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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“Birds in Search of Blue Expanses” is an exhibit at Shangri La that brings together paintings, weaving, sculpture and poetry, alongside historic works from the museum's collection. -
Due to strong El Nino storms, plans to begin sailing again have been pushed back. The canoes have been in New Zealand since November 2025. -
Launched in 2025, the Spector Craft Prize was created by the Spector Family Foundation to support craftmakers in their careers through awards, mentorship and community building. -
The late artist Satoru Abe's Volcano sculpture has been at Aloha Stadium for the last 45 years. -
Amid Yayoi Kusama's death, there's been renewed discourse over her anti-Blackness withing her writings and art. -
On Tuesday, parts of the strip of Farrington Highway on the Leeward side on O‘ahu were closed due to sand and debris covering the pavement after Hurricane Lowell. -
The announcement came after a $17.1 billion settlement between the tech giant Meta and the states that had sued over social media’s effects on children. This marks one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements in the 1990s. -
Despite pushback from critics, The Department of Homeland Security awarded a $16.7 million contract to a Kentucky based company to by gloves that deliver painful shocks when it touches skin. -
Country music icon Dolly Parton is being remembered around the world, and in Hawai‘i, where she performed with local musicians. She died Tuesday at the age of 80. -
“Marginalized: Portraits in Identity and Sign" will feature 14 busts representing diverse figures, including U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono, Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and LGBTQ+ activist Marsha P. Johnson.
