News Releases from Department of Health

WCHA disagrees with CDC’s Advisory Committee’s change to decades-long vaccine recommendation that has reduced pediatric Hepatitis B infections by 99% HONOLULU — The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) strongly supportsthat hepatitis B vaccination continue to be routinely offered to all newborns, with the first dose of the vaccine given within 24 hours of birth for ...
Read More WCHA, DOH, LEADING NATIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND HEPATITIS B VACCINATION FOR NEWBORNS

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has been notified of a second detection of measles virus in wastewater from West Maui County. The latest positive sample was collected Nov. 30, 2025 and was tested through the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS). This follows an earlier detection of measles virus in Maui wastewater from ...
Read More DOH REPORTS SECOND WASTEWATER DETECTION OF MEASLES IN MAUI COUNTY 

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch has issued a Notice of Violation and Order against GFL Tea LLC, doing business as Sun Tea Mix, located at 400 Keawe St., for unlawfully removing a yellow placard issued on July 30, 2025. The facility was fined $2,000 for intentionally removing the posted ...
Read More DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES ,000 FINE FOR REMOVING YELLOW PLACARD 

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by The Ambriola Company for select lots of cheese products, sold under the Locatelli, Boar’s Head and Member’s Mark brand names, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The recalled products were distributed nationwide, including ...
Read More DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT RECALL OF POPULAR CHEESE PRODUCTS FOR POTENTIAL LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES CONTAMINATION