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The FDA is now considering Pfizer shots for kids under 12.

Honolulu's mayor says large gatherings could soon be allowed.

And how to pay for rail? The City Council wants to boost the hotel room tax.

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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi said Oahu’s ban on large gatherings will likely be allowed to expire Oct. 19, as long as COVID cases don’t surge again.

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Hawaii on Wednesday reported 168 new COVID-19 infections, bringing the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic to 80,582.

The state also saw seven additional fatalities, pushing the death toll to 818.

In September alone, the state had seen 200 COVID deaths. That was more than the number seen in June, July and August combined. Over that three-month period, Hawaii logged 89 COVID deaths.

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Police are investigating an attack at a North Shore home on Tuesday morning that left three victims injured and the suspect in critical condition. Police said the victims and suspect are family members.

The incident happened on Wehiwa Way near Sunset Beach around 8:10 a.m., when the suspect allegedly slashed at the victims with an “edged weapon.”

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Three victims were injured Tuesday morning and a suspect apprehended following an attack on Oahu’s North Shore that remains under investigation.

Authorities responded to the scene on Wehiwa Way near Sunset Beach around 8:10 a.m.

Emergency Medical Services described the incident as “an apparent domestic emergency involving multiple patients.”

Police said the suspect and three victims were taken to the hospital for treatment.

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One of Hawaii's top up-and-coming amateur kickboxers is in the midst of his toughest battle to date. But it's not a stronger or more skilled striker across from him the ring... Instead, he's going head to head with an opponent from within. On this episode, we meet Sean Day, a 22-year-old from Kailua who has been diagnosed with Stage 4 testicular cancer. 

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Over the next two weeks, contracts will expire for 247 traveling nurses and respiratory therapists deployed to Hawaii over the summer. Now negotiations are underway to keep many of those mainland healthcare workers on island ― at least a little while longer.

Officials confirmed 111 have agreed to extend their stay for about another month.

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