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LĪHU‘E, HI – The Department of Health’s (DOH) Kaua‘i District Health Office conducted door-to-door surveys in June at randomly selected households island-wide. Over the course of four days, survey teams ...
Read More DOH News Release – Kaua‘i District Health Office releases final report

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary recall by Frito-Lay of select 15-ounce Tostitos Brand Avocado Salsa ...
Read More DOH News Release – Department of Health warns about Tostitos Brand Avocado Salsa Dip

HONOLULU — As hurricane season begins, the Hawai‘i Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) is launching a new public service campaign to urge residents to take the first step to build up ...
Read More HIEMA NEWS RELEASE: New Video Campaign Urges Public to Take the First Step by Building Up Emergency Preparedness Supplies

HONOLULU, HI – Fall-related injuries and fatalities among Hawai‘i seniors (ages 65 years and older) are reaching troubling numbers. Every year in Hawai‘i an average of 144 seniors die, 2,184 are ...
Read More DOH News Release – Statewide fall prevention awareness campaign begins June 22

  HONOLULU – The State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) in partnership with the Japan-America Society of Hawai‘i (JASH), is convening the first Hawai‘i-Japan Sister ...
Read More DBEDT NEWS RELEASE: INAUGURAL HAWAI‘I-JAPAN SISTER STATE AND SISTER CITY SUMMIT COMING TO HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I JULY 27-28, 2023

(HONOLULU) – Maintenance and repairs to portions of the Mānoa Falls Trail are scheduled to begin Monday, June 26 and will result in a five-day closure of the popular destination. ...
Read More DLNR News Release – MĀNOA FALLS TRAIL TO CLOSE LAST WEEK OF JUNE

HONOLULU, HI – Since 2021, Kapilina and other surrounding communities have been exposed to and suffered from contaminated water.   In response to the continuing need for bottled water, the ...
Read More DHS News Release: HAWAIʻI STATE YOUTH COMMISSION COLLABORATES WITH SHUT DOWN RED HILL MUTUAL AID FOR COMMUNITY WATER DISTRIBUTION ON JUNE 17

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary recall by Richin Trading Inc. of the following Sun Wave ...
Read More DOH News Release – Department of Health warns about Sun Wave Brand Mini Fruit Jelly Cup products due to potential choking hazard

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch is warning residents of a voluntary recall by Willamette Valley Fruit Co. of the following Great ...
Read More DOH News Release – Department of Health warns about frozen fruit products due to potential hepatitis A contamination

HONOLULU, HI – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch is issuing an alert regarding raw oysters exported from Dai One Food Co., Ltd., Republic of Korea (ROK), ...
Read More News Release-Department of Health warns about raw oysters potentially contaminated with norovirus