HILO, HI. — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is urging residents and visitors to take precautions as elevated volcanic gas emissions from the recently paused Kīlauea eruption continue to produce vog and poor air quality across the islands. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the Kīlauea summit ended its 18th episodic eruption on April ...
Read More DOH WARNS OF POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS FROM KĪLAUEA VOG AS ERUPTION PAUSES
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HONOLULU — A sharp rise in dengue around the world and in Hawaiʻi has prompted the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) to update dengue testing criteria to strengthen DOH’s ability to detect local transmission and deploy response measures rapidly. So far this year, there have been seven confirmed dengue cases in Hawaiʻi, all travel-related, putting ...
Read More DOH UPDATES TESTING CRITERIA FOR DENGUE AS CASES RISE
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a second case of measles in the household of a child previously confirmed on April 7. The adult member of the family had exhibited symptoms and was presumed infected. Both individuals had recently returned from international travel. As expected, on April 16, the test result ...
Read More DOH CONFIRMS SECOND CASE OF MEASLES IN HAWAIʻI
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) has issued Notices of Award for the Essential Rural Medical Air Transport (ERMAT) Pilot Program to Pūlama Ka Heke, a Moloka‘i-based nonprofit healthcare hui, and to a partnership between Pūlama Ka Heke and Lāna‘i Kinā‘ole, a home healthcare agency, for the island of Lāna‘i. The ERMAT ...
Read More DOH PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY TO IMPROVE MEDICAL AIR ACCESS TO MOLOKAʻI AND LĀNAʻI
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to seven in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, six on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a ...
Read More DOH REPORTS SEVENTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a formal notice to proceed for Mānoa Botanicals, LLC dba Noa Botanicals after it passed its final on-site inspection for its fourth retail facility. Noa Botanicals’ new retail site is located at 345 Royal Hawaiian Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815, and the company expects to begin ...
Read More DOH APPROVES FOURTH MEDICAL CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARY FOR NOA BOTANICALS
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) continues to respond to a confirmed measles case in an Oʻahu child and a presumptive case in an adult member of the child’s household. Both individuals were exposed during international travel. The child has fully recovered. No new suspected measles cases have been reported as of ...
Read More DOH CONTINUES MEASLES EXPOSURE MONITORING
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to six in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, five on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a ...
Read More DOH REPORTS SIXTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to five in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, four on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a ...
Read More DOH REPORTS TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE ON OʻAHU
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division last night confirmed a case of measles in an unvaccinated child under 5 years of age on Oʻahu. The DOH is investigating the case to identify those who might have been exposed and is working with them to prevent the spread of disease. The ...
Read More MEASLES CASE CONFIRMED IN CHILD ON OʻAHU — DOH NOTIFIES PUBLIC OF MEASLES EXPOSURE LOCATIONS
HONOLULU — Each year, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) conducts surveys to learn about health behaviors and attitudes of Hawai‘i residents. Beginning later this month, DOH will launch the Hawai‘i Health and Media Survey to learn more about how people access and respond to health-related information. The survey will use a new method — ...
Read More DOH TO LAUNCH A STATEWIDE HEALTH AND MEDIA SURVEY RECRUITMENT VIA TEXT MESSAGES
HONOLULU — The risk of a measles outbreak in Hawaiʻi continues to rise, as measles cases continue to spread across the mainland and globally, even as Hawaiʻi’s measles vaccination rate declines. In response, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is taking proactive measures to prevent an outbreak in Hawaiʻi. DOH is expanding its outreach to ...
Read More DOH EXPANDS EFFORTS TO PREVENT A MEASLES OUTBREAK IN HAWAIʻI
HONOLULU — In a recent ceremony in Washington, D.C., the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs (AMCHP) recognized Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) employees Renzy Baloran and Eden Sun with the 2025 Emerging Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Professional Award for outstanding state or local maternal and child health professionals. The award is given ...
Read More DOH EMPLOYEES RECOGNIZED FOR WORK IN PEDIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
Note: This news release updates and corrects a previous release issued March 31. CORRECTION: The Department of Health has identified an inaccuracy in the map shared by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply regarding the impacted water system. To ensure clarity and accuracy, DOH has created an updated map that correctly reflects the public water ...
Read More UPDATE: BWS ALERTS DOH TO PFAS IN WAIPAHU ʻEWA WAIʻANAE WATER SYSTEM
HILO, Hawai‘i — As National Public Health Week (NPHW) 2025 celebrates 30 years the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Hawaiʻi District Health Office (HDHO) and the County of Hawaiʻi Mayor’s Office will host a special community event Friday, April 11, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside on the Hilo State Office Building lanai. ...
Read More HAWAIʻI DHO CELEBRATES NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK WITH COMMUNITY EVENT IN HILO
Hilo, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Hiro’s Place, located at 50 East Puainako St., in Hilo due to multiple repeated food safety violations. During inspections conducted on March 24 and 27, 2025, the health department inspector observed and ...
Read More DOH ISSUES RED PLACARD TO HIRO’S PLACE IN HILO FOR MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS
KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch allowed Ramen Bones to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on March 27, 2025. The establishment is operated by Ramen Bones Inc., and is located at 44 Ho‘okele St., in Kahului, Maui. The establishment has eliminated all cockroach ...
Read More DOH REOPENS RAMEN BONES
LĪHUʻE, Hawaiʻi — National Public Health Week 2025 (NPHW) is celebrated during the week of April 7-13, 2025. This year’s theme, “It Starts Here,” highlights the importance of making a difference in our own home, communities and state. The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH), Kaua‘i District Health Office (KDHO) will celebrate NPHW by hosting ...
Read More KDHO TO HOST ANNUAL ‘NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK 2025’ OPEN HOUSE
HONOLULU — In observance of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, 2025, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) would like to highlight tuberculosis (TB) as a continued public health issue in Hawaiʻi. In 2024, Hawaiʻi had 116 diagnosed cases of active TB disease with a population-adjusted rate nearly three times the national rate. While TB ...
Read More DOH OBSERVES WORLD TUBERCULOSIS DAY: PUBLIC HEALTH VIGILANCE CAN KEEP HAWAIʻI HEALTHY
KAHULUI — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed” placard and immediately closed Ramen Bones during a routine follow-up inspection conducted on March 17, 2025 for a cockroach infestation. The establishment is operated by Ramen Bones Inc., and is located at 44 Ho‘okele St., in Kahului. A routine ...
Read More DOH CLOSES RAMEN BONES FOR A COCKROACH INFESTATION