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DOH: Lahaina monitoring and sampling report shows good ambient air quality
The first Ambient Community Air Sampling Reports for Lahaina, issued by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health, confirm good ambient air quality for the period of Jan. 13-24, 2024.
Hawaiʻi attorney general urges FDA to test for lead, other toxic metals in baby food
Hawaiʻi Attorney General Anne Lopez, along with a coalition of 20 attorneys general, urged the US Food and Drug Administration to take decisive action to safeguard infants and young children across the nation from exposure to lead and other harmful metals in baby food.
Weekly Kula air sampling continues to show good air quality
Weekly air sampling conducted by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health in Kula continues to show good air quality.
Department of Health: Maui air monitoring in November shows good quality in wildfire-impacted areas
Air sampling and testing will continue throughout fire debris removal to ensure the work does not significantly impact the air quality of Lahaina or Kula.
Preliminary ash samples from Kula fire show high levels of toxic substances; same expected in Lahaina
Preliminary, unvalidated data from ash sampling received late Friday night shows very high levels of arsenic, and elevated levels of lead and cobalt, in wildfire ash collected in Kula — and ash in the Lahaina burn zone is expected to have a similar profile, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health announced on Sunday.
