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The Hawai‘i Department of Health has confirmed a new travel-related case of dengue virus on Oʻahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases to seven in the state in 2025 (one on Maui, six on Oʻahu). The affected individual in this current case was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common. This case is unrelated to the dengue cases reported on April 10 and 11, 2025.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has confirmed a travel-related dengue virus case in Hāna, on the island of Maui. Upon investigation, DOH found conditions that could increase the risk of transmission. Vector control teams are responding and will continue to be active in the area.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health has received a report of a travel-related dengue case in Hawai‘i, on the island of O‘ahu, in an individual who had recent travel to countries where dengue is commonly found. The last confirmed case of locally acquired dengue in the state was in 2016.

The Hawai‘i Department of Health’s Maui Food Safety Branch issued a red “closed” placard to a fast food and catering business in Kahului for “multiple critical food safety violations.”

The Maunaloa Post Office on Molokaʻi will reopen for business on Tuesday, June 1. The facility has been temporarily closed since late February due to structural and vector control concerns.

Structural and vector control concerns have prompted the temporary closure of the Maunaloa Post Office on Molokaʻi.

The Health Department has been ramping up its vector control capacity by increasing staff on all islands, conducting training on mosquito surveillance and…

Laboratory results came in this past week showing that a few Maui residents returning from trips overseas to Zika infected areas are infected.

With heightened vigilance amid the dengue outbreak on Hawaiʻi Island and the Zika outbreak in Brazil, conferees agreed to provide $1.2M for Vector Control.