April 2018 · Vo l2 N o4 F A V O FREE inside Maui Welcomes new...

n February 5, 2018,Ambassador JoselitoA. Jimeno arrived in

Honolulu and became the19th Consul General of thePhilippine Consulate General,succeeding Gina A. Jamoralinwho was assigned to Chicago.

Since December 1946, al-most two dozen names havebeen bestowed the honor:starting with Modesto Farolanwhich later included JuanDioniso and Trinidad Alcon-cel, who helped to shape and

guide Hawai‘i’s Filipino com-munity. Since the turn of thecentury in 2000, six morenames have been added to theauspicious list: Minerva JeanFalcon, Rolando Gregorio,Ariel Y. Abadilla, Leoncio R.Cardenas, Jr., Julius D. Tor-res, and Gina A. Jamoralin.

Jimeno and his wife,Araceli, are slated to attend aWelcome Reception on Mauion April 19 at the VelmaMcWayne Community Center

AmbassadorJoselito A. Jimeno,

newly appointedPhilippine Consulate General.

PHOTO COURTESYPHILIPPINE CONSULATE

GENERAL

h, the rainbow colorsof campaign bannersare up again this

year! If you’re at an intersec-tion, they’re plastered every-where on corner fences, wallsor grassy areas. Perhaps youstarted noticing this in March.I spotted the first campaignbanner right on New Year’sDay hanging on a residentialfence in Waikapü, Hawai‘i. It’scampaign season once again!The battle of radio, TV, face-book ads and print ads havebegun. Not to mentionbumper stickers, friend tofriend cards, coffee hours,house-to-house canvassing,

phone banks, and rallies.Every two years, our Countyexperiences election yearthroughout the year.

One form of campaignmusts for Maui is sign waving.How do you feel about sign

waving on the road sides?Personally, I’m not a fan. Ijust feel as if we are placingmany of our loyal sign waversat risk when we do a line upon the roadside of major high-ways, most of the time locat-

ed during the busiest traffictime to best gain more expo-sure. The County Councilpassed a bill banning cellphone use while driving.“With motorists increasingly

Nana Lydia“Rocks” GiantsGameDinengdeng andPinakbet explorescolumnists true spring passion!

see VOTE p.3

April 2018 · Vol 2 No4 FILIPINO AMERICAN VOICE • UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY

What is time though?Kwento-Kuwentuhancolumnist takes a look.p.6

These hardworking parents left quite a legacy in their son!p.7

“Oh my, GULAY!” Comfortfood becomes super food.p.11

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The NewBoss InTownNew bold visionfrom PhilippineConsulate General to benefit Filipinos.

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No ExcusesWe have yet to exercise our combined Filipino‘true’ power throughour voting rights.

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Campaign signs bespeckle this neighborhood wall on the traffic-busy corner of Pu‘unënë and WäkeaAvenues, across the street from Christ the King Church.PHOTO: LAWRENCE PASCUA

Get Outthe Vote:ElectionYear 2018Signs are out.Sharon Zalsos

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Maui Welcomes new Philippine Consulate GeneralAmbassador Joselito Jimeno & Madame Araceli Jimeno.Alfredo G. Evangelista

in Wailuku, pending any last-minutemeetings on the mainland or with vis-iting officials from the Philippines.

Jimeno was born in Quezon Citywhile his father hails from Ilocos andhis mother is from Tarlac. Jimeno’swife and her family are from BaguioCity. Jimeno received his degrees fromthe University of the Philippines: aBachelor of Science in Mathematics(1977) and a Master in Business Ad-ministration (1983).

After a brief stint in the private sec-tor (in the Executive DevelopmentProgram of FNCB Finance/City Trust

Bank and as a Senior Staff Assistantwith SGV & Company), Jimeno joinedthe Philippine Foreign Service.

“I joined the Philippine ForeignService in 1987 when the country wasslowly transitioning from decades-oldmartial law rule to a democratic formof government,” explained Jimeno.“During this period, the PhilippineGovernment, through the Departmentof Foreign Affairs (DFA), once againpursued development diplomacy, inthe active pursuit of opportunitiesabroad in the vital areas of trade, in-vestment, technology, finance andaid—areas of my expertise and train-ing. I thought that I could then givethe DFA a try, so I left my job at theprivate sector, and have been in this

profession for more than thirty yearsnow.”

In Manila, he has served as ActingDirector of the Office of Protocol(1988–1990); Special Assistant in theOffice of the Undersecretary for Inter-national Economic Relations(1997–1999); Director/Acting Execu-tive Director of the Office of EuropeanAffairs (2005–2007); and the AssistantSecretary of the Office of StrategicPlanning and Policy Coordination(2013–2015).

He has served in several offices asa Diplomat: Washington, DC(1990–1993; 2003–2005); New York(1993–1997; 2002–2003); Berlin, Ger-many (1999–2002); Moscow, Russia(2007–2009); Guangzhou, China

(2009–2011); Muscat, Oman(2011–2013) and Berne, Switzerland(2015–2018).

Jimeno spoke of the challenges ofeach post: “Each of the foreign servicepost I’ve been to is unique, and has itsown challenges and rewards. To be ef-fective in our work, wherever we maybe, we are guided by the three pillarsof Philippine foreign policy, to wit:

1. Preservation and enhancement of national security;

2. Promotion and attainment of economic security and

3. Protection of the rights, and thepromotion of the welfare and interests of overseas Filipinos.

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Consul…from p. 1

Amb. Joselito Jimeno and wife Araceli (center couple with lei) with the full Philippine Consulate General staff and their families.PHOTO COURTESY PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

Amb. Jimeno (center left) and the Philippine Consul General Staff.PHOTO COURTESY PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

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using unsafe practices like textingwhile driving, we find ourselves join-ing the state’s other counties in en-acting this new law,” Maui’s MayorCharmaine Tavares said at the July6, 2010 signing. Maui was the last ofthe State of Hawai‘i’s counties toadopt distracted driving laws.

