A 58-year-old Chinatown man was arrested Wednesday in the stabbing of a 53-year-old man on Maunakea Street.

The victim was seriously injured when he was stabbed after an argument escalated about 1 p.m., police said.

Paramedics treated the man for a stab wound to the upper area of the body at the 1100 block of Maunakea Street and then transported him to a hospital in serious condition.

The suspect was arrested nearby on suspicion of second-degree murder, but he was later released pending investigation.