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“The more minority languages are able to be used as the medium of communication in popular mass audience media, the more likely a language will persevere and survive,” said Lance Collins, writer and producer of “All The Things I Leave You.”

A single tree can produce 200 or more fruit per season, making it one of the most prolific food trees in the world, thus a logical candidate to help relieve hunger in many areas around the world.

Using the Philippines and Papua New Guinea as examples, Schatz asked witnesses to lay out the dire consequences of US disengagement, as well as the opportunities it would create for the People’s Republic of China.

The 54th Annual Barrio Fiesta will be held at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center in Kahului on Friday, May 26 (5 p.m. to 10 p.m.) and Saturday, May 27 (10 a.m. to 10 p.m.).

Four University of Hawai‘i Maui College students have been selected to participate in the I.M. Ready study abroad program.

The County of Maui Immigrant Services Division, is now scheduling appointments for the Philippine Consulate mobile outreach on Maui July 29-30, 2017.

US Senator Mazie K. Hirono introduced a bipartisan resolution in the United States Senate to recognize the month of October as Filipino American History Month. The resolution aims to acknowledge the key role Filipino Americans play in shaping the country.

Governor Michael Marcos Keon of Ilocos Norte, Philippines will visit Maui and Oahu in an effort to familiarize himself with the Ilocanos community in Hawaii. More than 400 people are expected to attend a speaking event at the Waipahu Filcom Center tonight, with an additional 100 people on a waiting list. The Maui visit begins […]