From the price of gas to the cost of food, inflation has hit every part of the economy. And in some parts of Asia, it's added an extra level of cost to buying and using a car. HPR's Bill Dorman explains why in today's Asia Minute.

Kauai High School student Angela Querubin shares the podcast she created that earned her an honorable mention in NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.

The sculpture has to move to make way for construction of a new stadium, and where it sits is currently in the way of a planned road.

For the first time this year, the three candidates vying for the state Senate's District 18 are on the ballot for voters — guaranteeing a new face in the seat long held by Sen. Michelle Kidani.

State Sen. Glenn Wakai talks tourism numbers and encouraging more participation in the state's visitor survey.

Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's student newspaper, announces the search for an ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi editor.

Tokuda says sheʻll fight high gas and grocery prices if reelected to Congress. Awa says electing him would give Hawaiʻi leverage in Trump's Washington.

Many parts of Papua New Guinea are feeling the full force of El Nino, with damaging impacts now reported from the country's Highlands to the coastal provinces. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.