There are values that people of all ethnicities, living in Hawai‘i, can understand and practice. The first one is Aloha. This value is about love. How can we live without love? Closely aligned with love is compassion. There are many...
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Harvests from the earth’s bounty are shared to celebrate a loud and colorful festival influenced by the Spanish settlers. In any culture, the word Fiesta is synonymous to Celebration. Filipinos like to have fiestas to celebrate Birthdays, Promotions, Graduation, Weddings,...
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Putting Some Barrio back in the Fiesta Sen. Gilbert Keith-Agaran in front of his church’s food booth. Photo: Basilia Evangelista Sen. Gilbert Keith-Agaran with Ed Garcia. Photo: Alfredo Evangelista Pinoy Pride at the Barrio Fiesta. Photo: Alfredo Evangelista My younger...
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Here on Maui, May is celebrated as a month of festivities. Starting on the first of May, which we call May Day—also known as Lei Day—almost all the schools have their May Day celebration filled with flower lei, dances (mostly...
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They say “it’s more fun in the Philippines!” But of course, the Philippines will never be complete without street foods! Street foods are commonly seen on every corner or even an alley way in the Philippines. They are seen at...
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Nora Cabanilla Takushi, the current president of Binhi at Ani, which sponsors the annual Barrio Fiesta, is a woman who serves her family well, her church with love, and her community with such dedication and enthusiasm. Nora was born on...
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