#monkeypox
Mpox detected at wastewater sampling site on Oʻahu
The Hawai‘i Department of Health is reporting a wastewater sample from O‘ahu that has tested positive for clade I mpox. The sample was collected on April 13, 2026, from a wastewater treatment facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. This is the first time clade I mpox has been detected in wastewater in Hawaiʻi. To date, no clinical case of clade I mpox has been identified in Hawai‘i.
Health Department urges vaccinations for mpox high-risk individuals
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is reporting one additional case of the mpox virus in a nonresident diagnosed in Honolulu County. People with mpox, formerly known as the monkeypox virus, often get rashes or scabs.
Hawaiʻi Department of Health reports additional mpox case
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is reporting one additional case of mpox in an O‘ahu resident. This is the first case of mpox diagnosed in Hawaiʻi since November 2022.
Three additional monkeypox cases on Oʻahu bring Hawaiʻi total to 28 since June
To date, 2,283 doses of the Jynneos vaccine have been administered, including 193 doses on Maui. To date, there have been 28 cases in Hawaiʻi including 2 on Maui since June 3.
Additional monkeypox case in Oʻahu resident
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health is reporting one additional case of monkeypox in an Oʻahu resident whose case is related to a previously reported case.
Hawai’i Department of Health reports 4 new monkeypox cases, one on Maui
Today, the Hawai’i Department of Health reported one new monkeypox case on Maui and three others in the state; and it encourages eligible residents to get the JYNNEOS vaccine.
Hawaiʻi Department of Health reports two additional monkeypox cases
“While the risk to most Hawaiʻi residents remains low, local transmission of monkeypox is occurring,” said Deputy State Epidemiologist Dr. Nathan Tan
Monkeypox vaccine distribution focuses limited supply on those at highest risk
DOH is distributing vaccine to healthcare providers in each county who directly reach individuals at higher risk of monkeypox exposure.
Three additional monkeypox cases identified in Hawaiʻi, bringing total to 11
Of the new cases, two individuals are Oʻahu residents with at least one having a connection to a previously reported case on island. The third individual is a non-resident who was diagnosed on Kauaʻi and whose case is associated with travel outside of Hawaiʻi.
DOH reports two more monkeypox cases, bringing Hawaiʻi’s total cases to eight
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has identified two additional cases of monkeypox, bringing the total number of cases in Hawaiʻi to eight.
Monkeypox infections in Hawaiʻi total six, DOH receives 357 doses of vaccine
The total number of confirmed monkeypox infections in Hawaiʻi to date is six–all on the island of Oʻahu. The state Department of Health reports that it has established links between all of the diagnosed cases.
Two new probable cases of monkeypox on Oʻahu connected to 3 previous cases
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has identified two additional probable case of monkeypox in Oʻahu residents and connected the people with the other three known/probable cases in the state.
Hawaiʻi Department of Health identifies third probable monkeypox case in Oʻahu resident
The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has identified an additional probable case of monkeypox in a Hawaiʻi resident.
