State lawmakers failed to take any action yesterday to craft a bill to help Maui hospital workers transitioning to Kaiser Permanente. 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.
Surfers who want to ride the waves in Fiji may soon have to pay for it. The government wants to repeal a law that gave access to the country's reef breaks for both tourists and locals. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.
Pacific leaders are disappointed that Australia has lost its bid to host next year’s United Nations Climate Conference. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.