HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) announced today the first influenza-associated death in a Hawaiʻi resident under the age of 18 during this influenza, or flu season. This child was a Hawaiʻi County resident with underlying medical conditions. While specimens were not available for subtyping beyond the positive influenza result, medical and exposure history pointed ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) State Laboratories Division has detected H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in a wastewater sample collected on Dec. 2 at the Hilo Wastewater Treatment Plant on Hawaiʻi Island. This is the first detection of bird flu on a neighbor island and indicates an H5 type of bird flu ...
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HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD) has been awarded an $11.99 million system of care improvement grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The four-year grant, titled “Workforce Activities in Action (WAʻA): Building Capacity for CAMHD’s Youth Through Equity,” began Sept. 30, 2024. ...
Read More CAMHD AWARDED .99 MILLION GRANT TO IMPROVE CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES STATEWIDE
KAILUA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has issued a formal notice to proceed for TCG Retro Market 1 dba Cure Oahu after it passed its final on-site inspection for its third retail facility. Cure Oahu’s new retail site is located at 70 Kihapai St. in Kailua, and the company expects to begin ...
Read More DOH APPROVES TCG RETRO MARKET 1 DBA CURE OAHU, AS MEDICAL CANNABIS RETAIL DISPENSARY
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new case of travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu, bringing the number of total cases to 15 identified in the state in 2024 (one on Kauaʻi, four on Maui, 10 on Oʻahu). The affected travelers were exposed in various countries where dengue is common. ...
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HONOLULU — On Nov. 26, 2024, Governor Josh Green, M.D., approved amendments to Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules (HAR), Chapter 11-37 (interim rules) Hemp Processing and Manufactured Hemp Products. These amendments include language to allow for gummies and beverages to contain a low concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol derived from hemp. The amendments also ...
Read More DOH AMENDS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REGARDING HEMP PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURED HEMP PRODUCTS
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Harm Reduction Services Branch (HRSB) is pleased to announce Bryan Chin as the recipient of the 2024 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award. The award will be presented during the annual World AIDS Day ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 1. Chin is being honored for his outstanding contributions to HIV ...
Read More DOH ANNOUNCES RECIPIENT OF 2024 SUZANNE RICHMOND-CRUM AWARD ON WORLD AIDS DAY
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating human contacts to the flock infected with H5N1. No humans in Hawaiʻi have tested positive for avian influenza at this time. To date, 54 individuals have been investigated for potential exposure. Of those, 34 were offered testing because of unprotected exposure (meaning without use ...
Read More DOH INVESTIGATING HUMAN CONTACTS TO INFECTED H5N1 FLOCKS-No Humans in Hawaiʻi Tested Positive for Avian Influenza
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by Grimmway Farms for multiple brand names of organic whole carrots and organic baby carrots because of potential E. coli O121:H19 contamination. These products were sold throughout the U.S., and include 365 Whole Foods Market, ...
Read More DOH ISSUES RECALL ALERT FOR MULTIPLE CARROT BRANDS DUE TO E. COLI CONTAMINATION
HONOLULU — Investigation by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) and Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) of confirmed H5N1 avian influenza in a backyard flock of various birds in Central Oʻahu has identified a potential exposure to members of the public who attended the Mililani Pet Fair held on Nov. 2, 2024. While certain birds ...
Read More DOH NOTIFIES PUBLIC OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA AT MILILANI PET FAIR HELD NOV. 2
Risk to the Public Remains Low HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) today received confirmation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in a backyard flock of various birds in Central O‘ahu. The property involved is within the area served by ...
Read More AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED IN BACKYARD FLOCK OF BIRDS
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch was informed on Nov. 7, 2024, 6:30 p.m., that a woman with dark hair identified herself as a health inspector and began questioning a Whole Foods Kahala employee about the store’s food products. When the Whole Foods staff requested further ID and credentials, the ...
Read More WOMAN IMPERSONATES DOH INSPECTOR AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET KAHALA MALL
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is investigating possible sources of H5 avian influenza, which has been detected for the first time at a wastewater sampling site on Oʻahu. The specimen was collected on November 7, 2024, and DOH received the result today. Wastewater sampling is routinely performed across Hawaiʻi as part of ...
Read More H5 AVIAN FLU DETECTED AT WASTEWATER SAMPLING SITE ON OʻAHU, DOH CLOSELY MONITORING SITUATION
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is issuing Guidance for Existing Cesspool Use in Residential Kula, Maui. It was developed in an effort to support Kula residents affected by the wildfires, working to rebuild and reoccupy their homes. This guidance follows a similar framework as the guidance for the Wahikuli Houselots Subdivision in ...
Read More DOH ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR EXISTING CESSPOOL USE IN RESIDENTIAL KULA
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is proud to join forces with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH) and other state, local, military, public and private sector partners to advance the 2024 National Strategy for Suicide Prevention and Federal Action Plan by answering the call to care, connect and collaborate with traditional ...
Read More DOH, UH, PARTNERS JOIN FORCES TO PREVENT SUICIDE THROUGH CONNECTION
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Maui, bringing the number of total cases to 14 identified in the state in 2024 (one on Kauaʻi, four on Maui, nine on Oʻahu). The affected traveler was exposed in a country where dengue is common. DOH ...
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KAILUA-KONA, HAWAIʻI — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch allowed Kat’s Kau Kau Moʻopuna Style to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on Oct. 25, 2024. The food establishment, located at Mile Marker 106, Māmalahoa Hwy. in Kailua-Kona is operated by Makaio Holdings LLC. DOH required the food ...
Read More DOH REOPENS KAT’S KAU KAU MOʻOPUNA STYLE IN KAILUA-KONA
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaiʻi — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Kat’s Kau Kau Moʻopuna Style on Oct. 22, 2024 due to a lack of an operational handwashing sink within the facility. The establishment, located at Mile Marker 106, Māmalahoa Hwy. in Kailua-Kona, is operated ...
Read More DOH SHUTS DOWN KAT’S KAU KAU MOʻOPUNA STYLE
HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oʻahu, bringing the number of total cases to 13 identified in the state in 2024 (one on Kauaʻi, three on Maui, nine on Oʻahu). The individual traveled to a region where dengue is known to be spread. ...
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Learn how to keep yourself and your keiki safe from lead exposure HONOLULU — Lead is a toxic metal that is dangerous to health at all ages and there is no safe level of lead in the blood for children. Oct. 20 to 26 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and this year’s theme is “Bright Futures Begin ...
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