Category: Cover Story
Ohana Medical Mission Heads to Philippines in January, And Holds First Charity Ball in February 2023
by Edwin Quinabo Charitable work never stops for the Ohana Medical Mission, Inc. (OMM) even as the world wades through COVID-19 restrictions. In February 2020 [Read More…]
Filipinos Undeterred by High Inflation, Christmas Remittance Tradition Expected to Surge, Economists Say
by Edwin Quinabo During the global COVID-19 pandemic’s most critical year, the 2020 total remittances (money sent from abroad) to the Philippines suffered the largest [Read More…]
Hawaii Filipino Chronicle Weathers Media Industry’s Economic Storms to Reach Its 30th Year in Publishing
by Edwin Quinabo It’s been a long drought for ethnic media, newspapers and broadcast stations. Weathering the severe financial environment have left many media companies [Read More…]
Hawaii’s Physician Shortage Worsens Since Pandemic, Solutions to Reverse Trend
by Edwin Quinabo Throughout the U.S., healthcare demand is growing due to an aging population, overall population increase, and a greater insured population made possible [Read More…]
GM of the Kahala Joe Ibarra: On Early Life, Managing the Hotel, and Direction of Hawaii’s Tourism
by Edwin Quinabo Before the Four Seasons Resort at Ko Olina and Aulani Disney Resort on West Oahu, or the Turtle Bay Resort on the [Read More…]
HFC’s $2,500 Journalism Scholarship Is An Investment In The Future Of Hawaii’s Media
by Edna R. Bautista, Ed.D., Journalism Scholarship Chair For the fourth year in a row, notwithstanding the financial impact of a global pandemic, the Hawaii [Read More…]
Biden Cancels Federal College Loans As High As $20,000
by Edwin Quinabo Millions of young adults and families will get a fresh start under a student loan forgiveness plan that many are already calling [Read More…]
Monkeypox Arrives in Hawaii, Update on COVID-19 and Recommendation for New Bivalent Booster Vaccines
by Edwin Quinabo The latest emerging infectious disease outbreak of global importance is monkeypox. The contagious disease has spread to all continents. As of September [Read More…]
Hawaii Food Prices Rank First in the Nation, Tips on Savings
by Edwin Quinabo Like families across the U.S., Hawaii is feeling the pinch when it comes to skyrocketing food prices. And relative to mainlanders, Hawaii [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…]
