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2013

Historic Structure?

THURSDAY, May 16, 2013
The Honolulu City Council is urging the State to exempt certain residential
properties over 50 years old from being classified as being historic structures.  But
the State says the law is the law and all properties will have to follow stringent guidelines.   HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …

WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2013
More than 4-thousand people attended the Work Force Job Fair on O’ahu today. It’s the largest career event of the year … and provides an opportunity for employers and
job seekers to meet one-on-one. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …

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TUESDAY, May 14, 2013
The legislature passed a bill last month to provide landlords with more options for renting to people with pets. The measure was a joint effort by animal protection advocates and property rental agents. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …

Homeless on Kalakaua Avenue

MONDAY, May 13, 2013
A Honolulu City and County plan calls for taxpayers to pay for rental apartments to
provide the chronically homeless on O’ahu with housing before treatment. Will it
work? As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports … some of the homeless say they are happy and content living where they are …

THURSDAY, May 9, 2013
The City and County of Honolulu unveiled a plan for a 2-year demonstration project that could ease homelessness on O’ahu starting next year. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …

Alapai Bus Stop

WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2013
The Honolulu City Council advanced a measure today that could provide relief for many of the more than 200-thousand daily users of this service. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …

Pono Shim

Kahuku Farm Cafe

2012

Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz and Gov. Neil Abercrombie

WEDNESDAY, December 26, 2012:
The Governor announced his appointment today to fill the U-S Senate seat left open by the passing of Daniel Inouye. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka was there and filed this report

U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye

Monday, December 12, 2012

Hawai’i residents lost their senior U-S Senator today reportedly due to respiratory complications. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka covered the announcement by the state’s chief executive ….

WEDNESDAY, August 8, 2012
The 2nd Congressional District race will most likely be decided in the Primary Election Saturday… with the Democratic Party winner going on to win in the General Election, November 6th. And, if history is any indication … the winner could also be in contention one day for a U.S. Senate seat. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka concludes his 3-part series today with a look at the two top candidates… both American Samoan and a generation apart …

Tulsi Gabbard

TUESDAY, August 7, 2012: Since Statehood in 1959, Hawai’i has had the distinction of sending the first Asians and Native Hawaiian to the U.S. Congress. Fifty-three years later, the State is poised to send the first House member of Samoan ancestry to Capitol Hill. In Part Two of his 3-part series … HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka profiles the second candidate who could become the nation’s first American Samoan voting member in Congress…

Mufi Hannemann

MONDAY, August 6, 2012: The two top contenders for Hawai’i’s Second Congressional District seat are trailblazers and leaders in their ethnic community … but only one can be elected as the first U.S. House member of Samoan descent. On this final week before the Primary Election… HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka profiles the two candidates running for that distinction…beginning with Honolulu's former mayor ...

Brian Taniguchi

Carol Fukunaga

State Senate District 11, Tuesday, July 31, 2012:
Two senior Democratic State Senators are facing off in the Primary Election due to Reapportionment … the redrawing of electoral lines based on the 2010 Census. As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports… the two incumbent lawmakers face some of their toughest days ahead …

Jessica Wooley

State House District 48, Monday, July 24, 2012:
Reapportionment– the redrawing of Hawai’i’s Legislative boundaries based on population changes in the 2010 Census – has forced a number of veteran lawmakers to face each other in a Primary Election run-off. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports on one of these races …

Honolulu Mayor Candidate Series Part I: MONDAY, July 16, 2012

Debate over the 5.2 billion dollar Rail Transit Project has dominated the race for Honolulu Mayor. But … as early voters go to the polls in about two weeks … the arguments for and against rail have not addressed how the candidates intend to deal with population growth. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka begins a 4-part series this week … to examine the alternatives offered by the candidates … but first … their positions on rail ….

Kirk Caldwell & Joan Husted

Honolulu Mayor Candidate Series Part II: TUESDAY, July 17, 2012

Today…we continue our series of reports on the Honolulu Mayor’s race … focusing on the three candidates and how their transit options could affect how we live, work and play. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka asked each candidate to think of one word that describes their vision of Honolulu in the future …

Peter Carlisle

Honolulu Mayor Candidate Series Part III: WEDNESDAY, July 18, 2012

HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka continues his series of reports on the Honolulu Mayor’s race …focusing on the candidates and how their transit options could affect how future generations live, work and play on O’ahu. Each candidate was asked to describe their vision for Honolulu with one word …

Ben Cayetano

Honolulu Mayor Candidate Series Part IV: THURSDAY, July 19, 2012

HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka concludes his 4-part series on the race for Honolulu mayor today…by featuring the lone anti-rail candidate and how his transit option might affect future generations of O’ahu residents …

