By José Villa Hawaii Hispanic News WAIANAE,Hawaii – Stevina (Chan) Kiyabu owns Coquito’s Latin Cuisine Restaurant. She’s a product of a Hong Kong Chinese father and a Cali, Colombian mother, but her story is even more global. She was…
By José Villa Hawaii Hispanic News ITHACA, New York – Dr. Yajaira Sierra-Sastre is a materials scientist and educator with ten years of research experience in academic, federal, and private institutions. She is participating in the HI-SEAS (Hawaii Space…
By José Villa Hawaii Hispanic News SAN FRANCISCO, California — U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was joined recently by White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson to announce the…
By José Villa Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — For 22 years – and in a variety of roles — Ray Cruz has been at the forefront of the Latin music scene in Hawaii. He: was a percussionist with…
By Marí Villa Hawaii Hispanic News HONOLULU, Hawaii — Lizette Salas began golfing by pure luck. Her father worked at a golf course and one day she had to accompany him. While she was there, she picked up a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
(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…
