Hawai’i’s last sugarcane harvest ended on Maui today and state leaders are asking, “What Next?” That was the focus of a panel discussion. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports.
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.
The rule of law is a stone we have been turning over and over in these troubled times. The Conversation spoke with former Gov. David Ige and Randy Iwase, a former senator and former chair of the Public Utilities Commission. The two teamed up with former state Attorney General David Louie and Honolulu insurance executive Robin Campaniano to write an op-ed piece.