The state’s center to assist homeless families in urban Honolulu was completed today. News media were given a pre-dedication tour. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka was there and filed this report.
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 Hawaiʻi Attorney General Office's report on the first phase of its fire investigation contains over 12,000 data points on how the deadly blaze spread through the town of Lahaina. It does not include the cause of the fire.
Herbal cigarettes don’t contain tobacco or nicotine but can still be harmful to users, so the Honolulu City Council wanted to limit their accessibility to Oʻahu’s youth via Bill 1.