Elections Office Check-in; Report Shows Vaping Legislation Stalled as Legislator Received Thousands from Tobacco Lobbies; Reality Check: 7 Ways to Repair Hawaii's Broken Economy; Yukio Okutsu Remembrance
Elections Office Check-in
Today is General Election Day and voters who have not mailed in their ballots must drop off their signed envelopes by 7 PM tonight. This morning Chief Elections Officer Scott Nago talked with us about the ballots that have returned so far and the plan for tonight's count.
Report Shows Vaping Legislation Stalled as Legislator Received Thousands from Tobacco Lobbies
Young people in Hawaii use electronic cigarettes at some of the highest rates in the country. But legislative proposals to change that behavior have failed to gain traction here, and the answer may point to a powerful lawmaker who stalled legislation for years while receiving thousands from tobacco lobbies and companies. It’s a story that HPR’s Ryan Finnerty has followed - and talked about with HPR News Director Bill Dorman.
Reality Check: 7 Ways to Repair Hawaii's Broken Economy
Honolulu Civil Beat’s Reality Check today takes a hard look at Hawaii's Broken Economy. Reporter Stewart Yerton joins us today.
Yukio Okutsu Remembrance
This month we will mark Veterans Day. So in advance of that, we thought we would bring you a story about a name you have been hearing in the news a lot because of the recent COVID-19 cases.
Yukio Okutsu was an army soldier, part of the 100th battalion and the famed 442nd regimental Combat team. His bravery during a battle in Italy was recognized. He single handedly destroyed three enemy machine gun encampments. Today you hear about another side to Yukio Okutsu. Okutsu was born in Koloa, Kauai. He died in Hilo at the age of 81 and is buried at the Hilo Veterans Cemetery. His story is featured in the Hawaii Tribune Herald. Journalist Karleen Chinen told us she was bothered that she was hearing his name on the news because of the deaths at the veterans home that bears his name.
