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Honolulu – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) conducted an investigation at Safeway #2944 located at 1234 S. Beretania St. due to a complaint regarding the presence of rodents ...
Read More News Release-Department of Health Investigates Rodent Complaint at Safeway Bakery #2944 1234 South Beretania Street

HONOLULU  ̶  Governor Josh Green, M.D., has been traveling out of state from Sunday, July 30 and will return Tuesday, August 15. Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke has been serving as ...
Read More Office of the Governor – News Release – Updated Acting Governor Travel Advisory

Kahului – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch issued a green “Pass” placard to Port Town Texaco during a follow-up inspection on Aug. 7, 2023, allowing the ...
Read More News Release – Department of Health reopens Port Town Texaco in Kahului

HONOLULU, HI  ̶  On July 3, 2023, Governor Josh Green, M.D., signed the following 35 bills into law:   Click the hyperlinks to see the full details of the Acts. ...
Read More GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNED 35 BILLS INTO LAW

HONOLULU – The Hawai’i Department of Health (DOH) recently launched a new public service announcement campaign identifying the common signs of stroke and importance of calling 911 immediately, especially since ...
Read More News Release – DOH launches Be FAST for Stroke campaign to identify the signs of stroke

(LĪHUʻE) – Bird experts on Kauaʻi are using all the tools in their toolbox to keep critically endangered forest birds from going extinct. One honeycreeper species, ʻakikiki, could disappear from ...
Read More DLNR News Release-All Hands Effort Underway to Save Kaua’i Forest Birds, August 5, 2023

Kahului – The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Maui Food Safety Branch issued a red “Closed” placard and immediately shut down Port Town Texaco during a complaint inspection conducted on August ...
Read More News Release – Department of Health shuts down Port Town Texaco in Kahului for rodent infestation

HILO – Hale Nani work furlough inmate Michael Saragosa-Galon failed to return from a furlough pass to the Hale Nani Reintegration Center. Saragosa-Galon was scheduled to return by 2 p.m.  ...
Read More PSD NEWS RELEASE – Hale Nani Furlough Inmate Michael Saragosa-Galon fails to return to reintegration center.

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has received two reports of travel-related dengue cases in Hawai‘i, one in Kaua‘i County and one in Hawai‘i County.  Both cases were ...
Read More News Release – Department of Health reports travel-related dengue virus cases in Hawai‘i

HONOLULU – A live boa constrictor was captured aboard a cargo ship in Honolulu Harbor over the weekend. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents contacted the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture ...
Read More DOA News release on snake found on ship