Category: Cover Story
The Cultural Extravaganza Lives! Join the Celebration at the Annual Filipino Fiesta and Flores De Mayo
by Raymund Liongson, Ph.D. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the annual Filipino Fiesta & Flores de Mayo returns to Waipahu May 14 [Read More…]
Philippines Presidential Election Is Not Over, Marcos Leads, Robredo Camp Believes A Comeback Is Possible
by Edwin Quinabo The international press has always been captivated with the Philippine Presidential elections. Democratic. Extremely high voter turnout above 80%. And in an [Read More…]
Billions in Aid For Ukraine, Russia Hit With Severe Sanctions – US Fulfilling Its Role As A World Superpower
by Edwin Quinabo On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launches a massive 150,000 troops invasion into Ukraine, a former Soviet Republic which voted for independence upon [Read More…]
Hawaii’s Rent Reach Shockingly High Levels, Demand Far Exceeding Supply
by Edwin Quinabo Struggling to make ends meet financially in Hawaii just got tougher in the COVID-19 era. The cost of rent is up in [Read More…]
COVID-19 Infections Trends, Latest CDC Recommendation, Local Guidelines and New Resources
by Edwin Quinabo Charlene Madamba, Kapolei, 62, was infected with COVID-19 late December 2021 during the Omicron variant surge. On Christmas day, her son, an [Read More…]
Up Close and Personal With New Consul General Emil T. Fernandez
by Carlota Ader For many adventurous young Filipinos who dream of traveling abroad, working as a flight steward or aboard an international cruise ship or [Read More…]
Doctors On Stage Musical ‘Fundemic’ Offers Hope Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
by Dennis Galolo Someone once said, “There’s a silver lining to every cloud that sails about the heavens if we could only see it.” That [Read More…]
Year in Review – Top 10 News Covered by HFC
by Edwin Quinabo YEAR-IN-REVIEW: 2021 transitioned seamlessly from 2020 punctuated by COVID-19 and toxic politics. Pandemic anxiety once again permeated. But 2021 brought newfound hope [Read More…]
Put Aside the Holiday Blues: We’re Thousands of Miles Apart on Christmas But Still A Family
by Edwin Quinabo Migration, even for the best of reasons, can have bitter-sweet consequences at times. From Hawaii to the US Mainland or the Philippines [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…]
