Inside The Hawaii Filipino Chronicle
The Hawaii Filipino Chronicle was established on July 1, 1993 initially on a semi-monthly basis. The first copy came out on October 1, 1993. Today, the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle is the only weekly local Filipino newspaper in the State of Hawaii.
The newspaper was created in response to the growing need to reach out to the Filipino community, to inform and educate and provide the vehicle with which our community can grow and prosper.
Each edition of the Chronicle features lively editorial content, informative community news and calendar of events, interesting stories and educational topics. Inside the Chronicle, you will find a variety of issues and columns that are both engaging and informative.
- Headline News and Cover Stories
- Community News & Calendar of Events
- History & Culture
- Art and Leisure
- Business
- Legal Notes / Immigration
- Government & Politics
- Health and Medical News
- Consumer and Food News
- Education
- Movie and Book Reviews
Highlights and Achievements
The Hawaii Filipino Chronicle has been an informative resource to the small business community. Under the initiative and direction of Chona A. Montesines-Sonido, the Chronicle has published numerous articles helping small business owners every step of the way from starting up a company to enhancing profits through effective management, finance, marketing, and tax filing.
Ms. Montesines-Sonido was recently honored by the Hawaii Filipino Women’s Club as the Woman Achiever in the field of journalism. She was also recognized by the City Council, the Senate, and the House of Representatives, Governor Linda Lingle, Mayor Mufi Hanneman, and the Kalayaan Philippines-Hawaii International for her outstanding achievement in the field of journalism. Ms. Montesines-Sonido was a recent panel speaker on the Ethnic Media, presented by the Honolulu Community Media Council. She is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and is Honolulu’s SBA Small Business Journalist of the Year Awardee for 2006.
HFC TEAM
Publisher & Executive Editor
Charlie Y. Sonido,. M.D.
Publisher & Managing Editor
Chona A. Montesines-Sonido
Associate Editors
Edwin Quinabo
Dennis Galolo
Contributing Editor
Belinda Aquino, Ph.D.
Layout Designer
Junggoi Peralta
Editorial Assistant
Jim Bea Sampaga
Administrative Assistants
Lilia Capalad
Shalimar Pagulayan
Columnists
Carlota Hufana Ader
Elpidio R. Estioko
Emil Guillermo
Melissa Martin, Ph.D.
JP Orias
Pacita Saludes
Reuben S. Seguritan, Esq.
Charlie Sonido, M.D.
Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq.
Contributing Writer
Clement Bautista
Edna Bautista, Ed.D.
Teresita Bernales, Ed.D.
Sheryll Bonilla, Esq.
Rose Churma
Serafin Colmenares Jr., Ph.D.
Linda Dela Cruz
Carolyn Weygan-Hildebrand
Caroline Julian
Raymond Ll. Liongson, Ph.D.
Federico Magdalena, Ph.D.
Matthew Mettias
Paul Melvin Palalay, M.D.
Renelaine Bontol-Pfister
Seneca Moraleda-Puguan
Jay Valdez, Psy.D.
Glenn Wakai
Amado Yoro
Philippine Correspondent
Greg Garcia
Neighbor Island Correspondents
Big Island (Hilo and Kona)
Grace Larson
Kauai
Milicent Washington
Maui
Christine Sabado
Big Island Distributors
Grace Larson
Kauai Distributors
Amylou Aguinaldo, Nestor Aguinaldo
Maui Distributors
Cecille Piros, Rey Piros
Molokai Distributors
Maria Watanabe
Oahu Distributors
Yoshimasa Kaneko
Jonathan Pagulayan
Advertising/Marketing Director
Chona A. Montesines-Sonido
JP Orias
Photography
Tim Llena
Intern
Mark Lester Ranchez
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