I first participated in sign wavingfor a political candi-date during the 2010gubernatorial race.Now that was a funcampaign! Althoughour candidate didn’twin, I gained lifetimefriends by connectingwith likeminded lead-ers. We developed aneven stronger bondover the years by get-ting involved with eachother’s network andcommunity service.

Now, campaigninghas its less-than-pleas-ing moments too. Is itpossible to have a suc-cessful campaign with-out sign waving on theroad side? For candi-dates, this is a low-costway to be noticed bydrivers rushing to andfrom work. Talk about a captive au-dience, especially if you happen toget stuck at the light and the candi-date you may not necessarily be afan of waves at you. Awkward mo-ment.

Another thing about sign wavingthat I’ve learned is that the candidatewith the largest crowd of sign waversdoesn’t necessarily win the election.This was true during a recent pri-mary election night. A candidate be-lieved to be a winner in the primarylost by a few votes. One of the can-didate’s supporters blurted out his

dismay as he wished he had actuallygone to the polls to vote for his can-didate. He was in all the campaignsign waving and chili and rice eventsbut did not vote. He shared that hethought it was looking like an auto-matic win for his candidate. Tragedyis the word that comes to mind. Theone thing that mattered was his voteon the ballot and perhaps many oth-ers thought the same way, leading tohis candidate’s loss.

Others used work on Saturdays sovoting in the primaryelection was out of theway and out of thequestion. But that’swhy we now have ab-sentee ballots! One caneasily download theform and mail it in.Visit http://elections.hawaii .gov/wp-content/uploads/Voter-Registration-and-Permanent-Absentee-Application_Form-Fillable.pdf. Finally, one of themore popular reasonswhy my Filipino friendswill not participate inthe U.S. voting sys-tem—it is rumored thatonce they register tovote, their names willbe automatically in-cluded in the jury pool.That is something that

they want to avoid at all costs. Aneven larger tragedy.

Fact or fiction?Okay, to shed some light on the

common fears of our Filipinokababayans when it comes to votingregistration:

Q: Are jury lists derived from voterregistrations?

A: Yes, jury lists are compiled fromvoter registrations, driver’s li-cense and state ID renewals.

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In 2014, then Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui and District 5 State Sen. Gil S.C. Keith-Agaran,who also writes for the Fil-Am Voice,made time to sign wave at potential voter traf-fic on Ka‘ahumanu Avenue, fronting Kahului Shopping Center in Kahului.PHOTO: ALFREDO EVANGELISTA

“Is it possible

to have a suc-

cessful cam-

paign without

sign waving on

the road side?

For candidates,

this is a low-

cost way to

be noticed by

drivers rushing

to and from

work.”

– SHARON ZALSOS

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Tante UrbanEDITOR & PRESIDENT • FIL-AM VOICE

Editor’s DeskFrom the

n behalf of the staff of Fil-Am Voice, we send a warmwelcome to Maui to our

new Philippine Consul General,Ambassador Joselito Jimeno.

Thank you for the honor ofyour visit, which we hope you willenjoy and also, learn to know bet-ter why our motto, Maui Nö Ka‘Oi is felt around the world. Thepeople of Maui are proud of ourisland and the Filipinos here workvery hard to contribute to the suc-cess of all residents, who expresstheir warm hospitality, Filipinostyle, to our visitors and, especiallyto each other.

For over 100 years, Filipinoshave given service, talents, re-sources and affection to this Amer-ican island which provided ahome for generations of our fami-lies and lovedones.

Please acceptour gratitude forthe assistanceand care provid-ed by our Con-sulate over allthese years forthe benefit,health and well-being of Filipinosaround the stateand throughoutthe world.

The PhilippineConsulate pro-vides necessaryservices forHawai‘i including document au-thentication, dual citizenship, andpassport renewals. Years ago, I ap-plied for a dual citizenship and thestaff was very helpful. Thegrounds of the Philippine Con-sulate also plays host to manyevents and receptions. Last year

my wife and I traveled to Honolu-lu to participate in The GreatAdobo Cookoff (which we won!),and the Philippine Consulate Gen-

eral staff was sohelpful in accom-modating ourneeds, especiallysince we were theonly ones to travelfrom outside ofO‘ahu. We deeplyappreciated thatBayanihan spiritthat was so evi-dent, even duringa competition!

With theBayanihan spirit inmind, we hopeyour visit will ex-tend a message ofunity among our

people in the spirit of good willfor which Filipinos are well-re-ceived, gratefully accepted andgiven a well deserved place of re-spect among the diverse culturesof our beloved island.

Magkaisa Tayong Lahat—Let usall unite.

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In essence, because of the low vot-er turn-out, getting a driver’s license,state issued ID, buying a home, andfilling tax returns can get you on thelist as well. Point? If you choose notto vote only to avoid the jury pool,this has no impact. So please registerand exercise your right to select yourelected officials.

Filipinos are now the secondlargest ethnic group in the state ofHawai‘i.

According to the State of Hawai‘iDepartment of Business, EconomicDevelopment and Tourism’s Researchand Economic Analysis Division,there are 352,100 Filipinos and part-Filipinos in Hawai‘i, constituting 25percent of the state’s population.More than Japanese, Chinese, Kore-an, Hawaiians and part-Hawaiians.

Sixty-eight percent of Filipinoswere born in the United States. 20.6percent of Filipinos are foreign bornand naturalized citizens while 11.4percent are foreign born and not U.S.citizens.

