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Get Ready to Celebrate the 50th Annual Barrio Fiesta!

Get Ready to Celebrate the 50th Annual Barrio Fiesta! May 24 and May 25 at Binhi at Ani Filipino Community Center Every year since 1970, Maui’s Filipino community has come together to host a Barrio Fiesta. 2019 will be the...

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On a Mission – Helping the Philippines’ Less Fortunate

On a Mission Helping the Philippines’ Less Fortunate Alfredo Evangelista | Assistant Editor On May 17, 2019, Miss Maui Filipina Vanessa Joy Baldos will embark on a journey to the Philippines. This will not be her first trip there as...

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Give It Up For Lent!

Give It Up For Lent! Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor Pinapaitan. Dinuguan. Fatty foods. Beer. That’s what sixty-four year old Elmer Tolentino is giving up for Lent. Besides, “it gives me gout,” said Tolentino, who worships at Maria Lanakila...

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Hawai‘i’s Minimum Wage

Hawai‘i’s Minimum Wage Editor’s Note: The Hawai‘i State Legislature is currently debating an increase of the State’s minimum wage, currently at $10.10. [row] [column md=”6″] Workers need the “wages of decent living:” Please enact a true living wage Ma Glodilet...

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Buy Local and Support Our Farmers

Buy Local and Support Our Farmers Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor I love food! Everyone who follows me on Facebook or Instagram knows I love to post photos of food. I don’t get to cook a lot except for...

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How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Affect You

Leizl M. Tabon, CPA The New Year is upon us and that means another tax season is just around the corner. As you may know, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) on December 22, 2017,...

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