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Dinengdeng & Pinakbet

An Ascendant Conservative Judiciary Asserts Itself Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran During the Governor debates last Fall, Democratic Party nominee Dr. Josh Green, M.D. urged voters to consider the next Governor would have the ability to appoint three of the five Hawai‘i...

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Dinengdeng & Pinakbet

Celebration of Lives of Men Who Made a Big Difference Men who have stood fast and lived lives worthy of emulation by the generations that follow. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran It is daunting to follow the iconic generation of Hawai‘i Filipinos....

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Dinengdeng & Pinakbet

This Legislative Session’s Work Our local government at work for us. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran The Regular Session of the 32nd Legislature closed on Thursday, May 4, 2023 with votes on the State’s two-year budget, HB300 CD1. The main responsibility of...

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Dinengdeng & Pinakbet

Filipinos Who Serve, or Not Serve, in Our Government Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran In 2018, I wrote in this column I was the only Filipino legislator in the Maui delegation. With Elle Cochran (West Maui) discovering in recent years she has...

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Dinengdeng & Pinakbet

Friends with Pens Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran Over the years I made it a point to pick up or at least leaf through, books authored by college classmates—some I knew but mostly only passing recollection of a name. For example, I...

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Dinengdeng & Pinakbet

Back in the day … Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran One of my classmates started a Facebook page for our Maui High School class (sometime last century if you want to know). It’s kinda nice to see some vaguely familiar faces— greyer, less...

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