Managing editor, @wearehpr. @aajahawaii treasurer. Previously stay-at-home dad, @pacificbiznews @hawaiibusiness. Married to @keopu. From OC.

Honolulu, HI
Joined February 2009
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A common source of disappointment is recency bias: weighing the last week more heavily than the last year. Zooming in on the immediate past magnifies slumps. Zooming out farther reveals upward slopes. Progress is rarely visible at a snapshot in time. It unfolds over a lifetime.
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This statement brings me back to this video I came across by Dr Gabor Mate explaining why this isn’t the case.
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In other news, I’m working on a new series for @HawaiiNewsNow sharing our many untold Filipino-Hawaii stories so look out for that! I’m Fil-Am, worked in the Philippines for 3 years and understand Tagalog and Bisaya. 🇵🇭
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“1 in 6 people living in Hawaiʻi are Filipino. We want our readers to know more about the country and the people from there. “To do that, let’s hire a Korean American, Polynesian dance aficionado from Massachusetts who visited the Philippines once while in transit to Hawaiʻi.”
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This isn’t about any one reporter. But how does this do justice to what the community deserves? How can you report on a very specific ethnic and geographic group and hire someone outside that community and maintain credibility? Who is this for?
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Putting on my News side hat … Dr. James Ireland of the City’s Emergency Services Dept gets emotional talking about an ambulance that caught on fire or exploded transporting a patient to Castle Hospital. An EMT who was in the back of the vehicle is critical, and the patient died.
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The tyranny of pedestrians: “He said many people regularly park on unimproved shoulders and installing sidewalks is often controversial. “If I was to announce I was putting sidewalks in Manoa, there would be a revolution,” he said. civilbeat.org/2022/08/honolu…
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Lack of career advancement and development is now the top reason why people leave their job according to a new McKinsey study.
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Unreal footage of waves crashing OVER the Keauhou Kona Surf & Racquet club. Details on what happened there, tonight on our KITV news at 5 and 10pm. @kitv4 📷: Isabella Sloan
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#BREAKING: Nobel Peace Prize laureate and @rapplerdotcom CEO Maria Ressa says the Philippine government has ordered her digital news organization to close. She received a shutdown order last night while in Hawai’i for an international media conference. #rappler
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When looking at the long view of your career, you just never know how things will shake out. My boss Bill Dorman worked with @mariaressa at CNN 20+ years ago. In town for a conference, the Nobel laureate took time to chat with an old friend and meet with the @wearehpr news team
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