Fil-Am Ki’ilani Arruda from Hawaii wins Miss Teen USA

Filipina American Ki’ilani Arruda has been crowned as Miss Teen USA 2020. Arruda, 18, bested 50 other candidates for the crown on Saturday, November 7 in Memphis, Tennessee. During the Q&A portion of the pageant, Arruda was asked, “What has experiencing a global pandemic taught you about life?” The Fil-Am teen, in response, said: “Well,…

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PH Participates in 25th Honolulu Festival

HONOLULU, March 14, 2019 — The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu and the Filipino community in Hawaii participated in the 25th Honolulu Festival from 08 to 10 March 2019 at the Hawaii Convention Center and Kalakaua Avenue, the main thoroughfare of Honolulu’s tourism and commercial hub. This year, several Filipino Community organizations performed at the Hawaii…

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PH-US Enhances Command, Control Interoperability

HONOLULU 24 September 2018 – A Philippine military delegation attended the Philippines-United States Command and Control Interoperability Board (CCIB 18-2) meeting at Fort Shafter, Hawaii from 28 to 31 August 2018. The CCIB participants discussed policies, processes and other matters related to communications, electronics and information systems including cyber security, to enhance interoperability between U.S….

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PH Consulate General in Honolulu Visits Filipino Fishermen

HONOLULU 11 September 2018 – The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu visited Filipino fishermen at Pier 17 on 28 August 2018 to donate basketballs and new long-sleeved shirts. The Consulate General group, representing Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno, were Consul Roberto T. Bernardo, Assistance-to-Nationals Officer Rodel V. Tejada, Severino B. Baliao and Felix V. De…

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FBI investigating Apollo Quiboloy’s Hawaii church for ‘aggressive fundraising’, human trafficking

Quiboloy’s lawyer denies the allegations of human trafficking  The FBI is conducting an investigation into the Hawaii chapter of Filipino televangelist Apollo Quiboloy’s church on accusations of “aggressive fundraising” and possible human trafficking. As first reported by Hawaii News Now, the investigation is centered around Felina Salinas, the business manager of the Waipahu chapter of the Kingdom…

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Richard Caldito Sr. (1913-2011), The First Fil-Am Elected County Official in the US

Several weeks ago, a Filipino-American was posthumously honored in Hawaii. The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce Foundation announced the inaugural Richard Caldito Government Service Scholarship for a college student majoring in Government, Political Science, or a related field. “The Richard Caldito Government Service Scholarship was created by the Maui Filipino Chamber Foundation to honor Mr….

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