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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It's been more than two weeks since the floods hit the North Shore of Oʻahu and artists are still picking up the pieces of what’s left of their art and studios. -
A family suing Kamehameha Schools over its admissions policy is asking the federal court to keep their identities hidden amid death threats. The private school is challenging the request. -
Kathleen Pahinui was one of hundreds of residents who fled severe flooding and a potential dam failure on Oʻahu's North Shore. She’s a longtime Waialua resident, right in the evacuation zone of the Wahiawā Dam. -
As the cleanup begins after major flooding on Oʻahu's North Shore, residents are airing their frustrations, saying government agencies meant to protect them failed to do so. -
Classical musicians historically worked multiple jobs to make ends meet, including renowned composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. Hawaiʻi musicians are no exception. -
Amid the wave of reactions to Chalamet’s comment, Hawaiʻi Opera Theatre and Hawaiʻi Ballet are using "TIMOTHEE" as a discount code for their upcoming performances. -
Teams from the Honolulu Crisis Outreach Response and Engagement program are still going out to help unsheltered people following the Kona storm. -
On Saturday, outreach workers across the state were trying to convince people without safe, stable housing to head to shelters during a powerful Kona storm. But often people don’t want to leave their tents behind out of fear that their belongings will be gone. -
The storm is expected to last through Saturday, bringing possible flooding, windy conditions and thunderstorms. By Wednesday evening, all islands will be under flood watch. -
The play comes as this year marks 40 years since the People Power Revolution ousted former President Ferdinand Marcos from office in the Philippines.
