The newest highway on Hawaii Island opened up earlier this year, with the land for the highway coming from the Queen Lili'uokalani Trust.  That highway has provided access to thousands of acres of formerly landlocked Trust land.  From Kona, HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us what the Trust plans to do now.

The State of Hawaii has taken another step forward to support space exploration.  New funding will help take a five year old program to the next level.  HPR's Sherry Bracken has more from a conference in Waikoloa.

Hawaii Island's newest college campus is finally getting closer to reality after decades of discussion, as the University of Hawaii begins its search for a contractor to start building.  From Kona, HPR's Sherry Bracken gives us the update.

Over on Hawaii Island, there were several hotly contested races.  HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us about two key and very close races.

The west side of Hawaii Island is getting back to normal this week after having 20,000 visitors in town for the Ironman triathlon.  HPR's Sherry Bracken tells us there's a whole group of people who don't get a lot of attention but are integral to its success.