Category: News
Budget Windfall Should Be Shared With Taxpayers
by Joe Kent Hawaii lawmakers are wracking their brains about how to balance the state budget, only this time, the problem isn’t too little money, [Read More…]
Hawaii Experiences High Daily Covid New Case Counts Amid Omicron
As of Jan. 6, the Hawaii Department of Health announced 4,789 new COVID-19 cases which bring the state’s total to 130,856, and four new deaths. [Read More…]
Children’s Book Based on Award-Winning Filipina Pediatrician Dr. Fe del Mundo Set to Release in February
Boston-based Tumblehome Books is releasing a biography children’s book based on the life of award-winning Filipino pediatrician Fe del Mundo titled “The Angel of Santo [Read More…]
D.C. Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Capitol Attack, Sen. Schatz Addresses Ongoing Threat on Senate Floor
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) spoke on the Senate floor to commemorate the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and addressed the ongoing threats. [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: POLITICS OF PLUNDER, The Philippines Under Marcos
by Rose Churma On February 26, 1986, deposed Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos arrived in Hawaii together with family members and supporters to begin an involuntary [Read More…]
Chamber of Commerce Announces 2022 Mentor Hawaii Program For Young Professionals
The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii Young Professionals (YP) Program is now accepting applications for its 2022 Young Professional Mentor Hawaii Program until January 21, 2022. [Read More…]
Mental Health America Hawaii Receives Grant From Chamber of Commerce
Through its Public Health Fund (PHF), the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii presents $50,000 grants to Mental Health America Hawaii (MHAH) to expand its Mental Health [Read More…]
Voting Rights Act Expands Bilingual Voting Assistance to More Communities
by Jim Bea Sampaga The Voting Rights Act has expanded its Section 203 to require election officials to provide bilingual voting materials and assistance to [Read More…]
Put Aside the Holiday Blues: We’re Thousands of Miles Apart on Christmas But Still A Family
by Edwin Quinabo Migration, even for the best of reasons, can have bitter-sweet consequences at times. From Hawaii to the US Mainland or the Philippines [Read More…]
Jasmine Sadang Named 2021 Winner Of The Chronicle’s 3rd Annual Journalism Scholarship
by Edna R. Bautista, Ed.D., Journalism Scholarship Chair As the fall semester ends and 2021 comes to a close, the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle (HFC) is [Read More…]
