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Posted on 9:07 pm, Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Tags: department of health, doh, syphilis, west hawaii
The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating five cases of syphilis reported over the past five months primarily on the Big Island of Hawaii. On June 10, DOH sent a medical advisory to physicians statewide to raise awareness regarding this possible syphilis outbreak. Although most of the cases were reported in men who […]
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Posted on 9:30 am, Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Tags: beverage container fee, doh, hi-5
As a result of the fee increase imposed on beverage distributors, consumers will likely see the additional half-cent fee added to their retail purchases of HI-5 labeled containers beginning September 1. This means that the deposit plus container fee will increase to 6 1/2 cents – a 5 cent deposit to be returned to the […]
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Posted in Business, Environment
Posted on 9:05 pm, Monday, May 14, 2012. Tags: doh, koyo usa
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has agreed to settle its enforcement action against Koyo USA Corporation (Koyo) filed in September 2011. Koyo has agreed to pay the department a total of $2 million in two installments. The first $1 million payment was received by DOH on May 2, 2011. The second and final […]
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Posted on 10:17 am, Thursday, April 12, 2012. Tags: clean air branch, department of health, doh
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) Clean Air Branch has issued notices of violations and orders against five companies located on Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i, Maui and O‘ahu for air permit violations. The violations were either self-reported, or discovered during an inspection.
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Posted in Business, Health
Posted on 10:28 am, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Tags: clear air branch, department of health, doh, open burning
The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) Clean Air Branch has amended Hawai‘i Administrative Rules 11-60.1 (related to air pollution control) by adding new restrictions on open burning of trash and green waste. These additions will improve the Agricultural Burning Permit process and expand the issuance of field citations.
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Posted in Agriculture, Environment, Health, News
Posted on 11:30 am, Sunday, October 9, 2011. Tags: doh, hhs, Maternal and Child Health Branch
The Maternal and Child Health Branch of the State Department of Health (DOH) has received a $3.14 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for nurses, social workers, or other professionals to meet with at-risk families in their homes, evaluate the families’ circumstances, and connect families to the kinds […]
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Posted on 7:08 am, Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Tags: asbestos, doh, training
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order against Professional Training Hawai‘i, LLC for multiple violations of the state’s asbestos training and certification regulations.
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Posted in Business, Health
Posted on 10:03 am, Friday, September 30, 2011. Tags: cdc, department of health, doh, phep
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) has been awarded $5,260,290 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as part of the federal Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program. Award funding supports efforts to strengthen DOH public health emergency preparedness, including increased capacity in the areas of laboratory testing, disease surveillance and […]
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Posted in Government, Health, News
Posted on 9:25 pm, Thursday, September 15, 2011. Tags: barbara krieg, David Sakamoto, department of health, Department of Human Resources and Development, dhrd, doh, Michael Champley, neil abercrombie, public utilities commission, puc
Governor Neil Abercrombie today announced the following appointments: Michael Champley as commissioner to the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Barbara Krieg as Director of the Department of Human Resources and Development (DHRD) David Sakamoto as Deputy Director of Health of the Department of Health (DOH)
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Posted in Government, News
Posted on 3:39 am, Saturday, September 10, 2011. Tags: deep sea water, doh, koyo usa corp.
MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Health’s Food and Drug Branch has issued a Notice of Violation and Order against Koyo USA Corp. for adulterating its bottled water product and for manufacture, sale and distribution of bottled water for human consumption from an unapproved source. A penalty of $5,044,193 has been issued for violations of […]
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Posted in Business
Posted on 12:44 pm, Monday, July 25, 2011. Tags: department of health, doh, hepatitis, screening
Thursday, July 28, 2011 is World Hepatitis Day in Hawai’i. The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) is joining others across the nation and world, including the World Health Organization, to help raise awareness and support for improvements in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for people living with chronic viral hepatitis B and C.
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Posted on 10:32 am, Monday, April 11, 2011. Tags: doh, keith yamamoto
Governor Neil Abercrombie announced today the appointment of Keith Yamamoto as the First Deputy Director of the Department of Health. For the last six years, Mr. Yamamoto has served as the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administrator in the Department of Health’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division. In this position he has provided overall leadership and […]
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Posted in Government, Health
Posted on 11:09 pm, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Tags: doh, irhb, nrc, radiation
The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) has not detected any elevated radiation readings, and air samples remain at ambient or normal background levels following a small release of radiation Saturday at a nuclear reactor facility in Japan. The release of radiation occurred from two nuclear reactors in Japan that were damaged in Friday’s earthquake […]
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Posted in Earthquake, Health, Tsunami
Posted on 10:52 am, Wednesday, March 16, 2011. Tags: doh, ki, potassium iodide
Based on all available information, state and federal experts do not anticipate a risk of radiation exposure to our state. Therefore, the Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) advises the public against ingesting potassium iodide or KI as a precaution against possible radiation exposure. Ingesting KI is not an effective precautionary measure.
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Posted in Earthquake, Government, Health, Tsunami