Cassie Ordonio
Culture & Arts ReporterCassie Ordonio is the culture and arts reporter for Hawaiʻi Public Radio. She previously worked for Honolulu Civil Beat, covering local government, education, homelessness and affordable housing.
She also reported for San Francisco-based newspapers El Tecolote, 48 Hills, Ingleside Light and Castro Courier.
Cassie, of Filipino and Chamorro descent, was born and raised in California. She graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2021 with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Pacific Islands studies.
She was one of 22 fellows for AAJA Voices, a mentorship program that aims to increase diversity in journalism while providing mentors from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN to train them.
When she’s not working, she’s on a desperate search for some good horchata or simply trying to keep her house plants alive.
Contact Cassie at cordonio@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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By redesignating Queen Theater in the public infrastructure map, it clears the way for the City to acquire the property. -
The City and nonprofit Hawai‘i Kyudo Foundation are relocating to build a Japanese archery range. -
For the first time in 20 years, Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will visit Japan. Polynesians are not known for sailing to Japan, but King David Kalākaua sailed to the island country in 1881. -
Kānepō Ka Lua will be on loan at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American Indian for the next 20 years before returning back to Hawaiʻi. -
Residential Youth Services and Empowerment will develop the new four-story property into affordable housing and provide workforce development support for young adults. -
"Dancing on the Edge of the Witches’ Cauldron” will be on display at the Downtown Art Center in Honolulu until May 29. -
Artificial intelligence is being used to promote sham small businesses online — the trend is raising concerns among local artists. -
Super Typhoon Sinlaku killed 17 people across the western Pacific. Residents of Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia were among the hardest hit by the storm. Nearly a month later, they are concerned about the slow disaster response. -
As Hawaiʻi lawmakers wrap up the 2026 legislative session, few measures related to culture and arts have made it through. -
Sharmaine's Hub has been open after the second Kona low storm and has been open 24/7 to North Shore residents affected by the March 20 floods.
