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Leon Salacup Bolosan

Leon Salacup Bolosan Governor’s Man on Maui. Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor When Leon Salacup Bolosan arrived on Maui as a 16-year-old in September 1965, little did he know that someday, somehow, he would be Governor Josh Green’s main...

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Maui Economic Opportunity: A Life Changer

Maui Economic Opportunity: A Life Changer Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor Helping People. Changing Lives. This phrase appears prominently on Maui Economic Opportunity (MEO)’s website. This month, MEO celebrates fifty-eight years of serving the County of Maui. When President...

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BOLO MEN–Spirit of the Filipinos

BOLO MEN–Spirit of the Filipinos Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor “He was a bolo man in WW2.” That single phrase in the obituary of Stanley “Islao” Magbual piqued the interest of my neighbor and former Maui News Editor Lee...

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Consul General Emil T. Fernandez to Visit Maui

Consul General Emil T. Fernandez to Visit Maui Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor | Photos courtesy Philippine Consulate General On March 5, Consul General Emil T. Fernandez will make his first visit to Maui. In the morning, he will...

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Savannah Gankiewicz

Savannah Gankiewicz A Filipina’s Journey as the newly crowned Miss Hawai‘i USA Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor Photos courtesy Brice Kurihara “I am very excited for this journey and I hope to make my Filipino community proud as I...

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Counting the Manongs and Manangs …

Counting the Manongs and Manangs … Alfredo G. Evangelista | Assistant Editor All political power of this State is inherent in the people and the responsibility for the exercise thereof rests with the people. All government is founded on this authority....

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