Filipino

This week marks the end of Filipino American History Month. But Filipinos in Hawaiʻi want to ensure a piece of history isn’t forgotten. As HPR’s Cassie Ordonio reports, state efforts are underway for a permanent memorial for the Hanapēpē Massacre.

The course is part of the Filipino Curriculum Project, a student-driven initiative advocating for Filipino representation in Hawaiʻi’s school curriculum.

Kauaʻi's Filipino community will formally gather for the first time this week to honor their past for Filipino American History Month. The event is open to the public and will have a presentation on oral history, cultural performances, an exhibit and more.

A festival celebrating Filipino culture will be held this Saturday at the Filipino Community Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The Filipino Community Center is seeking an executive director to lead the administration of the Waipahu-based gathering place.

A Hawaiʻi-based Filipina fashion designer hopes to educate Filipinos in the diaspora about their culture through clothing. Textiles are significant in cultures across the Philippines' more than 7,000 islands. The vibrant, geometric patterns symbolize an island's region, such as the mountains and rivers. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.

Interpreters will be on hand, as will other federal, state and county agencies to assist families. Staff from the Consulate General of the Philippines will also be there for three days starting Sept. 22 to help with vital documents like passport replacement.

Maui attorney Alfredo Evangelista talks to The Conversation about the "Tulong for Lahaina" fundraising efforts that aim to meet the needs of the Filipino community impacted by the wildfires.

The oldest Indigenous tattooist in the Philippines recently made the cover of Vogue magazine. Although many associate tattoos with Polynesian culture, the Philippines has had a tattoo heritage for thousands of years. HPR’s Cassie Ordonio spent a few days with a Filipino cultural practitioner and a modern tattoo artist in Hawai‘i.

Jeannie Lum grew up immersed in her Filipino culture. She says that fueled many of her passions and hopes to bring that to her role as the head of the Filipino Community Center. HPR's Jayna Omaye has more.