This is Now (June 3, 2022)

The state Department of Health is investigating a probable case of monkeypox in Hawaii.

The DOH said the patient, an Oahu resident, is currently hospitalized in stable condition and showed symptoms and tests consistent with the virus. That person recently traveled to an area with confirmed cases.

Tripler Army Medical Center said Friday it was treating a possible case of monkeypox. A spokesperson initially told Hawaii News Now it was confirmed but later characterized it as “probable.”

If confirmed, it would be the first case in Hawaii associated with a new outbreak in the U.S.