Category: News
DPP Is In Hot Seat For Permits Backlog and Long Wait Time, More Staffing and Possible Software Update in the Work
Outdated software and low staffing are said to be two reasons why Honolulu’s City Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) are experiencing backlog in permits [Read More…]
Act of Betrayal
by Perry Diaz On August 8, 2022, the FBI executed a search warrant on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump [Read More…]
Hawaii’s Plantation Village To Celebrate 30th Anniversary
Since 1992, Hawaii’s Plantation Village Museum has been preserving and sharing the cultural legacy of the state’s sugar plantation workers. Located in the heart of [Read More…]
Easter Sunday Makes History As The First Filipino Film Produced by Major Hollywood Studio
by Edwin Quinabo Susan (mother, played by Lydia Gaston): “We’re sending gifts to our family in the Philippines.”Tita Theresa (aunty, played by pioneering Filipina actress [Read More…]
Filipino Candidates of 2022, Primary Election Wins, Losses and Potential Outcomes
by Edwin Quinabo It looked promising for Hawaii’s Filipino community going into Primary Election 2022. But the overall result is a mixed bag. Big Races [Read More…]
Election Might Be Turning Point In Quest To Exempt Food, Medicine — And Medical Services — From GET
by Keli‘i Akina With inflation soaring in our already-expensive state, wouldn’t it be nice to get a discount on a few of life’s necessities? That [Read More…]
Bongbong’s SONA short on objectives
by Perry Diaz President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first SONA before the joint session of Congress lasted for an hour and 14 minutes. It highlighted [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: Tomorrow’s Memories
by Rose Churma Last month, the San Francisco Girls’ Choir came to Hawaii and presented a concert at the Hawaii Theater and the Paliku Theater [Read More…]
It’s Anyone’s Race to Win; Top Democratic Lt. Gov. Candidates Appeal to Hawaii’s Filipino Voters for Razor-thin Victory
by Edwin Quinabo Competitive. Unpredictable. Hawaii’s Democratic party’s Lieutenant Governor race is the one to watch this election cycle. Early this year State House Finance [Read More…]
Obiena Earns First-Ever WCH Medal For The Philippines
by Carolyn Weygan-Hildebrand “Happy, but not satisfied,” Ernest John “EJ” Obiena answered when stopped as he worked his way around Eugene City’s Hayward Field track [Read More…]
