Showing posts with label Pacific Islander. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pacific Islander. Show all posts
Thursday, May 21, 2026

AAANHPI Heritage Month: Let's just say it, 'Barack Obama is our first AANHPI President'

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In 2015, standing amidst the high-stakes theater of the Paris Climate Conference , then-President Barack Obama leaned into a piece of his id...
Thursday, July 6, 2023

Trump's Guam-born personal aide indicted for mishandling classified documents

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SCREEN CAPTURE Walt Nauta, right, Donald Trump's personal aide, has been indicted for mishandling classified documents and lying to fede...
Monday, May 22, 2023

Hawaiian singer with a sweet voice wins American Idol

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SCREEN CAPTURE Iam Tongi is the first "American Idol" winner from Hawaii. A Hawaii-raised singer from the Northshore of Oahu was n...
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Hepatitis B: The virus that silently haunts Asian Americans

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There is a virus that may affect immigrants born in Asia that can be undiscovered for years - even decades - until a cancer develops in the ...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

RIP: Native Hawaiian educator and activist Haunani-Kay Trask

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UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII Haunani-Kay Trask, 1950-2021 By Anita Hofschneider Reprinted from CIVIL BEAT Haunani-Kay Trask, a staunch advocate for ...
Sunday, February 14, 2021

Sitcom 'Young Rock' based on Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, debuts Tuesday

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  Every legend has a beginning. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stars in Young Rock , a larger-than-life family comedy based on outrageous stories...
Saturday, August 17, 2019

Sunday Read: Jason Momoa committed to Mauna Kea 'ohana'

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INSTAGRAM Actor Jason Momoa and police joke around with this photo. Jason Momoa released a photo of his "arrest" for protes...
Friday, August 9, 2019

TGIF Feature: Dwayne Johnson includes tribute to Samoa in 'Hobbs & Shaw'

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Dwayne Johnson as Luke Hobbs leads his Samoan bro's into battle in 'Hobbs & Shaw.' The scene may seem insignifican...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Kahuku HS graduation has us all cheering

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Getting high school students to do anything is a major challenge so its a wonder that Kahuku High School continues to put out out-of-t...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Dwayne Johnson rocks MTV Awards

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SCREEN CAPTURE / BET Lana Condor and Noah Centineo accept their MTV award. Superstar Dwayne Johnson paid tribute to his mixed-race her...
Friday, May 31, 2019

Missing Hawaiian hiker's body found

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MINA OHANA Noah 'Kekai' Mina's body was found Wednesday off a Maui trail. The body of Noah "Kekai" Mina was d...
Saturday, January 5, 2019

City, state mourns the death of Ronil Singh

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SCREEN CAPTURE ASAM NEWS After being fatally shot when conducting a DUI traffic stop December 26, Officer Ronil Singh, a Fiji neighb...
Thursday, December 27, 2018

Police seek suspect in fatal shooting of Fijian American police officer

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ASAM NEWS AUTHORITIES IN CALIFORNIA are asking residents to be on the lookout for a man who shot and killed a police officer in Calif...