Category: Features
What You Need to Know to Start Your Own Business in Hawaii
by Thea Lautner The last couple of months have been quite challenging for small businesses due to the ongoing health crisis. In fact, even programs such [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: Ang Kagila-gilalas na Pakikipagsapalaran ni ZSAZSA ZATURNNAH
by Rose Churma This is one of the “grafiction” that Carlo Vergara has created—a term he uses for graphic fiction, or for baby-boomers like me—comics. [Read More…]
January is Glaucoma Awareness Month
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has named January Glaucoma Awareness Month. Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the United States and often [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: Bamboo Whispers — Poetry of the Mangyans
by Rose Churma The eight ethno-linguistic tribes in Mindoro—an island south of the Luzon in the Philippines, are collectively known as Mangyans. The Mangyans are [Read More…]
Martin Luther King’s Impact in Hawaii
by Jim Bea Sampaga On Monday Jan. 18, the nation celebrated the life and legacy of civil-rights activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King [Read More…]
HFC’s Biggest Stories of 2020 in Review
by Edwin Quinabo YEAR-IN-REVIEW: 2020 will be a marker in history, the year COVID-19 devastated communities around the globe with the US posting the highest [Read More…]
Fil-Am West Point Cadet Receives Prestigious 2021 Rhodes Scholarship
by Elpidio R. Estioko As we approach 2021, the new year has many surprises to us Filipino-Americans! Recently, a fraternity brother living in Hawaii informed [Read More…]
Filipino-American Named New President of Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii
by Jim Bea Sampaga Mortgage Bankers Association of Hawaii (MBAH) recently named Filipino-American Pete Castillejos as its new president. A mortgage industry veteran with 17 [Read More…]
Knights of Rizal-Aloha Chapter Launches Rizalian Lecture Series
by Serafin Colmenares Jr. On Nov. 22, 2020, the Knights of Rizal-Aloha Chapter launched its Rizalian Lecture Series via Zoom, with Dr. Floro Quibuyen, Ph.D., [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: Aparador Ni Lola—Past Lives, Precious Objects
by Rose Churma For those who grew up in the Philippines, the term “aparador” is a familiar term and refers to an armoire, wardrobe or [Read More…]
