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.
Esther Yoo and Pilar Kam of the University of Hawaʻi at Mānoa Refugee & Immigration Law Clinic spoke with HPR’s Maddie Bender about its Deportation Defense Hotline.
Condo building insurance rates are stabilizing five months after the state’s Hurricane Relief Fund began issuing policies to buildings that couldn't secure coverage on the traditional market.