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THE FIL-AM COURIER • APRIL 16-30, 2017 • PAGE 3

SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1987

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Mary Llanos Cordero
David Cordero
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ASSISTANT EDITOR
Radiant Cordero
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Danielle Evangelista By RADIANT CORDERO
PHOTOGRAPHERS/GRAPHICS
Brandon dela Cruz
Noah Felipe We are at that point in the ways to grow your skills lessons that will lead to our state, city, and even our
Gabe de Liso
Jeff Orig year where people are in a and talent. transitions in our lives are ethnic community.
James Ramos transition state. 3 . People will have mostly highlighted by the True, it can take many
COLUMNISTS People start their spring different perspectives, no highs and the lows in life. hours, days, and years of
Edna Alikpala
Rhoda Yabez Alvarez, Esq. cleaning. ifs, ands, or buts about it. One particular example is effort - like increasing bike
Jesse Bacon II
Nancy Bernal Locales with multiple Don’t automatically treat when violent acts have been safety and alternative modes
Cesar Bonilla
Alice Llanos Busmente seasons see the transition everyone like they’ll see occurring on the civic of transportations in our city.
Amelia Casamina Cabatu
Anabel Gasmen Cabebe from winter to spring. it from your own grounds of the City and It even includes the growing
Dr. Rickie Camara Bringing it back home, perspective. Also, be sure County of Honolulu. I hear acceptance of tiny or modular
Dr. Patricia Halagao
Zeny Muyot what started as thousands to have crystal clear, about the acts being done, homes, navigation centers,
Angie Santiago
Perfecto Yasay Jr. upon thousands of bills at the specific instructions or and although I am at work and hopefully (with credit to
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS State Legislature is now down communications between before the sun comes up and my boss for his hard work)
Conrad Abuel
Ric Agnes to just several hundred bills you and others. am at meetings until after the hygiene centers all to
Paul Alimbuyao that underwent numerous 4 . Along the lines of sun has set, I still nod when positively help the homeless
Ria Baldevia
Eriza Bareng amendments, and will still communications, don’t be us staff are being told about community transition into
Marnelli Joy Basilio
Bernie Caalim undergo even more embarrassed to keep necessary safety procedures. housing or to receiving
Randy Cortez
Radiant Cordero amendments before being asking questions. It is However, it takes multiple services.
Mary Cruzada
Jaime de Jesus sent to the Governor. better to receive personal incidents to really Another pivotal transition
Brandon dela Cruz
Christian Evangelista The counties’ budgets will clarification than to go sink in and understand the that Hawaii’s Filipino
Imelda Gasmen
Veronika Geronimo be going through their about doing something necessity of these warnings. community celebrates every
Leo Gozar hearings and the core blind. Therefore, another personal year is cultural attire.
Ben Gutierrez
Kathleen Lee services for the counties will 5 . Take the time to figure transition in my life is taking One of the annual cultural
Carmela Minaya
Gladys Quinto Marrone be analyzed, sliced, minced, out how to approach and these steps to be safe at attire events that is now in its
Gladys Menor
John Pagaragan sauteed, and all that jazz. handle difficult situations. work. 43rd year is the Terno Ball.
Paola Rodelas
Judy Relosimon This year, those in the City Take the time to really With those steps, I didn’t The terno is known for its
Sandra Sagisi and County of Honolulu will know the characteristics expect to utilize the lessons butterfly sleeves and
Nicole Velasco
Jason Ubay see proposed increases in of your colleagues and so quickly. matching top and skirt. It is a
Michi Villaruz
their core services as well as staff. Figure out how they It paid off when a popular Filipiniana attire that
NEIGHBOR ISLAND BUREAU
Maui fees that have not been handle a certain tone, if coworker and I were has transitioned throughout
Kit Zulueta
Jeremy Zane increased for many years. they can take jokes or not, harassed at my car by a an the years with different styles,
Big Island Other transitions can be and other types of irate individual. If we didn’t such as embroidery, lace,
Mil Asuncion
Jane Clement personal, job-related, or characteristics that can take the proper procedures satin, beading, and more.
Dr. Margarita Hopkins academic-related. help you avoid ingrained to us by security In this issue, you will see
Kauai For me, by the time you unnecessary conflict. and coworkers, the individual the organization who has
Virgie Cruzada
Liza Trinidad read this note, I would have could have harmed us further, dedicated 43 years to this
Marynell Valenzuela
already turned 27. Since the As an adult, there are done more property damage, event, and a few of the people
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Marivic Aldaya beginning of March, I was lessons still to be learned as or hurt more people. who are running this year’s
Mary Cordero
Annabel Cabebe trying to come up with “27 I go through new challenges Transitions come in many Terno Ball, so head on over
Florence Tan McCollom Things I Learned in 27 Years” in my career, and in life in different forms, it happens in to our cover story and read
Lydia Kamiya
Joni Redick-Yundt that I hoped to share through general. Unfortunately, about it further!
Rudy Bautista
Marynel Valenzuela a listicle (list-article - piece of
CIRCULATION writing wholly or partly in the
Florence Tan (Oahu)
Ron Oshiro (Leeward Oahu) form of a list, thanks Google),
David Cordero (Maui)
Marynel Valenzuela (Kauai) but, with the transition my
Milli Asuncion (Big Island) office is enduring from March
LEGAL COUNSEL 1 until July, I only got to listing
Alfredo Evangelista, Esq.
Atty. Ernesto Urbano (Phils.) nine items.
I’d still like to share a few
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