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Hawaii saw 47 new COVID cases on Wednesday, pushing the total number of infections in Hawaii since the pandemic began to 33,376.

There was also a new death reported, bringing the total number of COVID fatalities to 489. The death was an elderly woman over 80 on Oahu with underlying medical conditions.

Of the new cases, 30 were on Oahu, eight were on Maui, one was on Hawaii County, and eight residents diagnosed out-of-state. Kauai independently reported three cases.

There have been 1,195 cases in the last 14 days.

An important vaccination clinic in Leeward Oahu is closing Thursday. Officials are making the final push to get people to sign up.

olt Brennan, the record-setting quarterback and Heisman Trophy finalist who led the University of Hawaii football team to unprecedented heights during his time with the Warriors, has died at 37 years old.

Brennan died early Tuesday morning at a California hospital after suffering what Costa Mesa police police described as a “drug overdose.” A spokeswoman said no investigation was underway.

Starting Tuesday, fully vaccinated people who got their shots in Hawaii will be able to travel inter-island without being subject to quarantine and testing rules.

U.S. regulators on Monday expanded the use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 12, offering a way to protect the nation’s adolescents before they head back to school in the fall and paving the way for them to return to more normal activities.

Hawaii saw 61 new COVID cases on Monday, pushing the total number of infections in Hawaii since the pandemic began to 33,267.

Hawaii’s death toll from the virus stands at 488.

Of the new cases, 36 were on Oahu, 11 on Maui and six on Kauai. There were also eight residents diagnosed out-of-state.

There have been 1,215 cases in the last 14 days.

Everyone 16 and up in Hawaii is eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine.

So far, the state said has administered 1,334,012 vaccine doses. Some 40% of all residents are fully vaccinated while 51% have gotten at least one dose.

The state's so-called vaccine passport for inter-island travel starts Tuesday. Fully vaccinated people will be allowed to bypass a pre-travel test and quarantine with proof of vaccination.

The US Navy is continuing to monitor its massive Red Hill fuel storage facility following a leak of about 1,000 gallons of jet fuel on Thursday night.

Hawaii reported 115 new COVID cases on Friday, pushing the total number of infections in Hawaii since the pandemic began to 33,036.

There were no new fatalities. Hawaii’s death toll from the virus stands at 486.

Of the new cases, 82 were on Oahu, 14 on Maui, eight on Kauai, four in Hawaii County and one on Lanai. There were also six residents diagnosed out-of-state.

In the last 14 days, there have been 1,236 new infections in Hawaii.

Everyone 16 and up in Hawaii is eligible for a free COVID-19 vaccine.

So far, the state said has administered 1,274,050 vaccine doses. Some 40% of all residents are fully vaccinated while 51% have gotten at least one dose.

An investigation is underway after the Navy said it contained a fuel leak at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility overnight.