FORT SHAFTER, HI — The oldest living Filipino WWII veteran in Oahu received the congressional gold medal, while also celebrating his 100th birthday. And on this special day, private first-class Francisco Benigno was surrounded by his...

HONOLULU, HI — December 20 marks the 113th year anniversary since the Sakadas first arrived in Hawaii in 1906. Sakadas were more than 100,000 Filipinos who were recruited from the Philippines to work as skilled farmworkers...

KONA, HI — Ube caviar, ube lumpia, ube longanisa taco, ube-filled wontons, ube crunchy rolls… Chefs from all over the Big Island competed in the Ex-UBE-Rant Cook-Off at the first annual Ube Festival. “It’s what the community...

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI —  Officials have identified the victims who were killed during the Pearl Harbor shooting — and they were both Filipino. 30-year-old Vincent Kapoi Jr. and 49-year-old Roldan Agustin were both Defense...

HONOLULU — Security forces responded to reports of a shooting at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam near Honolulu around 2:30 on Wednesday afternoon. “The reports are that shots were fired and three people were injured. Two...

HILO, HI — Sulong sulong: this was the theme of the thirty-first annual Pamantasan Conference on the Big Island. It’s a Filipino term that means to move forward — and in this case it was about...

HONOLULU, HI — From 1906 to 1946, about 120,000 Filipinos were recruited from the Visayas and Ilocos, regions of the Philippines, to work as laborers for Hawaii’s sugarcane and pineapple plantations. They were known as “sakadas,” a...

HAWAII — The Honolulu Museum of Art showcased its annual Filipino Film Festival at the Doris Duke Theater, celebrating over 100 years of original storytelling and cinema. Four independent films and two workshops featured this year...

It has been three months since protests at Mt. Mauna Kea began, following the controversial announcement of a construction of a 30-meter telescope — they said could damage land considered sacred by some native Hawaiians. Since...

HONOLULU, HI — Buko brown ale, pandan blond, calamansi coconut sour: Beer Lab Hawaii not only made sure to highlight Philippine flavors, but this local brewery also wants people to taste what it’s like to help....