The State is relocating its Data Center from the flood-zoned Kalanimoku Building in Downtown Honolulu to one on higher ground. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports.
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 state Campaign Spending Commission will consider on Wednesday whether to refer Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke to prosecutors for alleged violations of campaign finance laws.
The state law required gun owners to get permission before bringing their concealed carry weapons to private properties open to the public — areas like malls and gas stations. It’s sometimes known as a “vampire law,” and it was deemed unconstitutional by the high court last week.