News Releases from Department of Health

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is encouraging residents who rely on electric- or battery-powered medical devices to prepare for potential power outages. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, due to heightened wildfire risk, underscoring the importance of power outage preparedness. Households with a member who ...
Read More DOH URGES RESIDENTS WITH ELECTRIC MEDICAL DEVICES TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES DURING RED FLAG WARNING

HONOLULU — A survey by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) finds that while most local residents are aware that the bird flu had been detected in Hawai‘i, roughly two-thirds of flock owners had been unaware of related best practices. In March 2025, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) invited Hawaiʻi residents who ...
Read More FINDINGS FROM DOH BIRD FLU SURVEY FOR BACKYARD FLOCK OWNERS AND BIRD RESCUERS

HONOLULU — Yesterday at the Hawaiʻi Hepatitis Day 2025 Annual Meeting the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) announced a renewed commitment to statewide hepatitis elimination. This is in the lead-up to World Hepatitis Day on July 28, which is a global effort to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that can ...
Read More HAWAIʻI MARKS WORLD HEPATITIS DAY WITH MAJOR INVESTMENT IN VIRAL HEPATITIS ELIMINATION STRATEGY

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) has issued an order against Lan Chen, Home Care Hawaii Inc., doing business as (dba) Aina Haina ARCH, following enforcement action for serious and substantiated violations of Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 11-100.1. DOH nurse consultants confirmed that Chen unreasonably confined ...
Read More OFFICE OF HEALTH CARE ASSURANCE ISSUES A ,000 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY AGAINST LAN CHEN, HOME CARE HAWAII, INC. dba AINA HAINA ARCH

HONOLULU — After a period of relative stability, COVID-19 activity again is on the rise in Hawaiʻi, according to the latest data from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH). The data show activity at a medium activity level, meaning the virus is circulating at higher levels than would be expected based on historic trends. The ...
Read More COVID-19 INCREASE A REMINDER TO STAY VIGILANT

HONOLULU — July 26, 2025, marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The historic civil rights law protects the rights of and prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in all aspects of life including employment, education, transportation and access to public and private services, programs and activities. The ADA 35th Anniversary ...
Read More HAWAI‘I MARKS 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT WITH STATEWIDE RALLY

HONOLULU — The Department of Health (DOH) Kauaʻi District Health Office (KDHO) has released its report of the 2025 Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey. From June 23-27, 2025, KDHO teams conducted door-to-door surveys at randomly selected households across the island. Over the course of five days, survey teams completed a total ...
Read More KAUAʻI DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE RELEASES REPORT OF ISLAND-WIDE CASPER SURVEY

KAHUKU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has issued a red placard and immediately shut down Manuela Malasadas, located at 56-565 Kamehameha Highway, due to a lack of running water for handwashing. The food establishment, operated by Manuela Malasadas Co. LLC, received the red placard on July 10, 2025, and must remain closed until ...
Read More DOH CLOSES MANUELA MALASADAS FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) to the property owners of 47-400 Waiheʻe Road in Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu, for allowing the unauthorized discharge of boulders, tree stumps, dirt and mulch into Waiheʻe Stream and an associated ʻauwai, a ditch or canal. On April 3, 2025, DOH ...
Read More DOH ISSUES NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER FOR UNAUTHORIZED CROSSING IN WAIHEʻE STREAM

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by Mondelēz Global LLC of its RITZ Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches (eight-pack, 20-pack and 40-pack cartons) and RITZ Filled Cracker Sandwich Variety Pack (20-pack) because the individually wrapped packs may be incorrectly labeled as the cheese ...
Read More DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT MONDELĒZ GLOBAL LLC RECALL OF RITZ PEANUT BUTTER CRACKER SANDWICHES DUE TO UNDECLARED PEANUT ALLERGEN

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) responded to a contained release of approximately 300 gallons of fuel at an underground fuel pump house located on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. There is no ongoing risk to public health or the environment. The release was not related to closure activities conducted by Navy Closure Task ...
Read More DOH RESPONDS TO CONTAINED FUEL RELEASE AT JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) recently launched Vision Zero Hawaiʻi, a public service announcement (PSA) campaign to raise awareness of Hawaiʻi’s commitment to eliminate ALL traffic deaths and serious injuries on our roads. DOH has worked with national, state and county traffic safety partners on the development of the Vision Zero campaign. ...
Read More VISION ZERO HAWAIʻI CAMPAIGN RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT HAWAIʻI’S COMMITMENT TO ELIMINATE TRAFFIC DEATHS