Category: Hawaii – Filipino
HFC Poll Shows Filipinos Favor Hannemann By Slight Margin; Majority Still Undecided
By Edwin Quinabo Less than three weeks heading into Hawaii’s Aug. 8 Primary Election — the hotly contested race for Mayor of Honolulu City and [Read More…]
Filipino Americans Running for Public Office in 2020
By Jim Bea Sampaga Filipinos make up the second-largest ethnic group in Hawaii with a population of 342,095 according to the 2010 Census. It’s no [Read More…]
Voting by mail: Here’s what you need to know
By Jim Bea Sampaga For the first time, Hawaii state will be voting almost entirely by mail. The first voting by mail will be on [Read More…]
Voters To Decide on Youth Commission and Ethics Reforms in General Election
On July 9, Honolulu City Council unanimously passed two proposed charter amendments where Honolulu voters will decide on the upcoming November 3 general election. Introduced [Read More…]
Gov. Ige Appoints Bennette Misalucha to Senate District 16
By Jim Bea Sampaga Governor David Ige has appointed Bennette Misalucha to fill the late Senator Breene Harimoto’s state Senate District 16 seat. Sen. Harimoto [Read More…]
Philippine Airlines Announces July, August Flight Schedules for Hawaii
By Jim Bea Sampaga Philippine Airlines updated their flight schedules between Manila and Honolulu for July and August 2020. Flight schedules are only once a [Read More…]
Local and National Bills Aimed at Police Reforms Move Forward
The Hawaii Legislature passed in conference committee House Bill 285 HD1 SD2 CD1, a measure that requires the disclosure of the identity of officers who [Read More…]
Two Returning Residents Arrested for Violating Quarantine Restriction
Special Agents from the Dept. of the Attorney General Investigations Division arrested two local returning residents for violating the state’s current mandatory traveler quarantine. A [Read More…]
Register Now: Voter Registration Ends July 9
By Jim Bea Sampaga The Hawaii Primary Elections are fast approaching and if you haven’t registered to vote yet, register now because the voter registration [Read More…]
Hawaii Activists Call for Philippines’ Anti-Terrorism Act 2020 to Be Scrapped
Hawaii activists came together at the Philippine Consulate in Hawaii to oppose the Philippines’ Anti-Terror Bill. The Hawai’i Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines [Read More…]
