#Hawaiʻi State Department of Health
Annual memorial ride honors lives lost on Maui’s roads and raises awareness for safer streets for all
Despite challenging weather conditions including strong winds and rain, the 2026 Maui Ride of Silence brought together riders, community leaders, advocates, public agencies, and volunteers on Saturday, May 23, to honor cyclists lost on Maui’s roads and raise awareness for safer streets for all.
DOH partners with community to improve medical air access to Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health has issued Notices of Award for the Essential Rural Medical Air Transport (ERMAT) Pilot Program to Pūlama Ka Heke, a Moloka‘i-based nonprofit healthcare hui, and to a partnership between Pūlama Ka Heke and Lānaʻi Kinā‘ole, a home healthcare agency, for the island of Lānaʻi.
DOH continues measles exposure monitoring
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health continues to respond to a confirmed measles case in an Oʻahu child and a presumptive case in an adult member of the child’s household. Both individuals were exposed during international travel. The child has fully recovered. No new suspected measles cases have been reported as of April 14.
Hawaiʻi DOH Launches 2 new campaigns to combat tobacco addiction
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health introduces two impactful campaigns, “Escape The Vape – Weaker Inside” and “Hawaiʻi Tobacco Quitline – Your Quit Smoking Sponsor,” to combat tobacco addiction among adults and youth.
Department of Health Encourages Families To Resume Keiki Checkups
The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) encourages parents and caregivers who have been concerned about exposing their infants and young children to COVID-19 to resume regular, in-person checkups with their child’s doctor and other healthcare professionals.