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Dinengdeng & Pinakbet
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran - Jul 21, 2025

Signs of the Apocalypse Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran In bygone days, Sports Illustrated (a printed magazine covering sports nationally on a weekly basis) would have a blurb entitled Signs of the Apocalypse. The comments were usually brief and, for the most...

Google Is Not Everything
Angel Alba - Jul 21, 2025

Summer Countdown Angel Alba | Maui High School, Class of 2026 Another summer season has begun and everyone has made special arrangements for their upcoming summer journey. Summer is the time of the year when everyone spends their time on...

Kwento-Kwentuhan
Liza A Pierce - Jul 21, 2025

Five De-Stressing Activities in This Stressful World We Live In Liza A Pierce of “A Maui Blog” | Images courtesy Liza Pierce Life these days seems to feel heavier than usual. Maybe it is. The world is spinning fast, the...

Let’s Talk Pinoy!
Dulce Karen Butay - Jul 21, 2025

  Dulce Karen Butay Congratulations to all graduates. Way to go Class of 2025! Warmest congratulations to my nephew Sean Matthew Butay-Impelido and my niece Ariana Corpuz. You worked hard to achieve your goals and amazed us with your accomplishments!...

Sakada Offspring
Lucy Peros - Jul 21, 2025

Cherilou Tadeo Wilder Lucy Peros | Photos courtesy Wilder ‘Ohana This month’s featured Sakada Offspring, Cherilou Tadeo Wilder was raised in a fun-loving family. She was born in 1964 on Maui, Hawai‘i. She attended St. Joseph School in Makawao from...

Ti Biag ken Pammati
Deacon Patrick Constantino - Jul 21, 2025

Ti Biag ken Pammati “Life and Faith” Faith Deacon Patrick Constantino | Photos courtesy Patrick Constantino   A Reading from the Holy Gospel. Luke 24: 46–53. Jesus said to his disciples: “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer...

Dinengdeng & Pinakbet
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran - Jun 13, 2025

Conclaves, Conventions and the Spirit Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran An American-born Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost came out to the Balcony to greet the throngs in the plaza below as the successor of St. Peter, taking the name Leo XIV for his...

Community Briefs

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Community... in action
Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor - Jul 21, 2025

Compiled by Assistant Editor Alfredo G. Evangelista. Send your community briefs to info@filamvoice.com. Binhi at Ani Celebrate your special events at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. The Center can be rented on Mondays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m....

Community... in action
Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor - Jun 13, 2025

Compiled by Assistant Editor Alfredo G. Evangelista. Send your community briefs to info@filamvoice.com. Binhi At Ani Celebrate your special events at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. The Center can be rented from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for $1,300 plus GET...

Community... in action
Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor - May 7, 2025

Compiled by Assistant Editor Alfredo G. Evangelista. Send your community briefs to info@filamvoice.com. Binhi at Ani Celebrate your special events at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. The Center can be rented from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for $1,300 plus GET...

Community... in action
Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor - Mar 27, 2025

Compiled by Assistant Editor Alfredo G. Evangelista. Send your community briefs to info@filamvoice.com. Binhi At Ani Celebrate your special events at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. The Center can be rented from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for $1,300 plus GET...

Community... in action
Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor - Mar 7, 2025

Compiled by Assistant Editor Alfredo G. Evangelista. Send your community briefs to info@filamvoice.com. Binhi at Ani Celebrate your special events at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center. The Center can be rented from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. for $1,300 plus GET...

Editors Desk

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Filipino Chefs as Pioneering Entrepreneurs
Vince Bagoyo, Jr. / Editor • Fil-Am Voice - Jul 21, 2025

Filipino Chefs as Pioneering Entrepreneurs Here on Maui, we are especially fortunate to be able to enjoy the innovative culinary creations of some talented Filipino chefs. There is general agreement Filipinos take pleasure in eating together, often hosting potluck parties...

ICE Raids J-1 Teachers’ residence
Vince Bagoyo, Jr. / Editor • Fil-Am Voice - Jun 13, 2025

ICE Raids J-1 Teachers’ residence Teachers and their families are illegally detained in Kahului. It is a very sad day in our County, State and Country when the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided the homes of our dedicated...

What’s the Annual Cost to Manage Maui County Government: $1.512 Billion
Vince Bagoyo, Jr. / Editor • Fil-Am Voice - May 7, 2025

What’s the Annual Cost to Manage Maui County Government: $1.512 Billion Really? Does it really cost over a billion dollars annually to operate Maui County government? The County administration thinks so! Mayor Richard T. Bissen, Jr. sent his proposed Fiscal...

State of the County Address — Maui 2025
Vince Bagoyo, Jr. / Editor • Fil-Am Voice - Mar 27, 2025

State of the County Address — Maui 2025   The gift Mayor Richard T. Bissen, Jr. brings to Maui County and the State of Hawai‘i is his ability to inspire cooperation among multiple leaders in government at all levels, businesses large and...

What’s Happening in February
Vince Bagoyo, Jr. / Editor • Fil-Am Voice - Mar 7, 2025

  What’s Happening in February Reasons to celebrate The second month of the year is the most notable for both Valentine’s Day and Black History Month. February is also the shortest month of the year with just 28 days unless...