Category: Hawaii – Filipino
Voters To Decide on Youth Commission and Ethics Reforms in General Election
On July 9, Honolulu City Council unanimously passed two proposed charter amendments where Honolulu voters will decide on the upcoming November 3 general election. Introduced [Read More…]
Gov. Ige Appoints Bennette Misalucha to Senate District 16
By Jim Bea Sampaga Governor David Ige has appointed Bennette Misalucha to fill the late Senator Breene Harimoto’s state Senate District 16 seat. Sen. Harimoto [Read More…]
Philippine Airlines Announces July, August Flight Schedules for Hawaii
By Jim Bea Sampaga Philippine Airlines updated their flight schedules between Manila and Honolulu for July and August 2020. Flight schedules are only once a [Read More…]
Local and National Bills Aimed at Police Reforms Move Forward
The Hawaii Legislature passed in conference committee House Bill 285 HD1 SD2 CD1, a measure that requires the disclosure of the identity of officers who [Read More…]
Two Returning Residents Arrested for Violating Quarantine Restriction
Special Agents from the Dept. of the Attorney General Investigations Division arrested two local returning residents for violating the state’s current mandatory traveler quarantine. A [Read More…]
Register Now: Voter Registration Ends July 9
By Jim Bea Sampaga The Hawaii Primary Elections are fast approaching and if you haven’t registered to vote yet, register now because the voter registration [Read More…]
Hawaii Activists Call for Philippines’ Anti-Terrorism Act 2020 to Be Scrapped
Hawaii activists came together at the Philippine Consulate in Hawaii to oppose the Philippines’ Anti-Terror Bill. The Hawai’i Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines [Read More…]
Legislation Aims To Create First National Forest for Hawaii
U.S. Representatives Ed Case and Tulsi Gabbard introduced House H.R. 7045, a measure to pursue the creation of Hawaii’s first-ever National Forest. Hawai‘i National Forest [Read More…]
DOH Reports Four New Cases of COVID-19
The State Department of Health (DOH) released its update on COVID-19 cases as of June 16, 2020, with four new cases reported. All four cases [Read More…]
14-Day Quarantine for Inter-island Travel Lifted, June 16
Gov. David Ige announced the state lifted the 14-day quarantine requirement for inter-island travelers, starting June 16. The Dept. of Health (DOH) is directing travelers [Read More…]
