WOMAN IMPERSONATES DOH INSPECTOR AT WHOLE FOODS MARKET KAHALA MALL

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 […]

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H5 AVIAN FLU DETECTED AT WASTEWATER SAMPLING SITE ON OʻAHU, DOH CLOSELY MONITORING SITUATION 

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 […]

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This week’s data shows a 1.8% average positivity rate and 14 daily average cases statewide. No new deaths, an average of 17 hospitalizations, and two patients in an ICU bed daily were reported.

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The @HawaiiDOH 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 Nov. 7, 2024, and DOH received the result today.

https://health.hawaii.gov/news/newsroom/h5-avian-flu-detected-at-wastewater-sampling-site-on-oʻahu-doh-closely-monitoring-situation/

The @HawaiiDOH issues 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.

For more: https://health.hawaii.gov/news/files/2024/10/DOH_Guidance_ExCPUse_Kula_2024-10-18.pdf
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