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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HONOLULU — Protecting your Medicare number has never been more important. Every year, scammers target our kūpuna, using stolen Medicare information to file false claims that drain an estimated $60 billion annually. Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) Hawaiʻi, a program of the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Executive Office on Aging, reminds Hawaiʻi residents to protect ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is actively monitoring an outbreak of Bundigbugyo virus, a strain of Ebola virus, that is occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. On May 16, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus declared a public health emergency of international concern due to the outbreak. This declaration enables the WHO and ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is warning residents about the growing availability of the substance 7-hydroxymitragynine, commonly known as “7-OH,” a potent opioid-like substance. Considered dangerous, 7-OH is a concentrated and in some cases synthetic, form of a naturally occurring trace compound found in the kratom plant, sometimes marketed as “enhanced kratom.” ...
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HONOLULU — PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator of the Haleakalā National Park water system (Public Water System HI0000222), which serves areas of Haleakalā National Park on Maui. The detection of PFAS at the Haleakalā Park Rain Shed Chlorinator was confirmed through ...
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HONOLULU —The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) will conduct the 2026 Hawai‘i Teen Health and Media Survey over the next two months. Information collected will be used to develop and improve health programs and services for Hawaiʻi’s youth. In the coming weeks, some households across the state will receive a mailed letter from DOH with ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) announced today that its Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Branch has been named the 2026 National State EMS Office / Agency of the Year by the National Association of State Emergency Medical Services Officials. This national recognition honors Hawaiʻi’s leadership in advancing innovative, community-centered emergency medical care and ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) and its partners are joining in May to observe Mental Health Month and highlight the importance of mental wellness for individuals, families and communities across the state. The observance serves as a reminder that mental health challenges are part of everyday life. Building on statewide efforts ...
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WAIPAHU, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) has issued an order against Reymando Fiesta following enforcement action for serious and substantive violations of Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR) Chapter 11-800. DOH, through its contractor, Community Ties of America (CTA), confirmed that nurse consultants identified four separate, unrelated incidents ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is reporting a wastewater sample from O‘ahu that has tested positive for clade I mpox. The sample was collected on April 13, 2026, from a wastewater treatment facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (JBPHH). This is the first time clade I mpox has been detected in ...
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