AARP Hawai’i honored lawmakers and partners today who helped pass key legislation to assist seniors. The celebration As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports, the race for Honolulu Mayor tops the list for O’ahu voters.
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.
President-elect Donald Trump’s promised federal budget cuts have created an uncertain future for Medicaid funding. Half of Hawaiʻi’s children and roughly a third of residents rely on Medicaid for health coverage.
City and County of Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm said no charges would be filed against the six officers and one sergeant who shot at and killed 44-year-old Sidney Tafokitau.