Category: Cover Story
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…]
It’s Anyone’s Race to Win; Top Democratic Lt. Gov. Candidates Appeal to Hawaii’s Filipino Voters for Razor-thin Victory
by Edwin Quinabo Competitive. Unpredictable. Hawaii’s Democratic party’s Lieutenant Governor race is the one to watch this election cycle. Early this year State House Finance [Read More…]
Hawaii’s Filipinos Make Progress in Community Empowerment, The Journey Continues
by Chona Montesines-Sonido and HFC STAFF Hawaii’s Filipino empowerment journey perhaps is seen with a different angle of clarity from the inside to outside, then [Read More…]
2022 Primary Elections: Filipino Americans Running For Office
by Jim Bea Sampaga Leaders in the Filipino community from the Baby Boomer generation and Generation X – contemporaries of former Gov. Ben Cayetano and [Read More…]
Top Democratic Candidates for Governor Speak on Affordable Housing, Economic Diversification, Lowering Cost of Living
by Edwin Quinabo The headwinds are heavy for Hawaii’s next governor. The unrelenting force of inflation is slashing income and wages across the nation. In [Read More…]
