Board of Health

The Board of Health serves as the policy-making body for the Hawaii Sở Y tế, setting direction on public health programs, environmental health standards, and health facility regulation. It adopts administrative rules on topics ranging from food safety and sanitation to environmental permits and disease control. The board holds public hearings before adopting rules that affect businesses, healthcare facilities, and communities statewide.

The Board of Health's rules govern restaurant sanitation, air and water quality standards, vaccination requirements, and the regulation of health facilities — decisions that affect every Hawaii resident's health and safety. Residents can testify at public rulemaking hearings to influence health standards before they take effect.