News Release – DOH Closes Legend Seafood Restaurant Due to Multiple Food Safety Violations

What this means

Hawaiʻi’s Department of Health closed Legend Seafood Restaurant at 100 North Beretania Street, Suite 108, on October 1, 2026, after inspectors reported moldy food, contamination risks, inadequate cold holding, improper date marking and a roach infestation. The restaurant, operated by Ming Dynasty Fish & Shrimp Co., must correct all critical violations and pass a follow-up inspection before reopening; the department scheduled that inspection for October 2.

Official release

Source material from Hawaii Governor’s Office. The wording below is the issuer’s statement.

News Release – DOH Closes Legend Seafood Restaurant Due to Multiple Food Safety Violations

Posted on Oct 1, 2026 in Latest Department News, Newsroom

STATE OF HAWAIʻI

KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI

JOSH GREEN, M.D.

GOVERNOR

KE KIAʻĀINA

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO

KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH

DIRECTOR

KA LUNA HOʻOKELE

DOH CLOSES LEGEND SEAFOOD RESTAURANT DUE TO MULTIPLE FOOD SAFETY VIOLATIONS

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 1, 2026

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) Food Safety Branch (FSB) issued a red “closed” placard and immediately shut down Legend Seafood Restaurant. The establishment, located at 100 N. Beretania St., Ste. 108, was shut down due multiple critical food safety violations.

The food establishment, operated by Ming Dynasty Fish & Shrimp Co., Inc., received a red placard on Oct. 1 and must remain closed until DOH conducts a follow-up inspection and all critical violations are resolved.

During an inspection conducted on Oct. 1, 2026, a DOH inspector observed the following critical violations:

Moldy food product found in walk-in fridge

Food not separated and protected from contamination

Inadequate cold holding temperatures

Improper date marking and disposition

Roach infestation in the food establishment

DOH is requiring the food establishment to take the following corrective actions:

Food shall be in good condition and unadulterated

Food shall be separated and protected from contamination

Cold holding temperatures must be 41 F or below

Proper date marking and disposition on prepared food, marked with date by which to sell, consume, or discard

Premises must be free of roach presence

A follow-up inspection is scheduled for Oct. 2, 2026.

DOH FSB protects and promotes the health of Hawai‘i residents and visitors through education of food industry workers and regulation of food establishments statewide. The branch conducts routine health inspections of food establishments where food products are prepared, manufactured, distributed, or sold.

For more information on the department’s placarding program visit the Food Safety Branch website. For updates on food establishment inspections, visit the FSB Inspections Site.

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