Governor Provides Dengue Fever Update

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Wayne Yoshioka

Published February 2, 2016 at 5:19 PM HST

It’s been 3 months since the Dengue Fever Outbreak was first reported on the Big Island. There are also concerns of it spreading to the neighboring islands. The Governor brought the County and State responders to the Capitol for an update. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports.

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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.