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Details on the state's vaccine incentive program will be revealed Friday. The campaign comes with gifts from Hawaii's private sector. And restaurants and retailers statewide will participate in the push to get more people vaccinated.

Oahu residents who need help covering their bills will have another opportunity to sign up for the city’s rent and utility assistance program.

Hawaii reported 45 new COVID cases Thursday and one additional fatality, bringing the death toll from the virus in Hawaii to 501.

Since the pandemic began, there have been 36,402 COVID infections in the islands.

Of the 45 new cases, 36 were on Oahu, three on Hawaii Island, one on Kauai, and one on Maui. There were also four residents diagnosed out-of-state.

There have been 685 cases in the last 14 days.

Many of Hawaii's restaurants say hiring staff has been a struggle now that visitors are returning to the state in larger numbers.

The state Department of Health turned away more than half of its federal allotment of the Pfizer vaccine this week as demand for the shot continues to drop.

While demand is high for vacation rentals, regulations over their operation in Hawaii remain uncertain.

Police are searching for witnesses to the confrontation that ended with a man's death in Waikiki. This comes as police investigate a separate stabbing that happened soon after.

No arrests have been made following the stabbing death of a tourist early Tuesday morning in Waikiki. It happened just before 12:45 a.m. on Kuhio Beach near the Prince Kuhio statue.

Hawaii reported no additional fatalities and 56 new COVID cases Tuesday, pushing the statewide total for infections since the pandemic began to 36,332.

Of the new cases, 30 were on Oahu, 19 on Hawaii Island, three on Maui, and three on Kauai. There was one case diagnosed out-of-state.

Meanwhile, the death toll from the virus in Hawaii remains at 500.

There have been 757 cases in the last 14 days.

A man is dead and another critically injured following overnight stabbings in Waikiki.