October is Infant Safe Sleep Month
October is Infant Safe Sleep Month Posted on Oct 17, 2023 in Newsroom Department of Health launches Safe Sleep Hawaiʻi webpage HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., has issued a proclamation declaring October Infant Safe Sleep Month, in conjunction with the national observance of Safe Sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month, to […]
October is Infant Safe Sleep Month
October is Infant Safe Sleep Month Posted on Oct 17, 2023 in Newsroom Department of Health launches Safe Sleep Hawaiʻi webpage HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., has issued a proclamation declaring October Infant Safe Sleep Month, in conjunction with the national observance of Safe Sleep and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Awareness Month, to […]
Preliminary Kula ash samples show elevated levels of toxic substances
Preliminary Kula ash samples show elevated levels of toxic substances Posted on Oct 15, 2023 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) announced today that preliminary, unvalidated data from ash sampling it received late Friday night shows very high levels of arsenic in wildfire ash collected in Kula. The testing also indicated […]
Preliminary Kula ash samples show elevated levels of toxic substances
Preliminary Kula ash samples show elevated levels of toxic substances Posted on Oct 15, 2023 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) announced today that preliminary, unvalidated data from ash sampling it received late Friday night shows very high levels of arsenic in wildfire ash collected in Kula. The testing also indicated […]
Hawai‘i Department of Health appoints Kenneth Luke as administrator of Hawai‘i State Hospital
Hawai‘i Department of Health appoints Kenneth Luke as administrator of Hawai‘i State Hospital Posted on Oct 12, 2023 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has selected Kenneth Luke, MD as the new administrator of the Hawai‘i State Hospital. Dr. Luke begins his appointment on Monday, October 16, 2023 and will lead […]
Hawai‘i Department of Health appoints Kenneth Luke as administrator of Hawai‘i State Hospital
Hawai‘i Department of Health appoints Kenneth Luke as administrator of Hawai‘i State Hospital Posted on Oct 12, 2023 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has selected Kenneth Luke, MD as the new administrator of the Hawai‘i State Hospital. Dr. Luke begins his appointment on Monday, October 16, 2023 and will lead […]
Validated EPA air sampling data shows good air quality
Validated EPA air sampling data shows good air quality Posted on Oct 11, 2023 in Newsroom DOH continues to urge precautions for people entering impacted areas HONOLULU – Results from validated air sampling conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Lāhainā and Kula in late August are reassuring. The results do not show […]
Validated EPA air sampling data shows good air quality
Validated EPA air sampling data shows good air quality Posted on Oct 11, 2023 in Newsroom DOH continues to urge precautions for people entering impacted areas HONOLULU – Results from validated air sampling conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Lāhainā and Kula in late August are reassuring. The results do not show […]
Department of Health conditionally approves defueling of Red Hill tanks, setting stage for defueling to begin
Department of Health conditionally approves defueling of Red Hill tanks, setting stage for defueling to begin Posted on Oct 10, 2023 in Newsroom HONOLULU – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) has conditionally approved the Joint Task Force-Red Hill (JTF-RH) plan to defuel the main tanks of the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility beginning […]
Hawai‘i Department of Health approves fourth medical cannabis retail dispensary for Maui Pono Life Sciences
Hawai‘i Department of Health approves fourth medical cannabis retail dispensary for Maui Pono Life Sciences Posted on Oct 10, 2023 in Newsroom Hawai‘i Department of Health approves fourth medical cannabis retail dispensary for Maui Pono Life SciencesKĪHEI – The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has issued a formal notice to proceed to Pono Life […]