Hawaiʻi is on high alert after an increasing number of avian influenza cases in California’s dairy industry and a severe infection in a human prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state emergency Wednesday.  Local officials have deemed the bird flu virus a low risk, but in a state uniquely vulnerable to contagions of all … Continue reading Hawaiʻi Braces To Protect Milk Supply As Bird Flu Spreads On The Mainland