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News Release – DOH Confirms Ninth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO KENNETH FINK DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DOH REPORTS NINTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 25-073 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...

News Release – DOH Confirms Ninth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
STATE OF HAWAIʻI KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO KENNETH FINK DIRECTOR KA LUNA HOʻOKELE DOH REPORTS NINTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025 25-073 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...

DOH Reports Ninth Travel-Related Dengue Virus Case of 2025
Posted on Jun 27, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of cases reported in Hawai‘i in 2025 to nine (eight on Oʻahu, one on...

DOH REPORTS EIGHTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Posted on May 2, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to eight in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, seven on...

DOH UPDATES TESTING CRITERIA FOR DENGUE AS CASES RISE
Posted on Apr 22, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — A sharp rise in dengue around the world and in Hawaiʻi has prompted the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) to update dengue testing criteria to strengthen DOH’s ability to detect local transmission and...

DOH REPORTS SEVENTH TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE OF 2025
Posted on Apr 17, 2025 in Newsroom HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to seven in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, six on...

DECLARATION OF DENGUE FEVER OUTBREAK FOR SAMOA
[PRESS RELEASE – APIA, 17 April 2025] – The Ministry of Health is officially declaring a dengue fever outbreak in Samoa. There has been a significant increase in the number of suspected and confirmed cases, particularly in Upolu, over the past two...

Tourism Off to a Positive Start for 2025
Posted on Feb 27, 2025 in News For Immediate Release: February 27, 2025 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), there were 792,177 visitors to the Hawaiian Islands in...

FIFO Tahiti Hosts Special Screening of Oscar Shortlisted 'Waltzing With Brando' Honoring Cast, Crew, and Tahitian Legacy
FIFO Tahiti Hosts Special Screening of 'Waltzing with Brando,' Featuring Billy Zane’s Transformative Performance and Tahiti’s Breathtaking Beauty PAPEETE, TAHITI, FRENCH POLYNESIA, January 29, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Festival...

Pacific Islands and the Climate Crisis: Challenges, Injustices, and Pathways Forward
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, November 29, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Pacific Islands, some of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, have once again found themselves overlooked on the global stage. As COP29 concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan,...

LEAP, globally popular software for energy, climate mitigation, and air pollution planning, to be offered free to an additional 54 countries
Screenshot from LEAP: Emissions variations by location. The countries eligible for free LEAP licenses now include all upper-middle-countries and most Small Island Developing States (SIDS), making the tool freely available to governments,...

Pitcairn Islands Adopts Inaugural Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan
7 October 2024, Pitcairn - The Island Council of Pitcairn has formally adopted the first Territorial Invasive Species Strategy and Action Plan (TISSAP) for the Island on 25 September 2024 which paves way for the protection of the unique...

Solomon Islands reaffirms its supports for the implementation of the United Nations Fourth Decade for the eradication of colonialism.
Solomon Islands reaffirms its supports for the implementation of the United Nations Fourth Decade for the eradication of colonialism. Head of delegation to this year’s United Nations General Assembly and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External...

Protecting Sharks and Rays in Pacific Islands waters
Main image credit: Luke Gordon A recent assessment using the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species indicated that more than one-third of sharks, rays, and chimaeras are threatened with extinction....

Nathalie Dubois and DPA are back with their fabulous DPA Talent Lounge In honor of the Emmy Awards
Nathalie Dubois and DPA are celebrating the beginning of the Hollywood Awards ‘season in the Famous “DPA Pre-Awards Gift Suite 2024 LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, September 6, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Dubois Pelin and Associates is hosting...

SPREP Members commend progress and work of Secretariat in 2023
5 September 2024, Apia Samoa – The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) continues to strengthen efforts to build a resilient Pacific environment. During the past 31 years, amidst many challenges, SPREP has continued to...

July 2024 Visitor Statistics Showed Some Signs of Improvement in Tourism Industry
Posted on Aug 29, 2024 in News For Immediate Release: August 29, 2024 HONOLULU—According to preliminary statistics from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), total visitor arrivals declined slightly but total...

Grom Social Congratulates its Original Ambassador, Caroline Marks, as She Takes the Gold Medal for Team USA in Women’s Surfing at 2024 Olympics
BOCA RATON, Fla., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: GROM) (gromsocialenterprises.com), the company that helped usher in safe social media exclusively for kids, last night cheered its original brand ambassador...

Celebrating Achievements and Progress in the Division
Bula Vinaka and welcome to another monthly edition of SPTO’s Sustainable Tourism Newsbeat! As we draw the first half of 2024 to a close, we extend our sincere appreciation for your consistent support and commitment to journey with us as we...

Pacific countries and SPREP envision future of work to manage waste and pollution
8 August 2024, Funafuti Tuvalu - Waste management and pollution control remains one of the most pressing environmental issues facing the Pacific, a region already struggling with the impacts of the triple planetary crises of climate change,...