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Congresswoman Hanabusa Gets Community Input on Affordable Care Act

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Wayne Yoshioka

Published February 20, 2017 at 2:35 PM HST

The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, will likely be changed by the Republicans on Capitol Hill. As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports, Hawai’i’s Congresswoman from the 1^st District conducted a roundtable discussion on that topic Saturday.

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Wayne Yoshioka

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.