Seventy percent of Hawai‘i’s Fil-ipino population live on the island ofO‘ahu. On Maui alone, out of the to-tal population of 144,444 there are40,643 Filipinos and part-Filipinos(28 percent), while Molokai’s 2,254Filipinos and part-Filipinos comprise30.7 percent of Molokai’s populationand Läna‘i’s 2,003 Filipinos and part-Filipinos comprise 63.9 percent. On anational level, according to the PewResearch Center, Filipinos are the

second largest Asian American groupin the U.S. with over 3.4 million.

The majority of Filipinos and part-Filipinos in Hawai‘i identify them-selves as Democrats followed by Re-publicans and Independents.

As the largest Asian ethnic groupin Hawai‘i, and with approximately4,000 Filipinos arriving each year,Filipinos and part-Filipinos are lead-ing in population and growth in theState of Hawai‘i. As such, we couldpotentially make a big impact in thepolitical climate if we vote.

Even Philippine President RodrigoDuterte has said “Filipinos in Americaare not Filipinos anymore, they’reAmericans. Their attitude is Ameri-can.” Yet it still puzzles me to hear ofFilipinos who will not register to votein Hawai‘i’s elections but took thetime to participate in the 2016Philippine elections. Clearly theirsource of income and livelihood isbased here in Maui, Hawai‘i, yet localpolitics is not as important to themas they follow the Philippine elec-tions on The Filipino Channel orGMA networks. These non-votersmiss the opportunity to elect officialswho will be making decisions thatwill impact education, labor laws,minimum wage rates, tax increases,highways, building projects, afford-able housing, homeless, tourism andmany other matters that impact ourdaily living.

Despite the low voter turn outhowever, there has been an increasein Filipino-Americans in elected of-fices in the State of Hawai‘i. Most ofthe high numbers are on O‘ahu: four

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Corrections to March 2018 IssueWe hate to make mistakes but it happens and we do appreciate your calling it to our attention.

In the caption with Angela, ‘An-gela Cainguitan’ in the column“Google Is Not Everything” on page 8was misspelled. Caingitan was used.

In the caption of Friends in theOR in the column “Sakada Offspring”on page 7, Monica Natividad withher co-workers should have included

‘Jenna Magarin (RNFA) and SharonFelipe (RN)’ (Magarin’s credentialsand Felipe’s name and credentialswere omitted.

Please email your corrections [email protected]. Thankyou and Maraming Salamat Po!

“The PhilippineConsulate pro-vides necessary services forHawai‘i includ-ing documentauthentication,dual citizen-ship, and pass-port renewals.”

– TANTE URBAN

see VOTE p.14

Ambassador Joselito JimenoA warm welcome from the Fil-Am Voice.

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Ambassador Joselito Jimeno, Philippine Consul General of theState of Hawai‘i.

Sharon Zalsos first participated in sign waving for a political candidate during the 2010 gubernatorial race. She commented, “Now that was a fun campaign! Although our candidate didn’t win, I gained lifetime friends by connecting with likeminded leaders.”PHOTO: JOE BERGERON

from the appointment system and willbe served on a “first-come, first-served” basis. (The next PhilippineConsulate Mobile Outreach on Mauiwill be held on April 28–29. For ap-pointments, please contact MauiCounty Immigrant Services Division at270-7791 for more information).

Since Jimeno’s arrival in February,he has already hit the ground running.He has visited the Filipino fishermenat Pier 17, who are confined to theboats because they have no documen-tation to enter the United States. Ac-cording to the AP, they are paid as lit-tle as 70 cents per hour and work 20-hour shifts when the fish are biting. Ji-meno is working to obtain the appro-priate visas for them. In that regard,Jimeno has met with Jade Butay, theDirector of the State of Hawai‘i De-partment of Transportation, as well asU.S. Senator Brian Schatz and U.S.

Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa. Ji-meno has also met with GovernorDavid Ige, Hawai‘i State Senate Presi-dent Emeritus Donna Mercado Kim,Admiral Harry B. Harris, Jr., Com-mander of the U.S. Pacific Command,and fellow Consul Generals Koichi Ito(Japan) and Kang Young-Hoon (Ko-rea). Jimeno has also hosted the 76thcommemoration of the Araw ng Kag-itingan (Day of Valor) to pay tributeto Filipino-American veterans ofWorld War II and participated in the24th Honolulu Festival. Jimeno has al-so hosted the official launch of the12th Ambassadors’ Tour to the Philip-pines, scheduled from July 7 through15th, with stops in Manila-Cebu-Bo-hol. (Maui residents may contact Tere-sita Noble at 244-4609 for more infor-mation.)

Jimeno has already developed a

“While these pillars overlap and can-not be considered apart from eachother, one may take priority, or behighlighted over the others, dependingon many factors—political environ-ment, socio-economic situation, geo-graphic location, local and religiousbeliefs and other circumstances.”

Immediately prior to his appoint-ment to Honolulu, Jimeno served asAmbassador to Switzerland andLiechtenstein from September 2015 toFebruary 2018. Jimeno, who holds therank of Chief of Mission Class I, is anAmbassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary, which means he hasthe highest diplomaticrank and full authorityto represent the govern-ment.

“I was serving as thePhilippine Ambassadorto the Embassy in Berne,Switzerland, when I wasinformed by the Depart-ment of Foreign Affairsof an opening at thePhilippine ConsulateGeneral in Hawai‘i,since my predecessor,Consul General Gina A.Jamoralin was beingtransferred to a post inthe U.S. mainland. Ithen expressed my inter-est to transfer to Hon-olulu and head thePhilippine Consulate. Iam thankful that the De-partment favorably con-sidered my request for atransfer,” said Jimeno,when describing theprocess of his appoint-ment to Honolulu.

