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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English teacher Jarrett Chapin and his students have revived the journalism program and the school newspaper. They even renamed it back to its original name, Ka Lama Hawaiʻi, from 1834. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports. -
Dozens rallied at the Hawai‘i Capitol's rotunda ahead of Prince Kūhiō Day to advocate for House Bill 606, which would give more funding to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands. -
Hawaiʻi's Thunderstorm Artis returns to national television after five years. He was raised in Haleʻiwa by his musically inclined family. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports. -
Indigenous artists' works on display at the Hawai‘i Triennial touch upon topics of suicide and intergenerational trauma. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on how these artworks provide a space for healing. -
The House Committee on Culture and Arts advanced two resolutions urging the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to host an annual gathering of Pacific Islanders. -
Thomas Raffipiy plans to build the canoe in Hawaiʻi in August. He's calling on Micronesian youth and other local kids to participate and learn about the Micronesian tradition of voyaging. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports. -
House Bill 1378 would shift some of the funding from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, which is used to pay its employees and the state art museum, from special funds to general funds. -
This weekend, the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall on Oʻahu. The performance called Game ON! will feature The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft, Ori, The Elder Scrolls, Assassin‘s Creed, Guild Wars 2, Portal 2, Bioshock, and more. -
Superintendent Keith Hayashi said his department hasn’t seen any direct reduction in federal K-12 funding but noted that there are significant threats. -
Hawaiʻi's Thunderstorm Artis advanced to the next round on ABC's "American Idol" with his original song, "Don't Let Me Let You Go." The episodes air live on ABC every Sunday.
