Category: Pacific
Hawaii’s Colombians celebrated their traditional Carnaval at Magic Island
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – On Saturday, February 18, Hawaii’s Colombian community celebrated their annual Carnaval on Magic Island. I asked Maria Claudia Butcher Bernales, one of the organizers, to share the purpose of the carnaval. She is from Barranquilla, Colombia, and works as a computer systems engineer at [...]
Soul De Cuba Restaurant — A growing business from Honolulu to Cuba
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — Well-known Hispanic community leader Jesús Puerto owns Soul De Cuba (SDC) Honolulu as well as the Soul De Cuba New Haven in Connecticut. The Honolulu restaurant opened in July 2006 and Puerto has been an integral – and valued – member of the downtown/Chinatown [...]
Flowing in the Future: Water in a Changing World
By Luisa Cristini, PhD. Hawaii Hispanic News HONOULU, Hawaii — Water is life. The development of both animal species and human society worldwide has always followed water resources. We need water for our fundamental needs and to maintain high living standards. But water is also the basis of Earth’s fragile ecosystem. These reasons make water [...]
Spanish Embassy Trade Mission executives visited Honolulu
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — In December 2011, Mr. David Gomez, Director of Energy, Trade Commission of the Embassy of Spain in Los Angeles, CA, contacted our DBEDT (Department of Business, Economic Development and Trade) office. He proposed organizing a trade mission for the purpose of meeting key stakeholders [...]
APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Honolulu Hawaii
By José Villa Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — The APEC Economic Leaders Meeting – which took place in Honolulu November 7–13 – was the first held in the U.S. since 1993, when Bill Clinton was president. Since that time, the Asia-Pacific region has experienced unprecedented economic growth and become a leading driver of the [...]
It’s time to talk about it in our Latino community: Male Breast Cancer
By Capt Eduardo Wilson, Hawaii Hispanic News KAPOLEI, Hawaii — I am a 58-year-old male airline pilot (Alaska Airlines), who recently underwent a left modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer. T2, N1, M0. Are these the codes for the engine stages on the Boeing 737-900? No, they are the codes that describe the stages of [...]
Samadhi Hawaii takes dancing to new heights
By Priscilla Cabral-Pérez Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — The dancers of Samadhi Hawaii will go to great heights to amaze their audience. Their performance at the Hawaii State Museum, Aug. 5, consisted of a colorful and exhilarating celebration of the Hawaiian culture and the jovial spirit of the circus. The dancers showcased their acrobatic [...]
‘Iolani School’s Guia Melo is National Spanish Teacher of the Year
By Priscilla Cabral-Pérez Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – On July 8, the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese named ‘Iolani School Spanish teacher Guia Melo the “2011 Secondary School Outstanding Teacher of the Year.” Melo traveled to Washington D.C. to receive the award. While in D.C., she met with U.S. Senator Daniel [...]
Lebanese Latina jazz singer combines passion, sultriness and sabor
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – Saying that Sacha Boutros is a “jazz singer” is like saying a Porsche Turbo Carrera is a “car.” The maternal grandparents of this multilingual singer/ composer/producer – a frequent visitor to Hawaii – were born in Mazatlán and Guadalajara, Mexico. Her mother was born [...]
Chilean Navy Ship visits Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
By Priscilla Cabral-Pérez Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Chilean Navy training ship Buque Escuela Esmeralda arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Aug. 30. Esmeralda is the second tallest and longest sailing ship in the world and has visited Peru, Ecuador, Mexico, U.S., and Canada on this training cruise. The crew of 334 sailors [...]