The Philippine Consulate Generalin Honolulu is the official representa-tive of the Republic of the Philippinesand provides the following services: is-suance of passports, travel documentsand visa; conduct of consular outreachprograms; consularization (authentica-tion/acknowledgment) of documents,such as Special Powers of Attorney,Deeds, school and medical records,trademarks, oaths and appointments;civil registration of births, marriagesand deaths of Filipino nationals; pro-cession of applications for dual citizen-ship; and assistance with the transportof pets to the Philippines, applying forNational Bureau of Investigation clear-ances, renewal of Philippine driver’s li-cense, medical missions to the Philip-

pines, and securing of J-1 waivers (thetwo year home residence require-ment).

“Since assuming my post as ConsulGeneral of the Philippines in Hawai‘iin February, I have experienced theextraordinary welcome from Filipinoswho live here. I must say that the dif-ferent countries where I’ve been as-signed are beautiful in their own way,and a lot of good can be found ineach culture. But I feel the tremen-dous warmth and friendliness of thepeople of Hawai‘i a distinct and en-dearing quality. By what I’ve seen, Fil-Ams in Hawai‘i proudly practice aunique fusion of the Aloha spirit andBayanihan spirit,” said Jimeno whenasked his impressions of Hawai‘i’s Fil-ipino community. “Filipinos and Fil-

ipino Americans makeup the largest ethnicgroup in the state, or aquarter of its popula-tion. Because of this, Ihave noticed that theyare very much involvedand they love to joingroups, whether region-al, religious, business orcivic affiliations. I havealso noted our Filipinodiaspora in Hawai‘imaintains a tight con-nection to the homecountry. Despite years ofbeing separated, strongties endure. Many workhard and yearn to giveback to their communi-ties. Filipino communityleaders are some of themost active and couldbe counted on to sup-port and organize activ-ities that help to pro-mote the understandingand appreciation of Fil-ipino values, culture and

traditions.”With 352,100 Filipinos and part-Fil-

ipinos comprising 25 percent ofHawai‘i’s population, (32 percent ofHawai‘i’s Filipinos, or 112,672 are for-eign-born), there is a high demand onthe Philippine Consulate General. OnMay 1, 2018, the Philippine ConsulateGeneral will implement an appoint-ment system for its consular servicesof passport, dual citizenship, notarials,and civil registry. Appointments aremade through the Philippine Con-sulate General’s website, www.philip-pineshonolulu.org. Senior citizens(60+ years), persons with disability,pregnant women, children seven yearsand younger, and overseas Filipinoworkers including seamen, are exempt

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Amb. Jimeno shakes hands with Gov. Ige.PHOTO COURTESY PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL

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“Jimeno,who holdsthe rank of Chief of MissionClass I, isan Amb-assadorExtraordi-nary andPlenipo-tentiary…”

Kwento Kuwentuhanf punctuality is a virtue, then be-ing late is rudeness, correct?Well, not quite, not for many cul-

tures around the world... Mag-kwen-tuhan tayo tungkol dito (Let’s talkstory about it).

Have you heard of the expression“Filipino Time?” How about “MauiTime?” What comes to your mindwhen you hear these phrases? “Late”as in “not being on time,” correct?

Are we using the phrases “FilipinoTime” and “Maui Time” as an excusefor tardiness? Or are we the more le-nient peeps who would say... “it iswhat it is, embrace the culture.” Isbeing late really part of Filipino cul-ture and the local cultureon Maui? If so, where didthis thinking come from?

A few years ago I wasscheduled to attend a veryimportant meeting in mylife. At that time I was juststarting to get recognizedas “the Maui Blogger.” Ihad received so much attention onthe Internet and because there werenot many local bloggers at that time,I was invited to be part of this launchcampaign with Maui Visitors Bureauwhere we would use social media inaddition to traditionalmarketing. I was veryexcited about it andwas looking forwardto that day of themeeting to get toknow the leaders ofthe Visitors industryon Maui and alsosome of the famousbloggers in the na-tion. Guess what? Onthe day of that veryimportant meeting, Iarrived late! LATE! Ifelt miserable. It wasvery embarrassing toenter the room, dis-rupt what was goingon and have all eyesfocused on me as Imumbled my “I amvery sorry I am late” apology.

I should have just stopped with “Iam very sorry, I am late.” But no. Iadded “I guess I’m on Maui Time.”Duh! “What a lame excuse,” I

thought to myself immediately after Isaid that. And of course in my mindI was also thinking, here am I again,arriving on “Filipino Time.”

Now let me explain it was not myintention to be late on that importantmeeting. On the contrary, I wantedto be there early. I thought I tookevery precaution I could so Iwouldn’t be tardy. But I got delayedin dropping off my kids to schoolthat morning and I also got lost try-ing to find the building of the meet-ing.

If you are a Filipino reading thisarticle, most likely you already knowwhat I am talking about. If you are

non-Filipino, you might need a littlebit more background on what “Fil-ipino Time” means.

As part of my research for this ar-ticle, I googled the phrase “FilipinoTime” and sure enough there are nu-

merous articles aboutit. There are variousexplanations, discus-sions and interpreta-tions. The bottom-lineis, it is the commonoccurrence of Fil-ipinos arriving late toa meeting or event,so much so that it’sseen as part of theFilipino culture. Butis it, really?

Being married toan American who isfrom the East Coast,the “Filipino Time” inme has been a sourceof major conflicts inour marriage. Under-standably, with himgrowing up in the

East Coast, being “late” is considered“rude” and “disrespectful.” The con-flict got so bad we went to a coun-selor to resolve it. And the resolu-tion? We started going to events in

two separate cars so he could be ear-ly or on time and I could be late, and

we won’t be fighting aboutit. We have gotten so muchbetter now and can go toevents, meetings or gather-ings together—sometimeswe are late, most of thetime we are on time, butwe don’t fight so muchabout it anymore.

