Category: Hawaii – Filipino
Filipino Non-Profit Organization Extends Free Medical Consultations
The Bayanihan Clinic Without Walls (BCWW) is extending its Job Loss Assistance Program (JLAP) indefinitely to help workers who lost their medical insurance due to [Read More…]
#ChooseToChallenge Women
For this year’s International Women’s Day, the campaign theme #ChooseToChallenge urges everyone, regardless of gender, to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. The [Read More…]
Filipino Community Celebrates Women’s Month with Weekly Events
by Jim Bea Sampaga Every March, the world celebrates International Women’s Month to celebrate women, raise awareness on gender issues and promote gender equality and [Read More…]
Filipino Community in Maui Launches Bayanihan Feeding Program
by Jim Bea Sampaga In partnership with Maui Food Bank, the Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center launched a weekly community service project called “Bayanihan [Read More…]
Hawaii To Receive $1.215m To Combat Fraud and Identity Theft In Unemployment Insurance Claims
Last month, the Hawaii Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) announced the $1.215 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to help prevent [Read More…]
Oahu Moves to Tier 3, Pandemic Restrictions Loosened
In response to reduced COVID-19 infections, Oahu moved to Tier 3 of the city’s COVID-19 Reopening Strategy, under Gov. David Ige’s amended Emergency Order. There [Read More…]
Hawaii Police Union Loses Legal Battle Against Police Misconduct Disclosure
The State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO) lost months-long legal battle against Act 47, the law that requires disclosure of officer misconduct. According [Read More…]
Vaccination for Aged 70+ Starts in March 8th
by Jim Bea Sampaga As Hawaii expands eligibility pool for the COVID-19 vaccine, people age 70 and older will be eligible for the vaccine starting [Read More…]
U.S. House Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
The third COVID-19 relief bill passed the U.S. House of Representatives on February 26. The $1.9 trillion package will provide federal emergency assistance to the [Read More…]
Mail-In Voting Amendment Included in Voting Rights Bill
by Jim Bea Sampaga The “For The People” Act, which advocates for better voting rights, recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives and Hawaii-inspired mail-in [Read More…]
