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- WCHA, DOH, LEADING NATIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND HEPATITIS B VACCINATION FOR NEWBORNSWCHA 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 […]
- DOH REPORTS SECOND WASTEWATER DETECTION OF MEASLES IN MAUI COUNTY 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 […]
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES $2,000 FINE FOR REMOVING YELLOW PLACARD 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 […]
- DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT RECALL OF POPULAR CHEESE PRODUCTS FOR POTENTIAL LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES CONTAMINATIONHONOLULU – 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 […]
- DOH ALERTS PUBLIC TO EXPANDED BYHEART INFANT FORMULA RECALLHONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents that all ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula products have been recalled by ByHeart Inc. due to potential contamination by Clostridium botulinum. The recalled products are under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the agency has […]
- DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT RECALL OF BYHEART INFANT FORMULA DUE TO POTENTIAL CONTAMINATIONHONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by ByHeart Inc. for select lots of ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula product, due to potential contamination of Clostridium botulinum. The recalled product is under investigation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and […]
- DOH ALERTS PUBLIC TO RECALL OF MEADOW GOLD HALF-PINT CHOCOLATE MILK HAWAI‘I — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents of a recall issued by Meadow Gold Dairy for half-pint sized chocolate milk marked with an October 16, 2025, expiration date. The chocolate milk, made and packaged out of state, is being voluntarily recalled due to potential quality control issues. Approximately 70,000 units were […]
- DOH, DAB, DLNR INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE AVIAN FLU CASE IN WATERFOWLHONOLULU — Three state agencies are on alert after laboratory testing identified a presumptive case of avian influenza on Friday in an ailing duck that was found earlier in the week at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Preliminary testing of the bird revealed an unconfirmed result of the H5 subtype of influenza A virus. […]
- DOH CONFIRMS CASE OF MUMPS IN HAWAIʻI COUNTYHONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a case of mumps in an individual on Hawaiʻi Island. The case is community-acquired and not travel-related, suggesting that mumps may currently be circulating on the island. The individual attended an event at Harold H. Higashihara Park in Kailua-Kona on Thursday, Sept. 25, between 4:30 and […]
- STUDENT IMMUNIZATION RATES SHOW MIXED RESULTSHONOLULU — Vaccination rates among kindergartners in Hawaiʻi improved for the 2024-2025 school year compared to the 2023-2024 school year. However, religious exemptions continue to increase across grades K-12. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Hawaiʻi kindergartner vaccination rates have been improving over the past three years, but […]
- HAWAIʻI RECOGNIZED AS A NATIONAL LEADER IN MENTAL HEALTH IN NEW REPORTHONOLULU – Hawaiʻi has been recognized as one of the top states in the nation for mental health, according to the 2025 State of Mental Health in America report released by Mental Health America. The annual report, which ranks states based on 17 measures of prevalence and access to care, highlights Hawaiʻi’s strong performance in […]
- WCHA STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ACIP MEETINGHONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), along with the Washington State Department of Health, California Department of Public Health and the Oregon Health Authority, issued the following statement in response to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting this week. “At the September 18-19 ACIP meeting, committee members did not employ standard […]
- WEST COAST HEALTH ALLIANCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2025–2026 RESPIRATORY VIRUS SEASONHONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is issuing immunization recommendations for the 2025–2026 respiratory virus season, as part of the West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA). The recommendations provide evidence-based guidance for protecting against COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). “Vaccines remain our best protection against serious illness from respiratory viruses,” said DOH […]
- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUES $2,000 FINE FOR REMOVING RED PLACARDHONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch has issued a Notice of Violation and Order to Manuela Malasadas Co., LLC, doing business as Manuela Malasadas, located at 56-565 Kamehameha Hwy., for unlawfully removing a red placard issued on July 10, 2025. The facility was fined $2,000 for intentionally removing the posted […]
- DOH REPORTS 13TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 13 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 12 on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a […]
- DOH APPLAUDS THE START OF PUBLIC TOURS IN KALAUPAPA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARKHONOLULU — The National Park Service announced that public tours at Kalaupapa National Historical Park will resume this week. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) welcomed the return of tours as an opportunity to share the history and legacy of Kalaupapa and those who have lived there. A media tour is scheduled for Sept. 18, […]
- MEASLES VIRUS DETECTED AT WASTEWATER SAMPLING SITE IN WEST HAWAIʻI COUNTYHAWAI‘I – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is closely monitoring a positive wastewater sample for measles virus, which marks the first wastewater detection of the virus in the state. The sample was collected Aug. 11, 2025, at a site in West Hawai‘i County, and DOH was notified of the result on Aug. 26, 2025. […]
- DOH ADOPTS UPDATES TO FOOD SAFETY CODENote: This press release has been updated to reflect that updates to HAR §11-50 do not supersede HRS §328-79, which regulates home-based agricultural producers of honey. Home-based agricultural producers of honey may not sell products to a wholesaler. HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) adopted amendments to the Hawaiʻi Food Safety Code to […]
- DOH APPROVES REOPENING OF MANUELA MALASADASKAHUKU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued Manuela Malasada a green placard and approved its reopening after a follow-up inspection found that all critical food safety violations were corrected. Manuela Malasadas, which had been operating at 56-565 Kamehameha Highway at the time of inspection, had received a red placard on […]
- DOH URGES RESIDENTS WITH ELECTRIC MEDICAL DEVICES TO PREPARE FOR POTENTIAL POWER OUTAGES DURING RED FLAG WARNINGHONOLULU — 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 […]