News Releases from Department of Health

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), through its Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation (OMCCR), in coordination with the Department of the Attorney General, today announced that enforcement of Hawaiʻi’s hemp retailer and distributor registration requirements will begin statewide on July 1, 2026. The grace period for hemp retailer and distributor registration ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu involving a visitor. As this case involves a nonresident, it is not included in Hawaiʻi’s official dengue case count, which remains at five cases statewide. The affected individual was exposed to the virus while traveling in a ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by Nara Organics for all lots of its Nara Organics Powdered Infant Formula products due to potential contamination of Clostridium botulinum. The products were distributed nationwide, including direct-to-consumer sales from the Nara Organics website, as ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) announced today that due to decompression efforts, the Hawai‘i State Hospital (HSH) has admitted the most civil commitments in more than 10 years, allowing the hospital to serve its community purpose of caring for civilly committed individuals. As admissions of justice-involved individuals – those admitted through court-ordered ...
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HILO, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi District Health Office (HDHO) and the County of Hawaiʻi, in partnership with the state and federal Departments of Defense, are proud to announce the return of Tropic Care to Hawaiʻi Island. From June 19-28, 2026, uniformed military members will deliver no-cost medical, dental and optometry care at multiple primary sites ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch has issued a green placard to Ohana Sub & Deli, Inc., located at 55 S. Kamehameha Highway in Wahiawā, after a follow-up inspection that found previously identified critical food safety violations had been corrected. Ohana Sub & Deli, Inc. received a red “closed” placard ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents of a voluntary recall issued by Target for select lots of Up&Up Fragrance Free and Fresh Cucumber Scented Baby Wipes due to potential contamination of Burkholderia cepacia and Burkholderia gladioli.  Burkholderia bacteria can cause serious and life-threatening infections in newborns, infants, ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued Grace’s Inn LSY a yellow placard due to uncorrected violations. Grace’s Inn LSY, located at 1296 South Beretania St., Ste 101, in Honolulu, received a red placard on June 1 for sewage backup in the kitchen area and was immediately closed. A ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) announced today that Hawaiʻi has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to participate in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program. The program, administered through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in partnership with the Substance ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall of Champion Foods LLC Motor City Pizza Co. 5 Cheese Bread, due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled product uses milk powder as a seasoning blend ingredient, which was recently recalled by supplier California Dairies, Inc. The recalled product was ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Grace’s Inn LSY, located at 1296 S. Beretania St., Suite 101, in Honolulu, due to a sewage backup in the kitchen area. The food establishment, operated by Grace’s Inn LSY, LLC, received a red placard on June 1, 2026 and ...
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LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Kauaʻi District Health Office will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey in June, to assess the emergency preparedness of Kauaʻi households. “Routine preparedness CASPERs enable the Kauaʻi District Health Office and our partners to build capacity to conduct similar rapid needs ...
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