Filipino Americans Running for Public Office in 2020

With the uncertainty of the future due to the pandemic, we need more Filipino American representation in City Council, State House and Senate. We need to be heard. Voting wisely is one way of empowering our community by electing the right public officials that will make long-term positive changes in our community.

“Filipinos like to say that they are the fastest-growing and second-largest ethnic minority in the state but it should not stop there,” said Belinda Aquino, PhD, Professor Emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Political Scientist.

“Real empowerment can only be achieved if all citizens who are registered to vote will actually vote in every election, which Filipinos often take for granted, or don’t really assert and exercise this right.”

It’s high time that Filipinos assert and exercise this right and translate their numbers into real powers in the larger community. Exercising your right to vote by registering and learning more about the candidates is crucial in the upcoming Primary and General Elections. You have the power to change the course of our nation’s history.

As candidates gear up for the August 8 Primary Elections, Hawaii Filipino Chronicle reached out to Filipino Americans running for public office to share their experiences and platforms in improving Hawaii.

Full article published on Hawaii Filipino Chronicle, a local English-language Filipino newspaper in Honolulu, Hawaii.