HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The state has confirmed its second case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).
The Department of Land and Natural Resources said the northern pintail (koloa mapu) was found in Maui, along the Wailea shoreline, and tested positive for H5N1.
The state said H5N1 is a highly infectious, often deadly, strain of the virus that primarily affects birds, but can sometimes be transmitted to humans…