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Governor Abercrombie Defends Waikiki Location for National Conference

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Wayne Yoshioka

Published May 20, 2013 at 10:32 AM HST

Administrators and representatives for Public Employee Retirement systems nationwide are in Hawai’i this week for their annual 4-day conference. And, like so many other gatherings here, conducting a business conference in Hawaii has come under fire once again in some mainland states. But, as HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports, the Governor was on point and in attack-mode today.

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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.