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During a recent inspection, rail officials discovered cracks in several crossover tracks along the line that could cause further delays for the embattled project.

There were 69 new COVID cases reported in the islands on Wednesday, pushing the statewide total since the pandemic began to 28,421.

Of the new cases, 38 were on Oahu, 24 on Maui, and four on the Big Island. Three residents were diagnosed out-of-state.

In the last 14 days, there have been 753 cases reported in the islands.

Meanwhile, as of Wednesday, the state had administered 494,257 vaccine doses.

A decade after destruction. In 2011, a record-breaking earthquake triggered a tsunami in Japan that claimed more than 18,000 lives and caused the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. More than 3,000 thousand miles away, tsunami waves generated by the tremor also struck Hawaii — and while the damage wasn't nearly as severe, that doesn't mean there wasn't any.

A fire ripped through a home in East Oahu overnight. All residents were accounted for, and no one was injured.

Medical teams are hitting the streets to take COVID vaccines to homeless camps and shelters across Oahu. The initiative launched a little over a week ago. Hawaii’s Department of Health says since then, more than 500 homeless people have been immunized.

Hawaii reports 48 new COVID cases on Tuesday, pushing the statewide total since the pandemic began to 28,532.

Of the new cases, there were 30 on Oahu, eight on the Big Island, seven on Maui and on Kauai. There were also two residents diagnosed out-of-state.

In the last 14 days, there have been 709 cases reported in the islands.

Meanwhile, as of Tuesday, the state had administered 483,108 vaccine doses.

Starting today, one lane of Kuhio Highway will open on Kauai for emergency access as crews continue to clear a massive landslide.

Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi delivered his first State of the City address Monday, outlining a post-pandemic vision for Oahu that would tackle the the housing crisis and homelessness, get people back to work, and help prepare the island for climate change.

There were 46 new COVID-19 cases reported across Hawaii on Monday.

There were no new fatalities, leaving Hawaii’s death toll at 451.

Since the pandemic began, Hawaii has seen 28,305 infections. In the last 14 days, there have been 693 cases reported in the islands.

There were 22 cases on Oahu, 15 new cases on Maui, seven new cases on Hawaii Island, and two diagnosed out of state.

As of Monday, the state had administered 475,661 vaccine doses.

The state is moving into Phase 1C of its vaccination plan, expanding eligibility to those 65 and over, some residents with high-risk conditions and the remaining essential workers.