Category: Hawaii – Filipino
From Conversion 500 Years Ago to Today’s Filipino Religiosity and Embrace of Catholicism
by Edwin Quinabo On March 16, 1521 explorer Ferdinand Magellan landed on Cebu. Two weeks later on March 31, the expedition’s chaplain, Father Pedro de [Read More…]
Honolulu City Council Passes Bill Banning Guns From Schools, Hospitals And Other “Sensitive Places”
On Mar. 15, the Honolulu City Council passed Bill 57 that bans the public carry of firearms in schools, hospitals, polling places and more. In [Read More…]
Hawaii Must Never Allow a Gun-Friendly Majority in Any Governing Body; Kudos to Honolulu City Council on Their Gun Ban at Sensitive Places
The Honolulu City Council’s approval of a bill to ban guns from sensitives places will save lives. It is one of the most significant legislations [Read More…]
Celebrate Merrie Monarch With A Three-Day Celebration Event
Celebrate Hawaiian culture, live music and arts with the three-day event 2023 Mele Manaka Community Celebration. As an extension of the world-renowned Merrie Monarch Festival, [Read More…]
FAUW Sponsors Free Memoir Writing Workshop
The Filipino Association of University Women (FAUW) is sponsoring a free memoir writing workshop led by international writing teacher Nanette Carreon-Ruhter. Titled “Jump Start the [Read More…]
AARP Hawaii Offers Free Financial Workshop
From inflation, changing demographics and the future of Social Security and Medicare, learn how to save and invest for your future goals including retirement at [Read More…]
Councilmember Introduces Bill To Cut Down Opioid-Related Deaths
Honolulu Councilmember Tyler Dos Santos-Tam introduces Bill 28 which will require nightclubs and other high-risk venues to maintain doses of naloxone spray onsite in case [Read More…]
A Portrait of Generation X, the New Leaders of Today
by Edwin Quinabo In the current age of information overload, one social phenomenon receiving scant attention is the rise of Gen Xers (those 41-57 years [Read More…]
Grounds For Visa Denial And What You Can Do
by Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq. Scores of hopeful immigrants leave U.S. embassies abroad with their American dream turning into a nightmare after receiving a one-page [Read More…]
It’s Time for Gen X Filipinos to Help Lead Our State Through Some of Our Most Pressing Challenges
Filipinos in Hawaii have come a long way in their maturation from the days of plantation workers (1906-1946) who saw their employment as temporary before [Read More…]
