Category: Cover Story
Keeping Optimism in the Face of COVID-19’s Latest Surge
by Edwin Quinabo Madalyn Cachola, 61, Pearl City, says she is much more afraid of COVID-19 now with the delta strain even as vaccinations are [Read More…]
Hawaii Back to In-Person Schooling Amid Pandemic Uptick
by Edwin Quinabo Hawaii is experiencing all-time highs in rates of COVID-19 infections. Last Friday the Hawaii Department of Health reported 1,167 new cases, the [Read More…]
Assessing Filipino Empowerment in Hawaii: Its History, Challenges and Future
by Edwin Quinabo Take it to the bank: talks of Filipino empowerment – whether Hawaii’s Filipino community is in better position politically – will be [Read More…]
Federal Student Debt Cancellation Still A Possibility
by Edwin Quinabo Over 44 million college graduates are saddled in student debt ranging from an average of $30,000 to as high as over $200,000 [Read More…]
No Longer Sacred: Voting Rights Become New Political Battleground
by Edwin Quinabo Politics has been described as a constant tug-of-war. But since the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that put an end [Read More…]
Fatherhood, Memories, Father’s Day Tips and Gift-giving
by Edwin Quinabo (with contributions from Carlota Ader) When the first Father’s Day was celebrated in Spokane, Washington on June 19, 1910, there was no [Read More…]
Filipino Food Week is Back, June 6-12
by Edwin QuinaboThe late food connoisseur, American chef and TV travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain called the Filipino lechon as “the best pig ever” – which [Read More…]
Philippines Launches Vaccination Program: Normalcy and Travel Dependent on Vaccination Success
by Edwin Quinabo Travel plans have been altered, rescheduled, often cancelled altogether since the global pandemic started. The ever-shifting state of lockdowns and quarantines from [Read More…]
US Poverty Rate Spikes Highest Ever in a One-Year Period
by Edwin Quinabo More studies are starting to confirm what millions of Americans all along have been feeling and suspected since the meteoric strike COVID-19 [Read More…]
The Life and Times of Simeon Acoba: Retired State Supreme Court Justice and Current UH Regent
by Dennis Galolo Widespread violence. Political upheaval. Racism. Massive street protests. Economic hardships. And a nation deeply divided. That in a nutshell was America in [Read More…]
