To spike Filipino voter participation, Hawaii’s Filipino community in the past has tried coordinated carpooling to election sites, set up voter registration booths at community events and publish and announce election information in Filipino newspapers and radio programs.

In particular, they worry that our lawmakers will try to pass a bunch of tax hikes next year to make up for it, or else make big cuts in essential government services.

Samantha was a precocious competitor in the sport, first qualifying for the national team at age 15 and later winning a silver medal at the South East Asian Games in 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

My parents separated when I was 13, leaving me and my siblings to be raised by our grandparents, who had limited resources to support us.

Held in Chicago this year, the James Beard Foundation Awards awarded Kuya Lord Chef Lord Maynard Llera, a 45-year-old chef from Los Angeles, as the Best Chef: California, among seven other nominees.