So let me go back to my firstquestion... If punctuality is a virtue,then is being late rude? In America,in Germany and in other countries—it is rude to be late. In countries in-fluenced by the Spaniards such asPhilippines, Mexico, Brazil, and otherLatin Countries, it is not rudeness. Itis simply part of the culture. As oneAmerican missionary who wrote abook about going on a mission in thePhilippines said, Filipinos are more“event oriented” and “relationshiporiented” than being “task oriented”and “detail oriented.” So for exam-ple, on a wedding, even though theinvitation says it starts at 9 a.m., butit started at 10:30 a.m.—it is okaybecause the important thing is theyare getting married, not the timethey are getting married.

So if the “Filipino Time” has itsroots in the Spanish influence wehave on our Filipino culture, thenwhere did the expression “MauiTime” come from? Well, perhaps it isbecause there are many cultures rep-resented on Maui... including theHawaiian and Polynesian cultureswho are more laid back, and the Fil-ipino and Portuguese cultures influ-ence by the Spanish cultures.

In conclusion, this “talk story” is

not meant to be an excuse for Fil-ipinos and Maui locals’ tardiness butit is an explanation. The next timeyou are in a situation on Maui whena Filipino or a Maui local is late, youwill know that they (we) did notmean to disrespect. Many Filipinosand Maui locals have the propensityto be late because it was sort of in-grained in our culture. However, forus Filipinos and Maui locals whohave the propensity to be late, let’sexert effort to be more on time shallwe? Because really being punctual isimportant and it will show that werespect the people and culturearound us as well.

Until our next kwento-kuwen-tuhan... Aloha!

I

“I should have

just stopped

with “I am

very sorry,

I am late.”

But no. I add-

ed “I guess

I’m on

Maui Time.”– LIZA PIERCE

Liza Pierce of A Maui Blog is an In-teractive Media Strategist in Hawai‘i.She started blogging in 2006 and sheloves talking story online and spread-ing aloha around the world. She’sbeen living on Maui since 1994 andconsiders Maui her home. A wife, amother, a friend…and so much more.She loves Jesus; Maui Sunsets Catch-er; Crazy About Rainbow; EndAlzheimer’s Advocate. Her life is fulland exciting here on the island ofMaui.Liza is currently the Interactive MediaStrategist with Wailea Realty Corp.


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his month’s featured SakadaOffspring is a family man and aman with visions, hopes, and

dreams: Dennis “Danny” Alfred Mateo.He was born on August 21, 1951 inPu‘unënë, Maui. Danny’s parents wereVicente and Nora Mateo. Vicente wasfrom Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippinesand was born on December 25, 1910.He arrived in Hawai‘i on board theDollar Streamliner, USS PresidentMcKinley, on June 6, 1929 at the ageof 19.

Vicente married the former NoraLopez in Häna, Maui, on June 14,1941. Nora Lopez was born in Häwï,Kohala, on Hawai‘i Island. They had 7children: Janet (Fernandez), (retired),Gilbert (deceased), Carol (Fernan-dez),(retired from the DOE), BeverlyRichardson, (deceased), Lourdes (Gar-cia), (retired - construction), Dennis“Danny” (County Clerk - County ofMaui), and Marie (Souza), (Realtor).

Between 1929–1975 (46 years), Vi-cente was contracted by theHawaiian Sugar Planters Asso-ciation and was assigned towork in the pineapple fields inHäna as a laborer. Vicente laterworked in Ha‘ikü as a laborerat Libby’s Pineapple Fields. Im-mediately after World War II,Vicente worked at the HC&SPä‘ia Sugar Mill as a TruckDriver and a Tractor Operator.In those days, the employeeslike Vicente were given a Ban-go number as their identifica-tion. Showing their Bango isneeded when picking up theirpaychecks, doctor’s visits, ac-count at the Pä‘ia MercantileGeneral Store, Pä‘ia Gas Sta-tion, Post Office, etc. Vicenteretired from HC&S in Decem-ber 1975. He passed away onFebruary 12, 1990 at the ageof 80.

Vicente and Nora’s 6th child is Dan-ny Mateo. As a child, he lived with hisparents and 6 siblings in the Store Vil-lage Plantation Camp in Upper Pä‘ia.Their old home was located in theback of what is now the Doris ToddSchool. In 1959, the Mateo familymoved to Makawao where Vicenteand Nora purchased a home on AiStreet. Then in the early 1970s thefamily relocated to Makawao RanchAcres.

Danny attended Pä‘ia Elementary,St. Joseph School in Makawao, and St.Anthony High School, Class of ’70. Hereceived his Associate of Science De-gree in Human Services and Certificatein Early Childhood Education fromMaui Community College now known

as University of Hawai‘i Maui College.Danny graduated from the Universityof Hawai‘i-Hilo, majoring in Sociology.

Danny is married to Clarissa P.(Kaupu) Mateo. They have three chil-dren: Dennis A. Mateo Jr. (Kaneala), acourt liaison officer with Maui CountyCorrections; Heidi A.K. (Mateo)Tomas; and Noralyn (Mateo) Koahou,owner of Koahou Yard Service.

As a community oriented individ-ual, Danny was a member of the fol-

lowing boards and organizations:Maui County School Advisory Council,Democratic Party, Molokai Task Force,Molokai General Hospital Board,Molokai Chamber of Commerce, andthe Aloha Festivals on Molokai.

Danny also received several awardsand recognitions. In 2009, he was se-lected as one of 20 Outstanding Fil-ipinos Abroad by Image Magazine.That same year, he was on of the re-cipients of the United Filipino Council

of Hawai‘i (UFCH) Progress Awards.In 2010, Danny was one of the recip-ients of the Gintong Pamana Leader-ship Awards presented by the MauiFilipino Chamber of Commerce. Inthat same year, he was inducted intothe St. Anthony High School “Hall of

Honor.”Danny’s favorite hobby is to spend

quality time with his family. He active-ly participates in his grandchildren’sschool and sports events and weekendoutings.

