Category: Pacific
Latino Navy Chief is “2011 Navy Times Sailor of the Year – Honorable Mention”
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News WASHINGTON, D.C. – Our Hispanic community can feel a particular sense of pride knowing that the enlisted member the Navy Times chose as its “2011 Sailor of the Year – Honorable Mention” is an active ANSO member. Rafael Barney was born in Queens, New York to Colombian [...]
Hawaii Pacific University hosts 21 different nations
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – Once again, Hawaii Pacific University has applied for a U.S. Department of State grant to host a Summer Institute for English Language Educators. And, for the third time in a row, HPU’s application was approved at the highest levels in the nation. From June [...]
Hawaii Salsa instructor leaves his footprint across Europe and Asia
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – Who would have guessed that the current “Global Ambassador of Salsa” – who teaches Salsa in such diverse locales as Copenhagen, China, Hong Kong, Prague, Germany, Hawaii, etc. — would have grown up in the mean streets of the Bronx? But Jerome Ramos, 26, [...]
Legislators Support Mexican Consulate in Hawaii
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — A resolution requesting the establishment of a permanent Mexican Consulate in the state of Hawaii was presented in the 2011 Hawaii State Legislature’s session. On April 8, the resolution passed, with amendments, the House Committee on International Affairs and then moved to the Senate. [...]
Commentary: Conscience of a community activist
By Carlos J. Licea Amigos805.com Recently I shocked a fellow worker and a few others by outing myself as a Latino community activist. An “Activist” he said accusatorially. “You cannot be a Latino community activist and an advocate for other causes.” Some people, he added may object to a person who has a strong commitment [...]
Internationally-renowned Afro-Cuban All Stars rock Honolulu
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Afro-Cuban All Stars (ACAS) is a unique orchestra that has always been devoted to promoting the full range of Cuban music, one that embraces several generations and all musical styles. Over the years many of the band’s musicians have become international stars, including [...]
Latino students contribute to Hawaii Team competing in 2011 Solar Decathlon
By Marí Roma Villa, Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon challenges 20 collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost effective, energy-efficient, and attractive, from all over the world. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal and [...]
Honolulu Zoo gets Latino Director
By Priscilla Cabral-Perez Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — When Mayor Peter Carlisle recently introduced the new Honolulu Zoo Director Manuel Mollinedo, he described him as someone whose “wealth of zoo and park managerial experience and his clear love for animals is sure to benefit Honolulu.” Mollinedo’s wealth of experience is traced to a humble [...]
George Lopez does Honolulu
By José Villa, Senior Editor Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii – The heading says it all. I could end the story right there and that’s all I would have to say. Multitalented entertainer George Lopez, whose career encompasses television, film, stand-up comedy — and now — late-night television, is coming to Honolulu. He is one [...]
Goya’s art makes us look in the mirror
(The following is from one of Latina Lista’s regional newspaper partners — Hawaii Hispanic News) By Arantxa Ascunce, Assistant Professor of Spanish, University of Hawaii (Ed. Note: The Honolulu Academy of Arts, for the first time in decades, is exhibiting a selection of Francisco Goya’s prints until August 9th) HONOLULU, Hawaii — When Napoleon’s troops [...]
