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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued Select 7, Inc., a green placard and approved its reopening after a follow-up inspection found that all critical food safety violations were corrected. Select 7, Inc., located at 2142 Bannister Place, received a red placard on May 28 and was immediately closed. During a follow-up inspection ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Select 7, Inc., located at 2142 Bannister Place on O‘ahu, due to multiple critical food safety violations. The food establishment, operated by Select 7, Inc., received a red placard on May 28 and must remain closed until DOH ...
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HONOLULU — Rampant fraud and abuse threaten the integrity of the Medicare system on which millions of Americans rely. More than $60 billion is lost each year to fraud, errors and abuse, though the exact figure is difficult to determine. The Hawai’i Department of Health Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) program empowers individuals to serve as ...
Read More EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING, SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL HAWAIʻI SPREAD AWARENESS FOR MEDICARE FRAUD PREVENTION WEEK

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is investigating a confirmed travel-related case of Zika virus along with two individuals who may have been exposed. The DOH asks for support in reducing the potential for the spread of Zika virus, which is carried by mosquitoes. Vector control teams are responding and will continue operations in ...
Read More DOH INVESTIGATING TRAVEL-RELATED ZIKA CASE ON OʻAHU

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by Spectrum Brands Pet, LLC, of its ReptoMin 3-In-1 SELECT-A-FOOD reptile food product intended for aquatic turtles because of potential Salmonella contamination. The recalled product was distributed to Walmart stores in Hawai‘i and was available for purchase ...
Read More DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT SPECTRUM BRANDS PETTETRA REPTOMIN REPTILE FOOD FOR AQUATIC TURTLES DUE TO POTENTIAL SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION

OCEANVIEW, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Underground Storage Tank (UST) Section has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Hawaii Petroleum, LLC., which operates Kamakani Store, LLC on Hawaiʻi Island, for violating state underground storage tank (UST) laws. On April 29, 2024, a DOH inspector confirmed the installation and operation ...
Read More DOH CITES HAWAII PETROLEUM, LLC FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK VIOLATIONS

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) for violating the state’s underground storage tank (UST) laws. On July 3, 2023, a DOH inspector confirmed that a 6,000-gallon UST system had been installed and operating at HI-EMA’s Battery Birkhimer facility ...
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DOH REOPENS MAUI L&L LOCATION

Posted on May 23, 2025 in Newsroom

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch allowed a Maui location of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on May 23, 2025. The establishment, operated by Maui L & L Food Inc., is located at 270 Dairy Road, Unit #170, Kahului, within ...
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch allowed Jade Palace Two to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on May 22, 2025.  The food establishment, located at 75-5595 Palani Road in Kailua-Kona is operated by Minh Tuan Tran.    DOH required the food establishment to take the ...
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Jade Palace Two on May 21, 2025, due to an active cockroach infestation, adulterated food products and unsanitary conditions within the facility. The establishment, located at 75-5595 Palani Road in Kailua-Kona, is operated by Minh Tuan Tran. ...
Read More DOH SHUTS DOWN JADE PALACE TWO FOR MULTIPLE FOOD CODE VIOLATIONS AND AN ACTIVE COCKROACH INFESTATION

HONOLULU — Low levels of PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Consolidated Baseyards Wells 1 and 2 tank tap of the Consolidated Baseyards water system (Public Water System HI0000258, owned by Consolidated-Waiko Water Association, Inc.) which serves a portion of Central Maui. The detections of the chemical ...
Read More PFAS DETECTED IN CONSOLIDATED BASEYARDS WATER SYSTEM ON MAUI

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) reports no additional confirmed measles cases following the two reported in early April with potential public exposure and has concluded there was no further community spread. However, measles cases in the United States continue to rise, with more than 1,000 cases already reported across 30 states this ...
Read More DOH SEES EXPANDED RISK OF VACCINE PREVENTABLE DISEASE

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against IES Downstream LLC for violating the state’s hazardous waste management laws at its ‘Ele‘ele, Kaua‘i, storage terminal. IES was cited for two counts of storing hazardous waste without a permit and one count of failing to make ...
Read More DOH CITES PETROLEUM COMPANY FOR HAZARDOUS WASTE VIOLATIONS

KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed” placard and immediately closed a Maui location of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue owned and operated by Maui L & L Food Inc. The restaurant is in the Maui Marketplace Food Court at 270 Dairy Road, Unit 170, in Kahului. ...
Read More DOH CLOSES A MAUI L&L FOR A COCKROACH INFESTATION

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Par Hawaii Refining (Par) for violating the state’s hazardous waste management laws. Par has been cited for the following: The Utah Department of Environmental Quality (UDEQ) provided information to DOH from the receiving landfill located in Utah. ...
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HONOLULU — May 15, 2025 is Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day, and the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Water Safety Coalition and the YMCA, is encouraging the community to help raise awareness about water safety and drowning. Hawaiʻi Water Safety Day was established last year when Hawaiʻi Governor Josh Green, M.D., ...
Read More DOH RAISES AWARENESS FOR HAWAIʻI WATER SAFETY DAY ON MAY 15

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging parents of students who will be entering seventh grade this coming school year to schedule a well-child visit as soon as possible. Children undergo significant physical, emotional and social change as they approach adolescence. As children prepare to transition from elementary to middle school, ensuring ...
Read More DOH URGES PARENTS OF SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS TO SCHEDULE WELL-CHILD VISITS

HILO, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Hawaiʻi District Health Office (HDHO) will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey to assess the emergency preparedness level of eastern Hawaiʻi County households in Hilo (North and South), Puna and Kaʻū districts from May 12-16.  The project is an interagency collaboration ...
Read More HAWAIʻI DHO TO CONDUCT CASPER SURVEY TO ASSESS COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to eight in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, seven on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a ...
Read More DOH REPORTS EIGHTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD), Adult Mental Health Division (AMHD), the Children’s Mental Health Acceptance (CMHA) Planning Hui and community partners are joining together in May to celebrate Mental Health Month.  “We are committed to removing barriers for those seeking help and supporting people with ...
Read More DOH ENCOURAGES COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH