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A major pharmaceutical company is halting the trial of its coronavirus vaccine after a patient became ill. Plus, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell has extended Oahu's stay-at-home order for two more weeks.

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Hawaii reported two additional COVID-19 fatalities on Tuesday, pushing the statewide death toll from the virus to 88.

Meanwhile, authorities said just 66 new coronavirus cases were reported.

That’s the lowest one-day increase since Aug. 2, and comes as Oahu remains under a stay-at-home order for a second week. Of the 66 new cases, 58 are on Oahu, six are on the Big Island and two are on Maui.

The new cases push the statewide total to 10,025.

Daily, triple-digit increases of COVID-19 cases on Oahu in August prompted the city to issue the “stay-at-home” order, closing non-essential businesses and banning non-essential activities.

Hawaii Island is reporting another COVID-19 death at a veterans home in Hilo, triggering a dispute between Mayor Harry Kim and U.S. Brian Schatz.

Oahu’s stay-at-home order means this Labor Day weekend will look quite a bit different.

The top stories from across Hawaii and around the world, as seen and heard on 'First at 4 p.m.' from Hawaii News Now — anchored by Ashley Nagaoka and Mark Carpenter.

Oahu’s stay-at-home order means this Labor Day weekend will look quite a bit different. Beach parks are still closed, but many were still out enjoying the nice weather Monday morning.

The Honolulu Police Department has been citing people for violating the rules and loitering in parks and on beaches. You can only cross the beach to access the ocean for recreation and exercise.

Normally, tents and grills would fill places like Kaimana Beach, but this weekend has been a much different scene.

“This is like no Labor Day I’ve ever experienced, it’s really strange,”said Edward Birmingham as he was preparing for a morning bike ride. “This place would be just crowded with people. It’s not like anything I’ve ever seen before.”

Birmingham added, “We usually come down here to swim, participate in some get together where we take advantage of the beach down on a smaller scale. But we mainly go out on a swim and go out on a bike ride and that’s basically what we’re doing today but on a smaller scale.”

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell took to Twitter this weekend asking people to follow the rules and stay home.

Hundreds of new coronavirus cases were reported in Hawaii over the weekend. Plus, experts fear another spike in cases across the country following the Labor Day weekend.

The top stories from across Hawaii and around the world, as seen and heard on 'First at 4 p.m.' from Hawaii News Now — anchored by Ashley Nagaoka and Mark Carpenter.