HONOLULU, HI – Chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS) Waipi‘o Heights Wells, Pumps 1 and 2, which are part of the Waipi‘o Heights water system (Public Water System HI0000334). On March 14, 2023, the EPA issued proposed National ...
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HONOLULU, HI – Hawai‘i has joined the rest of the nation in implementing sweeping changes that enable residents with disabilities and older adults to live and participate fully in their communities. As of March 17, 2023, all states were required to be compliant with the “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services” settings regulation. The changes are ...
Read More Improved “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services” for Hawai‘i’s vulnerable residents
HONOLULU, HI – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky was in Hawai‘i this week discussing CDC’s investments in the state, the future of public health, the challenges facing public health in the state and the importance of health equity. In August, Dr. Walensky announced her plan to move CDC and public ...
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PĀ‘IA, HI– The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a green placard to Café Mambo today and was allowed to reopen to the public. The restaurant, owned and operated by Betham Pacific LLC, is located at 30 Baldwin Avenue in Pā‘ia. The food establishment received the red placard on March 14, ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health gives Café Mambo permission to re-open
WAILUKU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has posted a red “Closed” placard to protect public health due to critical food safety violations at JB,S Kitchen and Lounge. The restaurant owned and operated by JB,S Kitchen and Lounge, LLC, is located at 752B Lower Main Street in Wailuku. The food establishment received the ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health closes JB,S Kitchen and Lounge in Wailuku
PĀ‘IA, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red “Closed” placard to Café Mambo to protect public health. The restaurant, owned and operated by Betham Pacific LLC, is located at 30 Baldwin Avenue in Pā‘ia. The food establishment must remain closed until all violations are resolved and the health department allows the ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health Issues Red Placard to Café Mambo in Pā‘ia
HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) will send out notification letters regarding unauthorized access to the DOH Electronic Death Registry System (EDRS), by the end of this week. These notifications will be sent to those listed in the system as surviving spouses and/or the person who reported the death to the mortuary. ...
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HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a new public service announcement campaign identifying common asthma triggers and providing simple activities that parents can incorporate into their routines to help their children manage their asthma. According to 2020 data from the Hawai‘i Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 1 in 13 children ...
Read More Department of Health launches “Control Asthma” campaign to identify and control child asthma triggers in Hawai‘i
HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) and Windward Community College (WCC) yesterday recognized eleven graduates of the “Mental Health Technician Certificate Program,” which was designed to expand Hawai‘i’s mental healthcare workforce. All eleven graduates already work at the Hawai‘i State Hospital. Graduate Ephraim P. Nabong, stated, “I am grateful to have had ...
Read More Department of Health and Windward Community College honor graduates of the “Mental Health Technician Certificate Program”
HONOLULU, HI – The Department of Health (DOH) announces a pilot cesspool grant program to assist qualified property owners with upgrading or converting their cesspools, or connecting to an available sewage system. This grant program was established via Act 153 (2022). Act 125 (2017) mandates all cesspools be upgraded by the year 2050 to comply ...
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HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents to a voluntary recall of enoki mushrooms sold in Hawai‘i, produced by Taiwan-based Changhua County Mushrooms Productions Cooperative and distributed by Jan Fruits Inc., because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall is the result of a routine ...
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Agency: Poipu Water Reclamation Plant (WRP), Operated by Makai Water Services County: KAUA’I Location: Poipu WRP, 2520 Poipu Rd, Kōloa,HI, 96756 Date of Incident:2/20/2023- 2/21/2023 Time: 5:00 PM – 1:30 AM Duration: 8 hours and 30 Minutes Quantity Discharged: 100,000 gallons Discharged to: The water was contained onsite and has no impact to the public. ...
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HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. will declare March “Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month” in Hawai‘i, during the 23rd annual “Day at the Capitol” on March 2, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year’s event theme is, “Friendship and Leadership, Forever.” The State Council on Developmental Disabilities, in partnership with many ...
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HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawai‘i Public Health Institute recently launched the second phase of a public service announcement campaign to call attention to strategies used by tobacco companies that target Hawaiʻi’s diverse populations. In Hawai‘i each year, the tobacco industry spends an estimated $26 million on marketing; more ...
Read More Department of Health launches campaign exposing tobacco industry targeted marketing tactics in Hawai‘i
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently released a report that found higher rates of hepatitis B virus infection and liver cancer mortality in Hawaiʻi, compared to the United States. The Hawaiʻi Hepatitis B Mortality and Liver Cancer report analyzed mortality data from 2000 to 2020 in order to guide local efforts to ...
Read More DOH report finds high rates of hepatitis B and liver cancer mortality
HONOLULU – Low levels of Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA) has been detected in water samples collected at Makakilo Well, which is part of the Honolulu Board of Water Supply’s (BWS) Ewa-Waianae water system. PFPeA is part of the group of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFPeA is not a regulated drinking water contaminant. However, the Department ...
Read More Low levels of PFAS detected in Makakilo Well
HONOLULU, HI – A state resident under the age of 18 has died of influenza, the Department of Health (DOH) announced today. This death serves as a sober reminder that influenza is circulating widely in Hawai’i. Everyone six months of age and older can be protected from influenza by getting their flu vaccine. This is ...
Read More Hawai’i Department of Health announces the first pediatric influenza death of the season
HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) received the first set of test results from soil samples it collected outside of Adit 6 of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, where roughly 1,100 gallons of aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) were released on November 29, 2022. The laboratory test results are available on ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a new public service announcement campaign aimed at the beverage industry’s marketing of sweetened fruit drinks to keiki. Pictures of fruit and words like juice, natural, and 100% vitamin C mislead parents into thinking these beverages are healthy. In reality, sweetened fruit drinks can contain as ...
Read More Department of Health launches “Sweet Lies!” campaign
HONOLULU – Low levels of chemicals known as PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been detected in water samples collected at the Kunia Village water system’s Del Monte Kunia 3 well. Although long-term consumption of drinking water with PFAS could be a health risk, the low levels of PFAS in the Kunia Village water system ...
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