News Releases from Department of Health

HILO, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) urges residents and visitors to take precautions as elevated volcanic gas emissions from the recently paused Kīlauea eruption continue to produce vog (volcanic smog – hazy air pollution caused by the volcanic emissions) that can result in poor air quality across the islands. According to the ...
Read More DOH URGES CAUTION WITH ELEVATED VOLCANIC GAS EMISSIONS

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by Danone U.S. for its So Delicious Dairy Free® Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints. The recall was issued because of the potential presence of foreign materials, such as small stones and other hard ...
Read More DOH ALERTS PUBLIC TO SO DELICIOUS DAIRY FREE® SALTED CARAMEL CLUSTER NON-DAIRY FROZEN DESSERT PINTS DUE TO POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF FOREIGN MATERIALS

HONOLULU — While life expectancy across the United States declined significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health and the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health found that Hawaiʻi experienced a smaller decline compared to national trends. Drs. Yan Yan ...
Read More HAWAIʻI LIFE EXPECTANCY DECLINED LESS THAN NATIONAL AVERAGE DURING COVID-19

HONOLULU — With a surge in cases of influenza (flu) in the state, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) urges residents to take precautions to protect themselves and their families from respiratory viruses during the winter season. The risk of contracting contagious respiratory diseases rises during the holidays as people attend family gatherings, visit crowded ...
Read More WITH INFLUENZA CASES ON THE RISE, DOH URGES HAWAIʻI RESIDENTS TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by MediNatura New Mexico, Inc. for its ReBoost Nasal Spray. The recall was issued because of potential yeast/mold and microbial contamination, with one species identified as Achromobacter, at levels above specifications. The recalled product was ...
Read More DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT MEDINATURA NEW MEXICO’S REBOOST NASAL SPRAY DUE TO POTENTIAL YEAST/MOLD AND MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued Himalayan Kitchen LLC a green placard and authorized its reopening after a follow-up inspection found that all critical food safety violations were corrected. Himalayan Kitchen LLC, located on 1137 11th Ave., Suite 205, received a red placard on Dec. 9, 2025, and ...
Read More DOH AUTHORIZES REOPENING OF HIMALAYAN KITCHEN IN KAIMUKĪ

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has issued a red placard and immediately shut down Himalayan Kitchen LLC, located at 1137 11th Ave., Suite 205, due to insufficient refrigeration for food requiring time/temperature control for safety (TCS). The establishment received the red placard on Dec. 9, 2025 and must remain closed until DOH ...
Read More DOH ISSUES RED PLACARD TO HIMALAYAN KITCHEN IN KAIMUKI 

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