Category: Columns
Governor Is Last Hope To Rein In State Spending Spree
by Keli‘i Akina The chaos that typically characterizes the final days of a Hawaii legislative session this year produced a state budget that exceeds the [Read More…]
Teacher Appreciation Week: A Teacher Makes Our Life Meaningful And Fruitful
by Elpidio R. Estioko This year, Teacher Appreciation Week is on May 8-12, 2023. Teachers, thank you for all that you do for our students [Read More…]
Irreplaceable
by Seneca Moraleda-Puguan One of the most life-changing events of my life, aside from becoming a wife, was when I became a mother. From pregnancy [Read More…]
Diverticulitis
by Jon Avery Go, MD Diverticulosis is a condition where small, bulging pouches or sacs, called diverticula, form in the lining of the large intestine, [Read More…]
Lowering Property Tax Bills Should Be High Priority
by Keliʻi Akina Property assessments are up across the state — and they threaten to create a “silent” tax hike for Hawaii residents. That’s because [Read More…]
The Weighty Issue Of Obesity
by Anna Lo, MD Obesity is a major health problem worldwide. According to the World Health Organization, in 2016 an estimated 1.9 billion adults were [Read More…]
Loida Nicolas Lewis Shares Life Lessons In New Book
by Emil Guillermo As Joe Biden announces his run for a second term for the presidency, you’d be hard-pressed to find a Filipino American more [Read More…]
What You Need To Know About Shingles
by Rainier Dennis D. Bautista, MD Shingles or Herpes Zoster is a disease of the skin and nerves caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is [Read More…]
Mom Fell And Broke Her Hip – Now What?!
by Marel Ver, MD In 2016, I wrote a Hawaii Filipino Chronicle article about falls being the number one killer in Hawaii’s older population. As [Read More…]
Courtship And Immigration – Necessity Of Patience, Persistence, Perseverance, And Passion
by Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq. “But you were so persistent, You wore down my resistance, I fell and it was swell.” – I’ve Got a [Read More…]
