Wayne Yoshioka is an award-winning journalist who has worked in television, print and radio in Hawaiʻi. He also has been on both sides of politics as a state departmental appointee and political/government reporter. He covered Hurricane Iwa (1982) as a TV reporter; was the State Department of Defense/Civil Defense spokesperson for Hurricane Iniki (1992); and, commanded a public affairs detachment in Afghanistan (2006). He has a master's degree in Communication from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a decorated combat veteran (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and 22 other commendation/service medals). He resides in Honolulu.
HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization’s most recent forecast. It expects a mild recession largely due to weak tourism numbers, federal worker layoffs and volatile tariffs increasing the price of goods.
A group of Maui teachers were detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement early Tuesday morning. Several of the teachers are from the Philippines. They had J-1 visas, which allow educators from other countries to teach in the U.S.