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Everyday Prevention Measures Can Slow the Spread HONOLULU — COVID-19 activity is on the rise, according to a new Respiratory Disease Activity dashboard released by the Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH).   The dashboard, developed by the DOH Disease Outbreak Control Division (DOCD), provides an at-a-glance snapshot of current respiratory disease activity statewide, including ...
Read More NEW DOH RESPIRATORY DISEASE DASHBOARD SHOWS INCREASING COVID-19 ACTIVITY

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Emergency Medical Services Injury Prevention Systems Branch has issued two Notices of Award to International Life Support, Inc., doing business as American Medical Response (AMR). The Notices of Award are the result of required competitive procurements. The DOH published two requests for proposals (RFPs) in April, ...
Read More DOH ISSUES NOTICE OF AWARD FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES

LĪHUʻE, HAWAIʻI — The Kaua‘i District Health Office (KDHO) will conduct a Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey to assess the emergency preparedness level of Kauaʻi households. “The responses will build upon prior CASPER surveys to assess household emergency preparedness and evacuation plans, as well as help us to understand household awareness ...
Read More KAUAʻI DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE CONDUCTS CASPER SURVEY FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS

Jet fuel not present in drinking water samples taken in February 2024 HONOLULU – An independent investigation by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH), confirmed that no petroleum or jet fuel compounds were detected in 15 drinking water samples collected at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) and Aliamanu Military Reservation (AMR)—12 from homes at JBPHH ...
Read More DOH Releases Findings of Independent Forensic Investigation of Navy Water System

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall by Sun Noodle for its S&S Cup Saimin frozen saimin products. Sun Noodle is implementing this voluntary recall because the ingredient label does not inform consumers that the recalled product may contain egg white powder, which is ...
Read More Department of Health issues a recall alert for Sun Noodle’s frozen S&S Cup Saimin due to an undeclared egg allergen

LĪHUʻE, HAWAIʻI — The Kaua‘i District Health Office (KDHO), in partnership with Kaua‘i County, will host Kaua‘i’s sixth Tropic Care event, offering free healthcare services to the community. Tropic Care is a mission of the armed forces Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, designed to increase troop readiness while strengthening communities. Tropic Care clinics will return ...
Read More Kauaʻi District Health Office Hosts Free Healthcare Services with Return of Tropic Care Clinics

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued Redfish Poke by Foodland a green placard and approved its reopening after a follow-up inspection on May 13, 2024 found all critical food safety violations were corrected. Redfish Poke by Foodland located at 2375 Ala Wai Blvd., had received a red placard on ...
Read More DOH Approves Reopening of Redfish Poke by Foodland

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard and immediately shut down Redfish Poke by Foodland, located at 2375 Ala Wai Blvd due to sewage blockage. The food establishment, operated by Pacific Sweets, LLC, received the red placard on May 10, 2024 and must remain closed until DOH conducts a follow ...
Read More DOH Issues Red Placard to Redfish Poke by Foodland

Results indicate an absence of clinically significant human exposure to toxins in wildfire ash HONOLULU – The Department of Health (DOH) has released findings of lead screening conducted at a series of community events between December 2023 and February 2024, among people impacted by the Maui wildfires. DOH Public Health Nurses and Healthy Mothers Healthy ...
Read More Department of Health Lead Screening Finds No Evidence of Widespread Lead Exposure from Maui Fires

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) today to Nenita Mauricio, Private Home Duty LLC, for operating an unlicensed adult residential care home (ARCH) at 91-1046 Muiona Street, ʻEwa Beach, Hawaiʻi. As a result of multiple complaints alleging the operation of an ...
Read More DOH ISSUES NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ORDER TO UNLICENSED CARE HOME

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a voluntary recall alert by Gibson Farms of bulk California shelled walnuts, organic light halves and pieces, because of potential E. coli contamination. The recalled product may have been distributed to local natural food retailers in Hawaiʻi ...
Read More Department of Health issues a recall alert for Gibson Farms bulk Organic California Shelled Walnuts due to potential Escherichia coli 0157:H7 (E. coli) contamination

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has disapproved the Navy’s Red Hill Consolidated Groundwater Sampling Program. The DOH ordered the Navy to implement a modified version of the program, which includes additional conditions relating to groundwater monitoring to support the Navy’s request to reduce the amount of water being discharged into Hālawa Stream ...
Read More DOH rejects Navy’s Red Hill consolidated groundwater sampling plan due to insufficient monitoring

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard and immediately shut down La Birria, lunch wagon license plate number 740 TRZ, on April 29, 2024 during an inspection for operating without a valid permit. The lunch wagon is no longer using its support kitchen located at 98-1005 Moanalua Rd. in ʻAiea. ...
Read More DOH issues red placard to La Birria (lunch wagon) in ʻAiea, Hawai‘i

HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) and its partners are joining together in the month of May for Mental Health Month to encourage Hawaiʻi residents to foster acceptance of mental health care and end the prejudice and discrimination that create barriers to seeking treatment. DOH Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division (CAMHD), ...
Read More DOH CELEBRATES MENTAL HEALTH MONTH IN MAY

WAILUKU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch issued Takamiya Market a green “Pass” placard and approved its reopening after a second follow-up inspection on April 26, 2024. The establisment, located at 359 N. Market Street in Wailuku, is operated by Takamiya Market Inc.  At the first follow-up inspection on April ...
Read More The Department of Health reopens Takamiya Market 

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued Alyssandra Lumpia Express a green placard and approved its reopening after a follow-up inspection found that all critical food safety violations were corrected. Alyssandra Lumpia Express, located at 98-199 Kamehameha Highway, ʻAiea, received a red placard on April 25, 2024 and was immediately ...
Read More DOH approves reopening of Alyssandra Lumpia Express in ʻAiea

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed one additional case of pertussis (also known as whooping cough) in a third distinct region on Hawaiʻi Island which is unrelated to previous cases. This new case closely follows 10 recently reported cases and brings the total to 11 pertussis cases on the Island from March ...
Read More DOH confirms additional case of whooping cough on Hawai‘i Island

Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch allowed Ocean Club at Haliʻi Kai to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on April 23, 2024. The food establishment is located at 69-1029 Nawahine Place in Waikoloa and is operated by Castle Resorts & Hotels Inc.  DOH required ...
Read More Department of Health reopens Ocean Club at Haliʻi Kai in Waikoloa

Kailua-Kona, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a red “Closed” placard and immediately shut down Ocean Club at Haliʻi Kai on April 19, 2024 due to an active rodent infestation, contaminated food products and unsanitary conditions within the facility. The establishment, located at 69-1029 Nawahine Place in Waikoloa, is operated ...
Read More Department of Health shuts down Ocean Club at Haliʻi Kai in Waikoloa for an active rodent infestation

Wailuku, Hawai‘i – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch issued a red “Closed” placard and immediately shut down Takamiya Market on April 19, 2024 during a routine inspection for a severe cockroach infestation. The establishment, located at 359 N. Market Street in Wailuku, is operated by Takamiya Market Inc. During the ...
Read More DOH Shuts Down Takamiya Market in Wailuku for Cockroach Infestation