#cockroach infestation
Update/Open: Department of Health closes Maui Beach Ballroom due to cockroach infestation
Update (8:26 a.m., Jan. 16, 2026) The Hawai‘i Department of Health Maui Food Safety Branch issued Maui Beach Ballroom a green placard on Jan. 15, 2026, authorizing its reopening after a follow-up inspection showed the cockroach infestation to be eliminated. All areas of harborage and attractant within the kitchen were also observed to be cleaned and repaired.
Update/Open: DOH issues red placard to Maui L&L on Dairy Road for a cockroach infestation
Update: (May 23, 2025) The Hawai‘i Department of Health Maui Food Safety Branch allowed a Maui location of L&L Hawaiian Barbecue to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on May 23, 2025. The establishment, operated by Maui L & L Food Inc., is located at 270 Dairy Road, Unit #170, Kahului, within the Maui Marketplace Food Court.
Update/Open: Ramen Bones in Kahului, Maui gets green “pass” after follow-up inspection
The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Maui Food Safety Branch allowed Ramen Bones to reopen, issuing a green “pass” placard during a follow-up inspection on March 27, 2025. The establishment is operated by Ramen Bones Inc., and is located at 44 Ho‘okele St., in Kahului, Maui.
Update: DOH allows Wailuku business to reopen after second follow-up inspection
The Hawai‘i Department of Health Maui Food Safety Branch issued Takamiya Market a green “Pass” placard and approved its reopening after a second follow-up inspection on April 26, 2024. On Friday, no active pest activity was observed. The establishment had contracted with a professional pest control company to have routine treatments and monitoring stations. Another inspection will be conducted in the future to recheck the establishment’s efforts to eradicate any additional pest activity.
Health department issues red placard to Wailuku restaurant for pest infestation
A Wailuku restaurant is the latest to receive a red placard from the Hawaiʻi Department of Health’s Maui Food Safety Branch following a complaint inspection conducted April 4, 2024 for an apparent cockroach infestation.
Health Department issues red placard to café in West Maui
A red “Closed” placard was issued to a café in Lahaina following a complaint and routine follow-up inspection conducted on July 27, 2023 for a cockroach infestation.