HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – October marks Filipino American History Month, and each year, the Filipino Community Center in Waipahu honors service leaders who embody the spirit of “bayanihan” or community.
This year’s “Bayanihan Gala” takes place at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Tapa Ballroom on Saturday, Oct. 11, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Event committee chair Vanessa Kop and one of this year’s honorees University of Hawaii Board of Regents chair Gabriel Lee joined HNN’s Sunrise to talk about the center’s marquee fundraiser…