HFC Celebrates 27th Year Serving the Filipino Community

For almost three decades, the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle (HFC) has strengthened the foundation of the Filipino community in Hawaii.

With editorials, features, articles and columns, HFC made sure that every published piece informs and educates the Filipino community about the current affairs and events in Hawaii, Mainland and the Philippines.

Founded by Chona Montesines-Sonido and Dr. Charlie Sonido, HFC published its first issue in 1993, covering the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos’ exile in Hawaii.

“It was an issue to unify Filipinos. The editorial board at the time felt it was the most appropriate topic for our inaugural issue,” said Montesines-Sonido, the co-founder, publisher and managing editor of HFC, in an article about the newspaper’s 25th anniversary.

HFC is created to advocate for the Filipino community in Hawaii, to raise awareness, connect with a loyal audience and help shape whatever materializes in policy and public opinion.

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