approved the Navy Closure Task Force – Red Hill (NCTF-RH) Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) Plan, which will be implemented during the cleaning and venting of the primary tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. DOH used its authority under its May 2022 Emergency Order ...
Read More DOH CONDITIONALLY APPROVES RED HILL AIR QUALITY MONITORING PLAN

Everyday Prevention Measures Can Slow the Spread HONOLULU — COVID-19 activity is on the rise, according to a new Respiratory Disease Activity dashboard released by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH).   The dashboard, developed by the DOH Disease Outbreak Control Division (DOCD), provides an at-a-glance snapshot of current respiratory disease activity statewide, including ...
Read More NEW DOH RESPIRATORY DISEASE DASHBOARD SHOWS INCREASING COVID-19 ACTIVITY

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Emergency Medical Services Injury Prevention Systems Branch has issued two Notices of Award to International Life Support, Inc., doing business as American Medical Response (AMR). The Notices of Award are the result of required competitive procurements. The DOH published two requests for proposals (RFPs) in April, ...
Read More DOH ISSUES NOTICE OF AWARD FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES

LĪHUʻE, HAWAIʻI — The Kaua‘i District Health Office (KDHO) will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey to assess the emergency preparedness level of Kauaʻi households. “The responses will build upon prior CASPER surveys to assess household emergency preparedness and evacuation plans, as well as help us to understand household awareness ...
Read More KAUAʻI DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE CONDUCTS CASPER SURVEY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS

Jet fuel not present in drinking water samples taken in February 2024 HONOLULU – An independent investigation by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), confirmed that no petroleum or jet fuel compounds were detected in 15 drinking water samples collected at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)—12 from homes at JBPHH ...
Read More DOH Releases Findings of Independent Forensic Investigation of Navy Water System

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall by Sun Noodle for its S&S Cup Saimin frozen saimin products. Sun Noodle is implementing this voluntary recall because the ingredient label does not inform consumers that the recalled product may contain egg white powder, which is ...
Read More Department of Health issues a recall alert for Sun Noodle’s frozen S&S Cup Saimin due to an undeclared egg allergen

LĪHUʻE, HAWAIʻI — The Kaua‘i District Health Office (KDHO), in partnership with Kaua‘i County, will host Kaua‘i’s sixth Tropic Care event, offering free healthcare services to the community. Tropic Care is a mission of the armed forces Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, designed to increase troop readiness while strengthening communities. Tropic Care clinics will return ...
Read More Kauaʻi District Health Office Hosts Free Healthcare Services with Return of Tropic Care Clinics

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued Redfish Poke by Foodland a green placard and approved its reopening after a follow-up inspection on May 13, 2024 found all critical food safety violations were corrected. Redfish Poke by Foodland located at 2375 Ala Wai Blvd., had received a red placard on ...
Read More DOH Approves Reopening of Redfish Poke by Foodland

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard and immediately shut down Redfish Poke by Foodland, located at 2375 Ala Wai Blvd due to sewage blockage. The food establishment, operated by Pacific Sweets, LLC, received the red placard on May 10, 2024 and must remain closed until DOH conducts a follow ...
Read More DOH Issues Red Placard to Redfish Poke by Foodland

Results indicate an absence of clinically significant human exposure to toxins in wildfire ash HONOLULU – The Department of Health (DOH) has released findings of lead screening conducted at a series of community events between December 2023 and February 2024, among people impacted by the Maui wildfires. DOH Public Health Nurses and Healthy Mothers Healthy ...
Read More Department of Health Lead Screening Finds No Evidence of Widespread Lead Exposure from Maui Fires

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) today to Nenita Mauricio, Private Home Duty LLC, for operating an unlicensed adult residential care home (ARCH) at 91-1046 Muiona Street, ʻEwa Beach, Hawaiʻi. As a result of multiple complaints alleging the operation of an ...
Read More DOH ISSUES NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER TO UNLICENSED CARE HOME