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.
Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about the Army's plan to add long-range missiles to its arsenal in Hawaiʻi as part of its defense here in the Pacific.
As the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation continues to consider how to replace the overcrowded and deteriorated OCCC, the Correctional System Oversight Commission is considering alternatives to a new, bigger jail.