Work experiences held by Dannyshows a diversity of jobs which makeshim a very a versatile person. Heworked at Tropical Rent a Car/Tropi-cal Rent A Mule, Molokai StationManager. He was the Economic Devel-

opment Coordinator (Molokai) –County of Maui. In 1987–1997, hewas with Kukui Molokai Inc./TokyoKosan, Public Relations (Kaluako‘i Re-sort and Golf Course). From 1997 to2002, he was the Executive Assistantof Maui County Council Chair PatrickS. Kawano. In June 2002, Danny wasappointed by the Maui County Councilto fill the unexpired term of ChairmanPatrick S. Kawano after his death.Danny was elected to the Maui County

Council, Molokai District in 2002.From 2006–2008, he was the MauiCounty Council Vice Chair. From2008–2012, Danny served as the MauiCounty Council Chair. He was the Ex-ecutive Assistant/Lobbyist at MayorArakawa’s Office from January 2013

until December 2013. Since then, Dan-ny has served as the County Clerk forthe County of Maui.

As a man of hopes and dreams,Danny said, “As a father of three andgrandfather of fifteen, I always lookahead and pray that the world findspeace and the quality of life for thegenerations to come be a better one. Ipray for a time when war, hunger,and hate, will no longer be a part ofthe social fabric of mankind. I dreamof the day when our children will beable to buy their own affordablehomes and good paying jobs will bemany, keeping our children home inMaui County, instead of leaving forthe Mainland.”

Danny also hopes to hear the words“please” and “thank you” more oftenand that respect and common courtesywould become a part of everyday lifeas well as a time when governmentactually addresses the people’s busi-ness and common sense was thenorm.

Gratefully and proudly, Danny sayshe was a product of the Plantation Eraand the ILWU in which his father Vi-cente belonged to. Danny said that theplantation lifestyle taught us how tobe self-sufficient. “Everyone raisedtheir own vegetables, chickens, ducks,etc. and we shared it with one anoth-er. People made do with what theyhad and did their chores and respon-sibilities. They lived within theirmeans. It was a time when society waskinder, when people cared about eachother. People trusted each other whenthey could leave their house and cardoors unlocked.” Danny recalls theSoup Kitchens when the workers wenton strike or the summer picnics atKalama Park, where school supplieswere given to the kids.

Like all of the Sakadas, Danny’s dad

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Dennis “Danny” Alfred MateoLucy Peros | ALL PHOTOS COURTESY DANNY MATEO

TDanny Mateo is shown here as he wasCounty Clerk for the County of Maui.

Vicente Mateo and Nora Lopez back inthe day—parents of Danny Mateo.

Vicente strides atop oneof the HSPA truck’s tirefor this photo op.

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Vicente (right)and Nora stand

beside a companywork truck.

From left to right, Noralyn, Danny and wife Clarissa Mateo, Dennis “Kaneala” A. Mateo Jr., andHeidi

very year, hundreds of highschool students across the Statefrom different organizations

compete to represent Hawai‘i at thenational level during the 2018 CTSO(Career and Technical Student Organ-izations) convention held on February22 and 23 at the Hawai‘i ConventionCenter in Honolulu.

Maui High School was one of theschools that participated in this hugeevent. Organizations that joined wereSkillsUSA (Arts & Communication andIndustrial Engineering Technology);Family, Career, and Community Lead-ers of America (FCCLA); DistributiveEducation Clubs of America (DECA);and Health Occupations Students ofAmerica (HOSA). Studentsthat are involved in thesegroups spend months oflong practice hours afterschool, to make sure thatthey strive to be the best tobe able to qualify at the Na-tional Level.

In the Skills USA division,Jeriel Dumlao, a sopho-more, competed in the Cab-inet Making event. This wasDumlao’s first year competing in theState level: “Yes, I will be joining againnext year because I had a very stun-ning experience and I would like to ex-perience more of that. Also, I want tomeet more students with amazingskills and to be able to interact withthem,” said Dumlao. He explained thatthe most challenging part about mak-ing the cabinet is finishing it on time.Dumlao explained he set his mind tojust focus on his own work and finishas much as he could and not worryabout the time he had left. With his fo-cus and determination, Dumlao placedfirst for this event and he qualified forthe nationals in Kentucky.

DECA is also one of the largest or-ganizations at Maui High School andDECA produced several top winners,including Naomi Maeda, a Seniorwho competed in Quick Serve Restau-rant Management. This is the first timeMaeda has competed as well. Maedasaid she joined this event because itwas a fun learning experience, she en-joys food, and she thought it would befun to learn how to run a fast foodbusiness. Maeda also claims her mostimportant learning experience was“Don’t doubt yourself. You’re capableof doing more than you think.” Despitebeing involved in other extracurricularactivities like Track & Field, Maedamanages her time wisely by having ad-equate sleep and practicing role play-

ing on her free time. Maeda not onlywon second place for her event but al-so placed third for Best Test Scores,Medallion Medal For Best Role Play,and Finalist Medal. Maeda is now qual-ified for the nationals at Atlanta, Geor-gia.

