News Releases
The following press releases are arranged by date with the latest first. For more information about specific press releases call 586-4442.
- DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT RECALL OF POPULAR CHEESE PRODUCTS FOR POTENTIAL LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES CONTAMINATION Dec 4, 2025 - HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by The Ambriola Company for select lots of cheese products, sold under the Locatelli, Boar’s Head and Member’s Mark brand names, due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. The recalled products were distributed nationwide, including… Continue Reading
- DOH ANNOUNCES RECIPIENT OF 2025 SUZANNE RICHMOND-CRUM AWARD ON WORLD AIDS DAY Nov 28, 2025 - HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Harm Reduction Services Branch (HRSB) is pleased to announce Kunane Dreier as the recipient of the 2025 Suzanne Richmond-Crum Award. The award will be presented during the annual World AIDS Day ceremony at Church of Crossroads in Honolulu, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1.… Continue Reading
- DOH MONITORING FIRST WASTEWATER DETECTION OF MEASLES IN MAUI COUNTY Nov 25, 2025 - HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is monitoring a positive wastewater sample for the measles virus, the first-ever wastewater detection of the virus for Maui County. The samples were collected Nov. 18, 2025, at two sites in Central and West Maui County, and tested through the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS). The virus detected is the naturally occurring type that… Continue Reading
- WEST COAST HEALTH ALLIANCE STANDS WITH SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE: VACCINES ARE NOT LINKED TO AUTISM Nov 21, 2025 - HONOLULU — The West Coast Health Alliance continues to strongly recommend vaccines to protect our children, noting that rigorous research of millions of people in multiple countries over decades provides high quality evidence that vaccines are not linked to autism. The Alliance is deeply concerned about inaccurate claims to the contrary recently posted on the federal… Continue Reading
- DOH REPORTS 14TH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 Nov 21, 2025 - HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to 14 in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, 13 on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a… Continue Reading
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