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.
A U.S. appeals court ruling says Hawaiʻi can enforce a law banning firearms on its world-famous beaches, but not at other so-called sensitive places, including banks.
We've heard about airline reliability issues for residents of Molokaʻi and Lānaʻi — and the concerns that has caused for access to health care on these rural islands. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol reports on a state pilot program that seeks to address these issues.