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.
Superintendent Keith Hayashi said his department hasn’t seen any direct reduction in federal K-12 funding but noted that there are significant threats.
Vaccination rates here in Hawaiʻi are concerning public health experts. The Conversation talked to Hye-ryeon Lee, who is the chair of the School of Communication and Information at UH Mānoa and studies health communication about vaccine hesitancy.