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.

Sacred Hearts Academy students share "Ghosting Aloha," their collaborative fiction work about friendship and fear.

Oʻahu Invasive Species Committee's Erin Bishop prepares for the upcoming storms and the possible spread of invasive fire ants that may follow.

Economic group Groundwork Collaborative reports on the rising price of Halloween candy and why it continues to climb.

Rapozo has served on the county council for 18 years, following a career with the Kauaʻi Police Department and the Hawaiʻi National Guard. He is now running for mayor. His opponent, Bernard Carvalho, did not respond to HPR's interview requests.