Honolulu’s Filipino Community Center to fete achievers

HONOLULU, Hawaii — The Filipino Community Center (FilCom Center) will hold its 12th Annual “Bayanihan Gala Dinner” on Saturday, October 25, 2014 at Sheraton Waikiki Hotel to help the Center continue its educational, cultural and social programs.

The gala honors Filipino American History Month marking over a century of contributions of Filipino-Americans to Hawai’i and the United States.

Filipinos are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups here and have reached a number of achievements. In keeping with the bayanihan (together) spirit, gala will pay tribute to:
•    Justice Mario Ramil, Former Supreme Court Justice & Community Advocate 
Introduced by appointing Governor John Waihee
•    Maria A. F. Etrata, Philanthropist & Community Servant 
Introduced by Mayor Kirk Caldwell
•    Justice Simeon Acoba, Jr., Retiring Supreme Court Justice & Educator 
Introduced by appointing Governor Ben Cayetano

The gala acknowledges their lifetime achievements and the strong influence they have contributed to the Filipino community and to the local culture of our Islands.

For more information contact: 
Rosemarie V. Mendoza, Committee Chair (808) 371-3902 / [email protected] 
Joanne Corpuz, Event Coordinator (808) 382-5092 /[email protected] 
Arceli Rebollido (808) 680-0451 / [email protected]