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In this report, Eagle Broadcasting Hawaii correspondent Alfred Acenas takes a closer look at the office of the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu. Philippine Consul General Joselito Jimeno was assigned to Hawaii only in February this year (2018). He is the 19th Consul General of the Philippine Consulate General since it formally opened to the public on 16 November 1948. Prior to coming to Honolulu, Mr. Jimeno, who holds the rank of Chief of Mission, […]
(Eagle News) — The Council of the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii issued a certificate “honoring and recognizing the Iglesia Ni Cristo for its extensive and dedicated history of public service” not just in Hawaii, but also throughout the world. The certificate, signed by all nine Honolulu City Council Members, was introduced by Council chair Ernest Y. Martin and was issued on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. This came about as the Church […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday said the leader of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Apollo Quiboloy, is a private individual and can take care of himself. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after news reports said Quiboloy had been detained in Hawaii following the discovery by authorities of $350,000 in cash and gun parts on a private plane he was on. Quiboloy was later released, but one of his companions, Felina Salinas, […]
by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The administrator of Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency has resigned and an officer with a track record of “poor performance” has been fired after triggering mass panic with a false alert of a ballistic missile headed for the Pacific islands, officials said Tuesday. The Pacific archipelago, already on edge over the threat posed by North Korea, was terrorized by the erroneous alert, which was sent […]
(Eagle News) – A magnitude 8.2 quake struck 278 kilometers southeast of Kodiak, Alaska prompting a tsunami watch for the US west coast and the state of Hawaii, and tsunami warnings for South Alaska, British Columbia and the Aleutian islands The quake struck at 9:31 a.m. (UTC or Coordinated Universal Time) or 5:31 p.m. Philippine time. It has a depth of 10 kilometers and was recorded 278 kilometers southeast of Kodiak island of the […]
by Eugene Tanner, with Maggy Donaldson in Washington Agence France Presse HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) — A top US official on Sunday defended government early-warning systems after a false missile alert terrified Hawaii, in what a congresswoman called an epic failure that emphasized the need for talks with North Korea. The Pacific archipelago was already on edge over fears of a North Korean attack when the phones of residents and tourists blared the alert just after […]
KAENA POINT, Hawaii (Reuters) — Rescue teams searched for a downed Army Black Hawk helicopter with five crew members aboard that was last reported off the west coast of Hawaii, the United States Coast Guard said on Wednesday (August 16). Coast Guard Hercules and Army Black Hawk aircrews spotted debris near Kaena Point, Oahu at 11:28 p.m. local time (0928 GMT) after staff at Wheeler Army Airfield said they had lost contact with one of their […]
HAWAII, United States (Reuters) — Surveys of ocean areas where floating plastic accumulates, such as the North Atlantic gyre, have found far less plastic than expected, perhaps less than a tenth as much. A mathematical formula developed by Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona researchers Blai Vidiella and Nuria Conde could not explain the trend, but the pair believes a population boom in microbes that evolved to biodegrade plastic is the explanation. Conde told Reuters: “What […]
(Eagle News) – Palawan has again been recognized as the best island in the world, with fellow Philippine destination Boracay at a close third. Palawan obtained a 93.15 rating from readers of the travel magazine “Travel + Leisure,” paving the way for the province to clinch the title for the third time. The beautiful island was given the same recognition by the travel magazine last year and in 2013. Boracay earned an 89.67 rating, more […]
HAWAII, United States (Reuters) – Six scientists have crossed the halfway point of an eight-month stint in a dome perched atop a remote volcano in Hawaii. This is where they are living in isolation to simulate life for astronauts traveling to Mars, the University of Hawaii said. The study is designed to help the National Aeronautics and Space Administration better understand human behavior and performance during long space missions as the United States space agency […]
Honolulu, United States (AFP) — by Jerome CARTILLIER Hawaii was never Barack Obama’s political stomping grounds — that was Chicago. But his childhood in the Aloha State helped fashion his worldview, and instilled in him the need to sometimes look at unfolding events, and himself, with a bit of distance. The only American president born in the Pacific island paradise — nearly 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) from the nation’s capital — Obama is proud of […]