Hawaii GOP Convention, May 12, 2012

Two years ago … 46-thousand registered Republicans voted in Hawai’i … a little more than 6 percent of all voters in the state. Hawai’i Republican Party delegates gathered for their 2012 State Convention this weekend… and the goal of GOP leaders is to rebuild the party from the ground up. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka explains …

Ben Cayetano

Former Governor Ben Cayetano in Unfamiliar Territory, April 5, 2012

Former Governor Ben Cayetano is leading in a number of polls in the race for Honolulu Mayor. As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports … the undefeated former chief executive is now in his 9thpolitical race … and it’s taking him into unfamiliar territory …

TUESDAY, March 20, 2012
Two bills are advancing in the Legislature this session to protect Honey Bees in Hawai’i. These winged insects are a major economic driver in the state … and are
essential to sustaining agriculture in the islands and throughout the world. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …

2011

2011 Society of Professional Journalists-Hawaii 1st Place News Reporting (TUESDAY, November 8, 2011, Running Time: 2 min 58 sec) :
The U-S Food and Drug Administration cites a shortage of 200 drugs nationwide in 2011. As HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports … a State Senate Committee heard testimony today that the shortage is affecting cancer patients in Hawai’i the most …

Oahu North Shore

Part I: Pacific Garbage Patch, Monday, December 11, 2011:
The earthquake and tsunami in Japan 9 months ago produced up to 25-million tons of debris. In the first of two reports, HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka spoke with U-H scientists who say they don’t know how much of that trash was swept into the Pacific Ocean but they are now predicting it will begin landing on Hawaii's shores soon ...

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Oahu North Shore

Part II: Pacific Garbage Patch, Tuesday, December 12, 2011:
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a swirling mass of ocean debris – largely made up of plastic -- located between Hawai’i and the mainland. Ocean currents
carry the debris to the islands’ windward shores … threatening the marine ecosystem. In his second report on marine pollution … HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka visited what is believed to be the hardest hit area on O’ahu

Part I: Imi Ho'ola Program at UH Medical School, December 20, 2011

For more than 30 years, a unique program at the John A. Burns School of Medicine has made the dream of becoming a doctor come true for hundreds of college graduates in Hawai’i. In the first of a two part series, HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports on this successful initiative …
TAG: Tomorrow…Wayne interviews U-H medical students about their experiences.

Part II: Imi Ho'ola Program at UH Medical School, December 21, 2011

More than 16-hundred college graduates apply to the John A. Burns School of Medicine each year. Sixty-eight are accepted and 12 more students from disadvantaged backgrounds are guaranteed a seat. Concluding his series, HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka interviewed some of the “lucky dozen” who completed the course-work to gain entrance into medical school …

James MacArthur & Helen Duntz

Hawaii 5-O actor James MacArthur's Celebration of Life, January 26, 2011

Friends, family and fans will bid farewell to Hawaii 5-O actor James MacArthur this weekend with a celebration of his life. MacArthur passed away in October at age 72. He was best known for his role as Danno in the original television series. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka spoke with a few friends who worked with him …

Calendar Year 2010

New State Senate President Named, December 22, 2010

The State Legislature convenes in three-and-a-half weeks. The House has yet to name its Speaker and Committee assignments. The Senate, on the other hand, has its majority party leadership in place. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka visited with the Maui lawmaker who will preside over the 25-member Senate …

Part I: Bullying in Hawaii Schools a Problem, October 26, 2010

The 2009 Youth Risk Behavior Survey compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention points to Hawaii as having the highest rate of teen suicide attempts in the U-S … more than double the national average. While researchers are trying to figure it out … one mental health provider told HPRs Wayne Yoshioka …Bullying is a big part of the problem …

Part II: Anti-Gay Bullying Victim Speaks Out

With the national focus on anti-gay bullying and teen suicides as a result … HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka spoke with a student who falls into that group which is most often targeted by bullies in Hawaii schools …

Shark Fin Ban in Hawaii Effective Today, July 1, 2010

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Hawaii’s landmark ban on shark fins and related products took effect today … but it could be a while before the law is fully implemented and enforced in the state. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka visited the United Fishing Agency auction this morning with the principle supporters of the legislation and filed this report …

Saving Big Island Forests: Aina Mauka, August 12, 2010

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands has launched a one-hundred year project to reclaim Native Hawaiian Forests on the Big Island. The department presented its ambitious program at the Hawaii Conservation Conference last week. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka reports …