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Weekly September 4, 2010 SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE 1 ♦ WEEKLY ♦ SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 ♦ OPINION FEATURE LEGAL NOTES THE ERA OF A NEW FILIPINO CANDIDATES VISA FEES RAISED FILIPINO CONSTITUENCY FOR PRIMARY TO FUND BORDER HAS BEGUN ELECTION SECURITY HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE PRESORTED STANDARD 94-356 WAIPAHU DEPOT RD., 2ND FLR. U.S. POSTAGE WAIPAHU, HI 96797 PAID HONOLULU, HI PERMIT NO. 9661 2 HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 EDITORIAL FROM THE PUBLISHER Filipinos and the loha and welcome to the latest Publisher & Executive Editor issue of the Hawaii Filipino Charlie Y. Sonido, M.D. 2010 Elections Chronicle—the Aloha State’s leading Filipino community Publisher & Managing Editor Chona A. Montesines-Sonido Primary Election poll taken by the Chronicle during A newspaper! We are devoting this the last week of August shows that as far as registered issue to the 2010 Primary Elec- Associate Editors Filipino voters are concerned, the major races are wide tion, which is fast approaching. Our staff con- Dennis Galolo open, except for the race for governor. The Chronicle ducted a telephone poll of registered Filipino Edwin Quinabo poll showed Neil Abercrombie holding a command- A voters during the last week of August and asked which candidates ing 45.2 to 13.7 lead over Mufi Hannemann. Trailing Creative Designer they would vote for in the race for governor, mayor, 1st and 2nd at a distant third was Duke Aiona at 12.1 percent. Junggoi Peralta Abercrombie’s sizeable lead is rather surprising, given he and Congressional Districts and City prosecutor. Our poll went further Design Consultant Hannemann’s immense popularity among Filipino voters and strong and asked these registered Filipino voters to list their top concerns, Randall Shiroma union support. However, two recent black marks against the former as well as their party affiliation, age, origin and gender. All in all, we feel that our poll has a fairly good grasp of the Filipino voter and Photographer mayor may at least partly explain Filipinos’ current overwhelming Tim Llena preference for Abercrombie. These two are Hannemann’s exclusion his or her preferences. Putting the poll results all together was a of former Gov. Ben Cayetano during a speech he made at the Dem- Administrative Assistant major chore and required none other than the political expertise of Shalimar Pagulayan ocratic Party Convention several months ago and the blame for a our veteran associate editor Edwin Quinabo. Two things are certain substantial increase in real property taxes for Oahu residents. Both from our poll—Neil Abercrombie holds a surprisingly large lead Columnists incidences may seem insignificant at first blush but apparently have against Mufi Hannemann in the race for governor and many Filipino Carlota Ader Carlo Cadiz, M.D. hit a nerve within the Filipino community—particularly among first- voters remain undecided on whom to vote for in many of the other generation immigrants. Sen. Will Espero races. The cover story on the results of our poll begins on page 4. Grace F. Fong, Ed.D As for this year’s elections, a good number of Filipino candi- To further educate our readers, we recently sent questionnaires Mayor Mufi Hannemann dates are in the running. Leaders in the Filipino community, for the to candidates of Filipino ancestry who are running for office. We Governor Linda Lingle sake of unity, usually discourage two Filipino candidates from run- Ruth Elynia Mabanglo, Ph.D. ning against each other for the same seat. It has unfortunately hap- tried our best to be fair and to include everyone, incumbents and J.P. Orias pened in previous elections and will do so again this year as newcomers alike, but unfortunately, some did not return their re- Pacita Saludes Donovan Dela Cruz squares off against Michael Magaoay for Sen- sponses by press time. These include Reps. Della Au Belatti, Rida Reuben S. Seguritan, Esq. ate District 22, and incumbent Henry Aquino faces Republican chal- Cabanilla, Kymberly Marcos Pine and former City Councilmember Charlie Sonido, M.D. Emmanuel S. Tipon, Esq. lenger Reginald Yago for House District 35. Donovan Dela Cruz, who is running for the State Senate. Neverthe- Felino S. Tubera In the gubernatorial, congressional and mayoral races, there are less, we hope that you will enjoy reading up on our Filipino candi- Sylvia Yuen, Ph.D. no viable Filipino candidates. However, one too many pinoys are dates, beginning on page 12. gunning for the lieutenant governor’s position. With Lyla Berg, We have included other articles in this issue, beginning with an Contributing Writers Robert Bunda and Lynn Finnegann in the hunt for LG, the already Opinion Column “For Good or Bad: the Era of a New Filipino Con- Belinda Aquino, Ph.D. small number of Filipino lawmakers at the Capitol could further stituency Has Begun” on page 