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Maui’s Filipino Doctors and Filipino Nurses Organize Relationships. Networking. Community Service. All important components of community organizing. Earlier this year, Filipino nurses and Filipino doctors on Maui created their own separate organizations as a means to foster closer relationships, build...
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Victorino keeps his word in appointing Filipinos “From the time that I was born, I was exposed to politics, functions of government, and community service and leadership,” said Rowena Dagdag-Andaya to the County Council’s Governance, Ethics and Transparency Committee. “It...
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Binhi at Ani Looking Toward 2020 Quinceañera. In the Spanish tradition, a grand party is held when a female turns 15. It is a community and family celebration. In six months, on January 8, 2020, Binhi at Ani will have...
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My Voice as Miss Maui Filipina: Be Empowered Editor’s note: The Fil-Am Voice welcomes our newest writer, Vanessa Joy Baldos. A rush of emotions run through me. Excitement. Nervousness. Listening to the crowd, I feel the anticipation between my pageant...
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Celebrating Talent, Beauty and Scholarship … The Miss Maui Filipina Scholarship Pageant “And the Miss Maui Filipina is … ” To date, almost seventy females on Maui have worn the crown of Miss Maui Filipina. (See list on page 13.) And...
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Minimal Lawmaking: A Challenging 2019 Regular Session All politics is local. Based on that timeworn adage, the 2019 Regular Session provided more localized victories than statewide successes for the neighbor island delegations. With the Council on Revenues reducing projections of...
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