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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard and immediately shut down CJ’s New York Style Delicatessen, located at 2005 Kalia Road, due to a sewage backup. Later the same day, a follow-up inspection allowed the establishment to reopen with a green placard. The food establishment, operated by RTP HHV, A ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health issues red placard to CJ’s New York Style Delicatessen

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is increasing air monitoring and sampling in Lahaina and Olowalu as Phase II debris removal commences. The increased air monitoring and sampling are being conducted to ensure that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) debris removal activities do not significantly impact air quality. The sampling and monitoring ...
Read More DOH to increase air monitoring and sampling during Lahaina debris removal

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is alerting residents to a voluntary recall by Big Island Candies of its 10 oz. Makana Brownie Assortment Box, because it may contain peanut allergens not listed on the label.  Approximately 120 boxes were sold at the Big Island Candies Ala Moana ...
Read More Department of Health issues voluntary recall alert for Big Island Candies Makana Brownie Assortment Box due to an undeclared allergen 

HONOLULU – The 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. The child was an Oʻahu resident. Out of respect for the family’s privacy, no further information about the child is being released. “We are always especially saddened to announce the ...
Read More Department of Health announces first Hawaiʻi pediatric influenza-associated death of the 2023-24 season

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to an expanded voluntary recall alert by the Quaker Oats Company of additional granola bar, cereal, and snack products because of potential Salmonella contamination. These products were sold nationwide, including most retailers and supermarkets in Hawaiʻi. Healthy people ...
Read More Department of Health issues updated recall warning for Quaker Oats cereals, bars, and snacks due to additional products with potential Salmonella contamination

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is alerting residents to a voluntary recall of Rizo Bros. California Creamery’s Cotija Aged Mexican Grating Cheese, batch number 4DW-23318, for potential contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. This product was distributed nationwide, including retailers in Hawaiʻi such as R. Field Wine Company, select Foodland and Foodland Farms ...
Read More Department of Health issues voluntary recall alert for Rizo Bros. California Creamery Cotija Aged Mexican Grating Cheese due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) issued a red placard and immediately shut down Subway Kunia, located at 94-535 Kupuohi St., Waipahu, due to lack of proper refrigeration. The food establishment, operated by Subway Kunia, Inc., received the red placard on January 8, 2024 and must remain closed until DOH conducts a ...
Read More DOH issues red placard to Subway Kunia in Waipahu, O‘ahu

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a voluntary recall by Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition of select Enfamil Nutramigen Hypoallergenic powder infant formula products, because of potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. These products were distributed nationwide, including to retailers in Hawaiʻi. Nutramigen liquid formula and other ...
Read More Department of Health issues voluntary recall warning for select batches of Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition Enfamil Nutramigen Hypoallergenic powder infant formula due to potential Cronobacter sakazakii contamination

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received a report of a travel-related dengue case in Hawai‘i, on the island of O‘ahu, in an individual who had recent travel to countries where dengue is commonly found. The last confirmed case of locally acquired dengue in the state was in 2016.Dengue virus is spread ...
Read More Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus case in Hawai‘i

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a voluntary recall alert by the Quaker Oats Company of granola bar and granola cereal products because of potential Salmonella contamination. These products were sold nationwide, including Hawaiʻi. Healthy people infected with Salmonella should monitor themselves for ...
Read More Department of Health issues voluntary recall warning for Quaker Granola Bars and Quaker Granola Cereals due to potential Salmonella contamination

HONOLULU – Elevated lead levels have resulted in a voluntary recall of Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree by WanaBana, LLC and of private-label brands Schnucks Apple Sauce with cinnamon and Weis Cinnamon Apple Sauce pouch products. The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (HI-CLPPP), Disease Investigation Branch (DIB), and Food and ...
Read More Department of Health issues updated voluntary recall warning for WanaBana, Weis, and Schnucks Apple Cinnamon Fruit Puree and Apple Sauce Pouches due to elevated lead levels

LAHAINA – The Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) program will be available through the end of its current activation period, ending December 16, 2023. Individuals enrolled in the program are urged to fill/renew their prescriptions before the EPAP closes. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had approved the State of Hawaiʻi’s request to ...
Read More The Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) for Maui residents will close on December 16, 2023

HONOLULU – Weekly air sampling conducted by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) in Kula continues to show good air quality. “We will continue to sample weekly in Kula to ensure that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Phase II dust mitigation measures are effective,” said Deputy Director of Environmental Health Kathleen Ho. “We will ...
Read More Weekly Kula Air Sampling Continues to Show Good Air Quality

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) released data showing elevated levels of arsenic, lead, antimony, cobalt, and copper in wildfire ash collected in Lahaina. The ash samples were collected on November 7-8, 2023 from 100 properties in Lahaina, which had been constructed from the 1900s to the 2000s. Parameter Unit Lab Report #1 ...
Read More Lahaina Ash Characterization Testing Show Elevated Levels of Toxic Substances

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) continues to monitor air quality in wildfire-impacted areas of Maui.  “DOH will continue both real-time air monitoring and air sampling to provide the community with data on whether debris removal or other activities are impacting air quality,” said Deputy Director for Environmental Health Kathleen Ho. “It’s important ...
Read More Maui Air Monitoring and Sampling Shows Good Air Quality

Wailuku, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch issued a yellow “Conditional Pass” placard to Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House today, allowing the establishment to reopen to the public.  The restaurant, owned and operated by Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House, Inc., is located at 210 Imi Kala St. ...
Read More Hawai‘i Department of Health Reopens Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House in Wailuku under Conditional Pass

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has partnered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to secure up to $75 million for use by the Honolulu Board of Water Supply (BWS). Among the potential uses for this funding is that BWS can resume use of its Hālawa Shaft for drinking water production. DOH ...
Read More Department of Health and EPA Secure Federal Funding to Increase Supply of Safe Drinking Water

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH), Maternal and Child Health Branch (MCHB), received $295,000 in federal grant funds to support efforts to prevent maternal mortality and to support maternal mortality review committees. Maternal mortality rates in the United States are higher than in many other developed countries. Approximately 10 to 12 women die each year ...
Read More Department of Health receives federal grant to help reduce maternal mortality in Hawai‘i

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health Harm Reduction Services Branch (HRSB) is pleased to announce Keiva Lei Cadena as the recipient of the 2023 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award. The award will be presented during the annual World AIDS Day ceremony on Friday, December 1, 2023. Cadena is being honored for her outstanding contributions to ...
Read More DOH announces recipient of 2023 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award on World AIDS Day

WAILUKU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch has posted a red “Closed” placard to protect public health at Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House due to a cockroach infestation. The restaurant, owned and operated Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House, Inc., is located at 210 Imi Kala St. #201 in ...
Read More Hawai’i Department of Health closes Wei Wei BBQ & Noodle House in Wailuku due to cockroach infestation