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Problems with the city’s grocery card continue, but officials are offering other options for those unable to get through to the vendor to activate them.

Hawaii reported three additional COVID-19 fatalities on Wednesday, pushing the death toll from the virus in Hawaii to 285.

All three of the newly-reported deaths were on Oahu.

Meanwhile, there were 107 new infections statewide.

Of those, 69 were on Oahu, 15 were on Maui, 13 were on the Big Island and 10 were residents diagnosed out-of-state. In the last 14 days, Hawaii has seen 1,723 new infections.

The new cases push the total number of infections in Hawaii since the pandemic began to 20,522.

More Neighbor Island hospitals will begin vaccinating healthcare workers starting today.

First responders, health care workers and those living in nursing homes have been identified as the highest priority for the vaccine. In a separate event Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Josh Green — a physician — got the vaccine.

Hawaii reported 66 new COVID-19 infections Tuesday, pushing the statewide total for cases since the pandemic began to 20,417.

In the last 14 days, Hawaii has seen 1,700 new infections.

Of the new cases Tuesday, 51 were on Oahu, seven were on Maui, six were on the Big Island and two were residents who had been diagnosed out-of-state.

There were no new fatalities Tuesday. The death toll from the virus in Hawaii stands at 282.

Hawaii's mass vaccination campaign continues with first responders in Honolulu getting their shots.

An eruption that started Sunday night at Kilauea’s Halemaumau Crater has stabilized — at least for now.

An eruption that started Sunday night at Kilauea’s Halemaumau Crater has stabilized — at least for now.

The eruption created a fiery show Sunday night into the early hours of Monday morning, sending plume of smoke into the air and briefly prompting concerns about ashfall in parts of the Big Island.

By about 6 a.m. Monday, Hawaii County Civil Defense and Hawaiian Volcano Observatory officials reported the eruption had “stabilized” within the crater.

And later in the morning, US Geological Survey experts downgraded the eruption’s threat level to a watch and its aviation alert to orange, from red. Authorities said two of three fissures that erupted are still active, feeding a growing lava lake in the crater and attracting spectators from around the island.

“It has been a pretty magnificent evening, not a lot of sleep here,” said Jessica Ferracane, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park spokeswoman, adding that she encountered a line of cars headed into the park at 10:30 p.m. Sunday. “The park is open. You can come and see this,” she said.

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The state’s Department of Health reported a new coronavirus-related death on Friday, pushing the statewide death toll from the virus to 281.

Health officials also reported 130 new COVID-19 infections across the state, pushing the the statewide total for infections since the pandemic began to 19,859. One death was reported on Oahu, and the other was reported on Hawaii Island.