Category: Cover Story
Billions in Aid For Ukraine, Russia Hit With Severe Sanctions – US Fulfilling Its Role As A World Superpower
by Edwin Quinabo On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia launches a massive 150,000 troops invasion into Ukraine, a former Soviet Republic which voted for independence upon [Read More…]
Hawaii’s Rent Reach Shockingly High Levels, Demand Far Exceeding Supply
by Edwin Quinabo Struggling to make ends meet financially in Hawaii just got tougher in the COVID-19 era. The cost of rent is up in [Read More…]
COVID-19 Infections Trends, Latest CDC Recommendation, Local Guidelines and New Resources
by Edwin Quinabo Charlene Madamba, Kapolei, 62, was infected with COVID-19 late December 2021 during the Omicron variant surge. On Christmas day, her son, an [Read More…]
Up Close and Personal With New Consul General Emil T. Fernandez
by Carlota Ader For many adventurous young Filipinos who dream of traveling abroad, working as a flight steward or aboard an international cruise ship or [Read More…]
Doctors On Stage Musical ‘Fundemic’ Offers Hope Beyond COVID-19 Pandemic
by Dennis Galolo Someone once said, “There’s a silver lining to every cloud that sails about the heavens if we could only see it.” That [Read More…]
Year in Review – Top 10 News Covered by HFC
by Edwin Quinabo YEAR-IN-REVIEW: 2021 transitioned seamlessly from 2020 punctuated by COVID-19 and toxic politics. Pandemic anxiety once again permeated. But 2021 brought newfound hope [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…]
Majority of Americans Approve of Drug Price Negotiation, Support Lowering Cost of Prescription Drugs
by Edwin Quinabo It has been decades in the making – consumer advocates and senior groups like AARP lobbying Congress and former presidents for Medicare [Read More…]
Filipinos in Hawaii Ecstatic Over Maria Ressa Winning The 2021 Nobel Peace Prize
by Belinda A. Aquino, PhD. and Jim Bea Sampaga Filipinos in Hawaii are thrilled and ecstatic over the prestigious honor awarded to their fellow countrywoman, [Read More…]
Hawaii Filipinos COVID-19 Stats Dismal, Campaign to Vaccinate Ramped Up
by Edwin Quinabo Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, statistics that measure well-being haven’t been flattering to Hawaii’s Filipino community. In some areas like higher [Read More…]