3, an Open Forum article “Hanne- Clement Bautista dwindle if all three suffer defeat. Involved are big risks and high re- mann Stood Tall and Proud but Looked Down on Filipino Leaders” Teresita Bernales, Ph.D wards, since a victory by either of the three places a Filipino squarely Linda Dela Cruz on page 6 and information on page 6 on where registered voters can in line for the governorship in about eight years. Fiedes Doctor cast absentee ballots. Gregory Bren Garcia First things first, however. For the sake of political empower- Danny De Gracia, II, MA ment, better government and true reform, Filipino voters need to In closing, we again thank you for faithfully supporting the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle. We invite you to contact us at: fil- Amelia Jacang, M.D. turn out in droves at the polls come September 20 and November 2. Caroline Julian Too many have stood on the sidelines for too long. We urge them to [email protected] if you have ideas, concerns or questions Paul Melvin Palalay, M.D. get in the game and get out to vote! regarding Hawaii’s Filipino community. Glenn Wakai Until next time… aloha and mabuhay! Philippine Correspondent Leadership Change in Guil Franco Big Island Distributor Grace Larson Store For City Council future of Waimanalo Gulch landfill. The community needs strong Ditas Udani leadership...and hopefully this time around, gets a councilmember onolulu City Council chair Todd Apo recently an- committed to serving a full four-year term. Maui Distributor nounced that he will resign his seat effective No- Cecile Piros vember 8 and assume a new job as public affairs Molokai Distributor manager in Hawaii for Walt Disney Parks and Re- Maria Watanabe sorts. To his credit, Apo has done an admirable job in H Advertising/Marketing Director serving his district and constituents since joining the Chona A. Montesines-Sonido Council in 2004. It’s just too bad that he didn’t make up his mind earlier. His Council seat could have been included in Account Executives either the September 18th Primary or the November 2nd General Carlota Ader Election, had he set an effective resignation date prior to the can- J.P. Orias didate filing deadline of July 20, 2010. As it turns out, taxpayers The Hawaii Filipino Chronicle is published weekly by The Hawaii Filipino Chronicle Inc. will be paying roughly $150,000 for a special election to deter- It is mailed directly to subscribers and dis- mine who will serve the remainder of Apo’s term. tributed at various outlets around Oahu and You can’t really blame Apo for looking out for himself and the neighbor islands. Editorial and advertis- ing deadlines are three weeks prior to pub- his family’s best interests, especially when a mega-bucks com- lication date. Subscriptions are available at pany like Disney comes a-callin.’ However, his resignation will $75 per year for Oahu and the neighbor is- probably disappoint those constituents who expected him to serve lands, continental U.S. $80, foreign country $90. Copyright 2006. The Hawaii Filipino out his full four-year term. Call us old-fashioned, but shouldn’t Chronicle Inc. is located at 94-356 Waipahu every elected official be obligated to serve his or her entire term? Depot, Waipahu, HI 96797. Telephone (808) 678-8930 Facsimile (808) 678-1829. It is extremely rare for an elected official like Apo to resign mid- E-mail [email protected]. Web- term and take a job in the private sector. Perhaps these constituents site: www.thefilipinochronicle.com. Opinions would be more understanding had he resigned to take another gov- expressed by the columnists and contribu- tors do not necessarily reflect those of the ernment position or seek another elected office as politicians rou- Hawaii Filipino Chronicle management. Re- tinely do. production of the contents in whole or in part Let’s just hope that Apo’s replacement, whoever he or she is, is prohibited without written permission from the management. All rights reserved. will be able to pick up the ball and move forward on issues that the Printed in the U.S.A. underserved Leeward Coast community has wrestled with for www.thefilipinochronicle.com years, including the homeless population on the beaches and the www.efilipinochronicle.com SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 HAWAII FILIPINO CHRONICLE 3 OPINION For Good Or Bad: The Era Of A New Filipino nity? The answer to this question ness, perhaps our new, mainstream Constituency Has Begun alone could play a large factor in voting outlook falls closer on the By Edwin Quinabo have come a long way. Given our rate representation, as examples, what our political future as a com- side of enlightenment. Some would marked political successes, our vis- relative to say the Japanese and munity will look like 10, 20 years actually applaud its direction and thnic voting - is it ibility and achievements in almost Caucasian groups who are largely from today.
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