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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Three finalists for Kamehameha Schools trustee were announced earlier this month, and whoever the Hawai‘i Probate Court picks will help govern the largest charitable trust in the state. -
After the New Year crew members will resume training while the canoes are in dry dock. -
Under a multi-million dollar settlement, Hyundai and Kia have agreed to equip all future vehicles sold in the U.S. with security features that prevent thieves from starting the engine and blocking off access to the ignition cylinder. -
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is considering legislation this upcoming session to help reduce its waitlist for its beneficiaries. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports. -
ʻĀina Haina Public Library was given a humanoid robot to help library patrons with greeting visitors, promoting programs and leading story times. -
Members of an advisory group set up to guide ongoing lease negotiations with the Army feel like they’ve been sidelined by Gov. Josh Green just weeks after he created the group. Green sent a letter to Army Secretary Dan Driscoll proposing to push back the deadline to negotiate military leases of state lands. -
The 2026 legislative session is next month, and advocates are pushing for Hawai‘i's lawmakers to pass bills that focus on LGBTQ issues. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on their top priorities. -
The program has grown, with this year’s Hoʻākea event attracting more than 1,000 fourth graders and teachers from public schools in the Farrington-Kaiser-Kalani Complex Area on Oʻahu. -
After years of community pushback, the Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting will hold a public hearing for the project developers to plead their case and for the public to weigh in. The department hasn’t set a date yet for the hearing. -
Hōkūleʻa and Hikianalia will remain docked at the Auckland Marina until mid-January, when they will be moved to dry dock, which is expected to take about two weeks.
