Category: Hawaii – Filipino
Voting Rights Act Expands Bilingual Voting Assistance to More Communities
by Jim Bea Sampaga The Voting Rights Act has expanded its Section 203 to require election officials to provide bilingual voting materials and assistance to [Read More…]
Jasmine Sadang Named 2021 Winner Of The Chronicle’s 3rd Annual Journalism Scholarship
by Edna R. Bautista, Ed.D., Journalism Scholarship Chair As the fall semester ends and 2021 comes to a close, the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle (HFC) is [Read More…]
Tackling Climate Change Through Global And Investment Cooperation
by Elpidio Estioko We all know that climate change is a global issue and President Joe Biden has taken the lead to address it by [Read More…]
My Journey to Journalism
by Jasmine Sadang, 2021 HFC Journalism Scholarship Winner Being able to choose a career and life that one truly desires is a privilege. For some, [Read More…]
Hawaii Detects 12 cases of Omicron Variant on Oahu
On Dec. 10, the Department of Health’s State Laboratories Division announced that they detected 12 cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant on Oahu. State Epidemologist [Read More…]
Filipinos Ready to Resume Pasko Traditions, Almost Back to Pre-pandemic Days
by Edwin Quinabo On this second Christmas year since the outbreak of COVID-19, already we see a return of some pre-pandemic Christmas traditions, but modified [Read More…]
Hawaii DLIR Is Now Back Open For In-Person Services
Open from Wednesdays through Fridays, the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) will be available for in-person first-come, first-served basis services. The DLIR [Read More…]
Filipino Community To Celebrate Virtually The 15th Annual Pasko sa FilCom
Titled “Ngayong Pasko, Regalo Ko’y Kayo!” (This Christmas, My Gift Is You!), this year’s Annual Pasko sa FilCom will be held virtually on Sunday, Dec. [Read More…]
Majority of Americans Approve of Drug Price Negotiation, Support Lowering Cost of Prescription Drugs
by Edwin Quinabo It has been decades in the making – consumer advocates and senior groups like AARP lobbying Congress and former presidents for Medicare [Read More…]
Filipino-Ran Farm Honored By Manoa Heritage Center
In honor of Filipino American History Month last October, the Manoa Heritage Center honored Elpidio and Nobuku Acopan of Acopan Farm, a Filipino-ran farm in [Read More…]
