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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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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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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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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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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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Settlors, Community and Belonging Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran At the year-end Rizal Day commemoration, my mother Lydia Coloma accepted a Maui Filipino Community Council citizenship award on my behalf. By all accounts, she delivered a good speech (check the video on...
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