Maui High School’s Health Occupa-tion Student of America, commonlyknown as HOSA, was named as thelargest HOSA chapter in the State.HOSA is full of outstanding studentswho placed in various events, qualify-ing them to attend the InternationalLeadership Conference (ILC) at Hous-ton, Texas this June 2018. One ofthem is Romelyn Joy Tabangcura,a sophomore who competed in Human

Growth and Development for the firsttime at CTSO. For Tabangcura, one ofthe biggest challenges she faced wasfeeling overwhelmed and full of selfdoubt before the competition. Ta-bangcura, however, overcame theseobstacles by having the best supportfrom her HOSA advisors and fellowmembers who encouraged her to haveself confidence. Tabangcura added “Iwill definitely join again next year be-cause I was able to gain knowledgeand experience that I would not haveobtained in any other competition. Notonly did I become closer to my mem-bers but I met new people who werepassionate about HOSA and enjoyedthe same things as I did.” For her fel-low classmates that are thinking ofcompeting in the same event nextyear, Tabangcura explained it is veryimportant to choose an event that youenjoy learning about because it willmake the process a lot easier and en-joyable. Another outstanding studentthat competed is Chealsey Corpuz,a Senior. Corpuz competed in NursingAssisting throughout high school andshe is this year’s Secretary for HOSA.Corpuz explained that in order to bal-ance academics and preparation forthis event, she took advantage ofschool free times to finish her assign-ments. “This gave me the luxury timeto study for my event right when Icome from school.” Corpuz also added

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Naomi Maeda - DECA, competed in QuickServe Restaurant Management

Levin Bonilla - HOSA, competed in DentalTerminology

Romelyn Joy Tabangcura - HOSA, com-peted in Human Growth & Development

Chealsey Corpuz - HOSA, competed inNursing Assisting

that she handled stress pretty well byhaving a strong mind of her goals andmotivating herself through the quotefrom her advisor: “Pressure makes di-amond.” At first, Corpuz did not knowwhy she joined this event but sheknew that she wanted to finish strong.With that, she took first for her event,which makes her qualified to attendthe nationals. As a Senior, she statedthat, “The biggest learning experienceof being in CTSO would have to beleadership. With no leadership prior tobeing in HOSA council, this has beenmy biggest leap in my high school ca-reer. I've learned how to lead by ex-ample, taking initiative, and assistingothers with their competition skills

while competing myself.”Levin Bonilla, a Senior,

is also one of the competi-tors for Dental Terminology.He has been competing inthis event for four years andbecame this year’s HOSAVice President. Bonilla ex-plained that he participatedin this event because hewanted to pursue a career inthe Dental field and compet-

ing in this event helped him to gainmore knowledge of medical law,ethics, infection control, and anatomy.In addition, one of the obstacles Bonil-la encountered was motivating himselfto study. Bonilla explained havingstudy sessions after school helped himovercome this challenge. “Participatingin CTSO is a great opportunity forpeople in CTE because it is an experi-ence that can help students like me de-cide what they may want to do in thefuture,” said Bonilla.

HOSA also has team events, includ-ing Health Career Display Board.Gabrielle Pastor and Katrina To-lentino, who are both Juniors, com-peted in this event. For them, theychoose this event because it was some-thing they have been doing for threeyears and they were very comfortablecompeting in this event. In addition,stress played an important role forthem. “If we held all the stress, itwould affect our presentation,” theysaid. To prevent this from happening,they took breaks in between whenthey are working on their board andfound different ways to relieve theirstress by watching movies or talkingabout other things that were not relat-ed toward the competition itself. Inaddition, they prepared for this eventby practicing their speech extensivelyand presenting in front of their friendsto be comfortable. Pastor and Tolenti-

no said their advice for students whowant to compete next year is “To besure that you and your partner workwell with each other and have thesame goals.” Pastor and Tolentino arethoroughly passionate and dedicatedtoward their work, resulting in secondplace in the State and qualifying forthe nationals.

My partner Cortney Tabajuraand I also competed in this event butunfortunately, we were not luckyenough to place at state. But for us“Defeat is not failure and failure doesnot define you!” Even though we didnot place, we are still beyond proud tobe able to reach this point because notevery competitor gets to experiencewhat we experienced at the CTSO con-vention. One of the most importantlearning experiences that I can applyto everyday life is to never give upyour goals because failure should be asource of motivation for you to keepmoving forward for the best outcome.

It is truly remarkable and outstand-ing to have brilliant students fromMaui High School competing in theserigorous events. Having them experi-ence this is truly amazing because ithelps them to broaden their perspec-tives in the different careers for theirfuture. We also are given opportunitiesto meet new people, learn new expe-riences, develop leadership skills, andlife lessons. Google® Is Not Everything is amonthly column authored by highschool students. The title of the columnemphasizes that education is more thanjust googling a topic. Google® is a reg-istered trademark.This month’s guest columnist is RoseAnne Rafael, a senior at Maui HighSchool and a member of the NationalHonor Society.Rose Anne hasbeen an activefour year stu-dent of AdvanceVia IndividualDetermination(AVID) and afour-year mem-ber of HealthOccupation Student of America(HOSA), serving this year as the Direc-tor of Communication. She also per-forms with the Good Shepherd Episco-pal Church Filipino Folk Dance Troupe.This fall, Rose Anne will be attendingGrand Canyon University in Phoenix,Arizona majoring in Nursing. She hopesto become a Certified Registered NurseAnesthetist. Rose Anne is the daughterof Rexon Rafael and Ailyn Rafael.

Is Not Everything…Competition at its Highest LevelRose Anne Rafael | MAUI HIGH SCHOOL

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Pssst....Can You Keep a Secret?

Editor’s Note: This is a work of fic-tion. Names, characters, businesses,places, events, locales, and incidents areeither the products of the author'simagination or used in a fictitiousmanner. Any resemblance to actual per-sons, living or dead, or actual events ispurely coincidental.

hile Junior continued tosnore, Maria began prayingto the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Even though Maria was violating theTen Commandments, she still believedthat God was merciful and full ofgrace. “Blessed Mary, mother of God,please forgive me for my sins. Guide mein all I do and help me to find my wayback to you. Help me to find thestrength to deal with my problems. InJesus’ name, I pray.”

