Category: Hawaii – Filipino
Philippine Consulate in Honolulu to Host End Violence Against Women Online Forum
Since the pandemic started and forced everyone to quarantine at home, it has caused a rise in domestic violence cases. The emotional, physical and mental [Read More…]
House Suggest Pre-Travel Testing Program Be Modified
While a House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic and Financial Preparedness report states that the current pre-arrival testing program has been an “unqualified success,” because [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: WILL THERE BE WAR? There Was a War When I Was a Child
by Rose Cruz Churma WILL THERE BE WAR? There Was a War When I Was a Child is a personal narrative, part of Ateneo de [Read More…]
Sen. Schatz Urges Ige to Maintain Expanded COVID-19 Contact Tracing Program
The federal funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has been used to fund the State of Hawaii’s COVID-19 Contact Expanded [Read More…]
HFC Celebrates 27th Year Serving the Filipino Community
by Jim Bea Sampaga For almost three decades, the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle (HFC) has strengthened the foundation of the Filipino community in Hawaii. With editorials, [Read More…]
Fil-Am Rising Boxing Star Arnold Dinong Making His Mark in Professional Boxing
by Jim Bea Sampaga This past July, Filipino American boxer Arnold Dinong made his pay-per-view fight debut in California, which he won with a unanimous [Read More…]
Hawaii Gets Pandemic Assistance from Out-of-State Medical Employees
As part of the $17 million CARES Act allocation, 170 outof-state medical employees were hired until Dec. 26, 2020 to help with pandemic efforts in [Read More…]
Medicare Enrollment Deadline is Dec. 7
If you have Medicare and plan to select a new Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Plan, the deadline to make a change is Dec. [Read More…]
Conference on Homelessness Held in Observance of Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
Honolulu’s iconic Aloha Tower was lit purple this week to bring attention to homelessness and in observance of Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week. In Hawai‘i, [Read More…]
Resolution Aims to Improve Honolulu’s Refuse Drop-Off System
Due to complaints from many Oahu residents, Resolution 20-292 urges the City administration to make the refuse drop-off facilities more efficient and provide residents with [Read More…]
