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Part 1: A Look at the Bernie Sanders Campaign in Hawai'i

Wayne Yoshioka

The Hawai’i Democratic Presidential Preference Poll is less than10 days away.   Mainland campaign organizers are now in town to help with the last minute push to get more votes.   HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka takes a look at the party’s long-shot candidate.

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.
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