HONOLULU – As part of its responsibility to protect public health and the environment, the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) provides status reports on matters concerning the defueling, monitoring, and remediation of the U.S. Navy’s Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage facility. In accordance with its Emergency Order, DOH is preparing to receive the Navy’s Red ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is adopting the CDC recommendation that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine be used as an option for children and adolescents ages 6 through 17 years. The COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech is already available for people in this age group. “Vaccine eligibility is now simple and easy to understand. Everyone 6-months ...
Read More MODERNA VACCINE NOW AN OPTION FOR CHILDREN AGES 6-17

DOH TO PROVIDE HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS TIPS AT LONGS LOCATIONS STATEWIDE             Posted on Jun 17, 2022 in Newsroom HONOLULU – Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Public Health Nurses will provide hurricane preparedness information at Longs Drugs locations across the state June 20 through July 21. They will also advise shoppers on ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is excited to announce long awaited COVID-19 vaccines for keiki under the age of five will soon be available. DOH is authorizing enrolled COVID-19 vaccination providers to administer the vaccines as soon as they become available. DOH is expecting delivery of 27,500 doses of the new keiki ...
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HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) joined child health advocates as Governor David Y. Ige signed HB 986 and HB 987, two bills to expand and improve keiki hearing and vision screening. “We know that early childhood development establishes the foundation for our keiki to succeed in school and in life,” said Deputy ...
Read More DOH APPLAUDS ENACTMENT OF MEASURES TO IMPROVE KEIKI HEARING & VISION SCREENING

HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has identified an additional probable case of monkeypox in a Hawaiʻi resident. The individual is an adult Oʻahu resident who attended a social gathering. The individual did not travel off-island. The individual presented with symptoms consistent with monkeypox. Testing completed by the State Laboratories Division detected orthopoxvirus—monkeypox ...
Read More DOH IDENTIFIES THIRD PROBABLE MONKEYPOX CASE