Navy didn’t understand well-documented risks posed by Hawaii fuel tanks, watchdog says
A U.S. military watchdog says Navy officials lacked sufficient understanding of the risks of maintaining massive fuel storage ...
LIVE: Health officials to address avian flu that was detected on Oahu
Symptoms of avian influenza may include fever, cough, sore throat and conjunctivitis. Antiviral flu treatment is recommended ...
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Hawaii Department of Health preparing for avian flu
Hawaii health officials are preparing for more possible cases as they search for the source of the state's first bird flu ...
Biden Expands Medicaid Coverage for Children in 5 States
The Biden administration is giving five states authorization to provide additional years of eligibility for children.
Hawaii officials investigate source of bird flu detected in Oahu wastewater
State health officials are investigating possible sources of the H5 avian influenza virus detected for the first time in a wastewater sample from Oahu. The Hawaii Department of Health said the ...
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Disease could kill most of the 'ohi'a forests on Hawaii's Big Island within 20 years
Now, researchers are in a race against time. They say most of the vast ‘ohi’a forests on Hawaii island will be gone in the next 20 years if what’s come to be known as Rapid ‘Ohi’a Death — ROD — isn’t ...
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Kea‘au to get its own health center
Hilo Benioff Medical Center is planning to build an outpatient clinic on approximately nine acres of land in Kea‘au.
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Trace Of Bird Flu Detected In Oahu Wastewater
There have not been any reports of the disease among birds or humans in Hawaii and the overall risk to humans is low, ...
Hawaii health officials detect bird flu in wastewater for first time
State health officials said Tuesday night that they have detected H5 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, in wastewater test samples on Oahu. A nationwide outbreak of avian influenza has ...