Category: News
Teacher Appreciation Week: A Teacher Makes Our Life Meaningful And Fruitful
by Elpidio R. Estioko This year, Teacher Appreciation Week is on May 8-12, 2023. Teachers, thank you for all that you do for our students [Read More…]
The 31st Annual Filipino Fiesta Celebration
Last May 6, thousands attended the 31st Annual Filipino Fiesta at the Filipino Community Center (FilCom Center) in Waipahu. Attendees enjoyed cultural performances and exhibits [Read More…]
Irreplaceable
by Seneca Moraleda-Puguan One of the most life-changing events of my life, aside from becoming a wife, was when I became a mother. From pregnancy [Read More…]
Bridging Literature and Peace
by Federico V. Magdalena, PhD The year 2023 has been declared by the United Nations as the International Year of Dialogue as a Guarantee of [Read More…]
New Events Aim to Reinvigorate the 2023 Filipino Fiesta & Flores de Mayo
by Edwin Quinabo It’s that time of year again, when Hawaii brings together all that is beautiful about Filipino culture for a daylong extravaganza that [Read More…]
Filipino Pride: Jessica Cox Is The World’s First Armless Pilot
by Jim Bea Sampaga Born in 1983 Arizona to a Filipino mom and an American dad, Jessica Cox has made the impossible possible throughout her [Read More…]
Ligaya Fruto: One Lingering Backward Look
by Renelaine Bontol Pfister “Nothing that I have done, it seems to me, was planned,” Ligaya Victorio Fruto said in an interview for the Watumull [Read More…]
COVID Ain’t Over Yet: New Variants Keep Emerging
by HFC StaffIn 2020, the world halted when the pandemic hit caused by COVID-19, an infectious illness of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. With almost two years [Read More…]
BOOK REVIEW: I AM JAKE
by Rose Cruz Churma Jake Zyrus, when still known as Charice Pempengco, first burst into the American consciousness when he sang at the Ellen DeGeneres Show in December [Read More…]
Lowering Property Tax Bills Should Be High Priority
by Keliʻi Akina Property assessments are up across the state — and they threaten to create a “silent” tax hike for Hawaii residents. That’s because [Read More…]
