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Kababayan Today (previously Kababayan LA) is a fast-paced, locally produced, daily show specifically focusing on Filipino American issues, personalities, and news. Hosted by Jannelle So, the show features quick daily clips with different Filipino news organizations and journalists. It also covers entertainment news, community news, weather, and many other topics of interest to the Los Angeles Filipino community. Live every Mondays at 12:00 PM in California and re-airs at 3:30 PM here in Hawaii on KIKU TV. For our viewers in Hawaii, check out these features produced just for you! |
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Called Flores de Mayo, the festival brings to Hawaii the joy and celebrations of the month of May, the traditional fiesta time in the Philippines. For this year, the theme is “Isang Puso, Isang Diwa” and directly translates to “One Heart, One Spirit” as a testament to the resiliency and unity of the Filipinos. |
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Check out Banda Kawayan’s performances here!
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FilCom Center has partnered with KIKU TV and Kababayan Today to showcase events, programs, and activities of the Filipino community in Hawaii. 
The annual Filipino Fiesta began 22 years ago when L & L Drive-Inn founder Eddie Flores initiated the celebration as part of the awareness campaign to garner support for the building of the FilCom Center. It has since become Hawaii’s largest showcase of Filipino culture with an annual attendance of more than 10,000 people attending each year. The day-long Filipino Fiesta includes traditional Filipino food, games, cultural exhibits, a Philippine regional village and live entertainment.
Created in October 2009, Banda Kawayan Hawaii is a musical group based at the FilCom Center with the help of the late Senator Dan Inouye who advocated the approval of a grant from the Department of Education. The group consists of an intergenerational group of all ages devoted to the perpetuation of Filipino culture through performing arts, using ethnic bamboo instruments like marimba, kalagong, tungatong, kiskis, kalatok and angklung. Today, Banda Kawayan has grown to over 50 participants under the direction of Musical Director and Conductor, Maestro Pike Velasco.