Government & Politics

Through the Eyes of Kona Veterans - Part V

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Wayne Yoshioka

Published September 12, 2014 at 11:48 AM HST

A 16-billion dollar appropriation was signed by the President last month to fix the Veterans Administration’s primary care system. In the last part of our series, “Through the Eyes of Kona Veterans,” HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka asks those familiar with the VA Kona Clinic, “Can the system of care be fixed?”

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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.