Maria’s life, which was so muchsimpler a few years ago, was about toget even more complicated. She knewsomething was wrong. Maria was feel-ing light headed, sick and dizzy. Shehad never felt like this before.

Maria decided to slip away fromJunior and walked to the nearby St.Mary’s Cathedral. Maria felt herprayers in her lover’s bedroom did notgive her the peace she sought. So shehad to get away and she would dealwith Junior later.

St. Mary’s Cathe-dral was a modernCathedral, open24/7, air condi-tioned, safe, andwell-lit. The confes-sion booths were al-so open 24/7. Mariasaw the green lightover one confessionbooth and decidedto go. It had been awhile since Mariahad been to confes-sion.

“Forgive me Fa-ther, for I havesinned. It’s been overtwo years since mylast confession.” Al-ready, Maria knewher statement wasnot completely accu-rate as the last timeshe had been to confession was whenshe had returned from her Hong Kongtrip with Junior when they had finallymade love–some four years ago.

Nevertheless, Maria felt better atconfessing her “minor” sins. She justcouldn’t confess everything at the mo-ment. “Father, forgive me, for I haveneglected my family, and I miss myMom so much. I was not truthful to herbefore she died.” The padre gave Mariaa penance to perform and absolvedMaria of her sins.

After the confession, Maria kneltquietly in the pews, praying ferventlyfor guidance. “O Lord, what shall I do.Please give me a sign. I know that Ihave not been faithful to your Wordbut please understand my situation.”

As Maria was about to depart St.Mary’s Cathedral, she saw her best

friend Elena leave one of the confes-sion booths. Elena was her bestie sincethey were ten years old and they wereclassmates at the old St. Mary’sSchool, before they tore it down tomake room for the Cathedral. Elenawas also a former member of the SanMiguel’s hostess crew but unlikeMaria, Elena did not come from apoor family as she always had the bestclothes and even a driver.

Maria never met Elena’s father; Ele-na claimed her Dad had died a longtime ago. Elena’s mother, Rosa, wasbeautiful and a former internationalstewardess for Philippine Airlines.Rosa was still flying for PAL but onlyon the domestic routes. When Elenawas younger, Rosa left Elena underthe care of the nuns at St. Mary’s. Thenuns were happy to babysit Elena,who could be a handful at times butyet deeply religious.

Maria had heard the rumors butshe never asked Elena who her real fa-ther was. One night, when Maria hadstayed overnight with Elena at St.Mary’s, she heard one of the nunscomplain how Elena’s dad was reduc-ing his monthly allowance for Maria.“It’s not fair for us to take care of Fa-ther Jose’s problem,” the nun had said.

“We are hiding thetruth and if the Vat-ican knew, we wouldall be excommunicat-ed.”

Elena was alwaysgenerous with Mariaand they would al-ways go to moviestogether, with Elenafooting the bill. Ele-na easily was ac-cepted at De LaSalle and was onher way to becom-ing a medical doctorwhile Maria was stilla struggling nursingstudent. Elenadreamed of movingto the United Statesto practice in NewYork. Mariadreamed of movingto anywhere to lead

a new life.“Maria! I haven’t seen you in over a

month? What have you been up to?”exclaimed Elena. “I’m so sorry Elena,I’ve been so busy with school andwork,” answered Maria. “We reallyneed to get together very soon,” saidElena, “I want to share some goodnews with you. Can we meet up tonightat Joe’s?” Joe’s was their favoritehangout, featuring the hottest bbq bar,where the chefs would grill chicken,fish, beef, vegetables, and pork. Andyes, Joe’s was owned by MonsignorJose Cadabana.

Maria agreed to meet Elena thatevening. Elena didn’t know anythingabout Maria and Junior and Marianever told Elena what she had heardabout now Monsignor Jose Cadabanabeing her real Dad. Maria had made a

Love, Scandal etc. by Ate NoraSecond in a series

Elena said to Maria,“ I want to sharesome good newswith you. Can wemeet up tonight atJoe’s?” Joe’s wastheir favorite hang-out, featuring thehottest bbq bar,where the chefswould grill chicken,fish, beef, vegeta-bles, and pork. And yes, Joe’s was owned by Monsignor JoseCadabana.

promise never to tell Elena what sheheard that night. Many times, whenElena had been sad not knowing herDad, Maria was tempted to tell herwhat she knew but Maria wasn’t sosure how Elena would react. Elena, onthe other hand, told Maria every-thing—even when Elena had snuckaway with her then boyfriend Juan–and had become a woman at the ageof fifteen.

Maria pondered whether she wouldtell Elena about her complicated situ-

ation. Her phone beeped with a textfrom Junior wondering where shewas. Maria texted she couldn’t sleepso she went to church and would soonbe there. Junior texted to hurry backas he missed his morning love makingwith Maria. Maria texted she was withElena and would be there in half anhour and texted to Junior to be readyfor her.

But first, Maria had to make anoth-er stop. She had to see Francisco, Ju-nior’s second eldest son.

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“It’s not fair for us to takecare of FatherJose’s prob-lem,” the nunhad said. “Weare hiding thetruth and ifthe Vaticanknew, wewould all beexcommu-nicated.”

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etirement is typi-cally one of thetop financial goals

you’ll be working toward.It may be the furthest outbut any good financialplan starts with calculat-ing how much moneyyou’ll need to live on dur-ing your retirement years,putting a strategy in placeto get there, and then ad-dressing your shorter termneeds.

Many financial profes-sionals believe you’ll needapproximately 80 percent of your peak pre-retirement income to maintain your currentlifestyle in retirement.

If your peak income is, for simplicity,let’s say $100,000, then you may need$80,000 or more each year. Multiply thatannual figure by your expected years in re-tirement and that’s your target. Given to-day’s longer life expectancies, you could benearing the $1.5–$2 million range. Don’tlet those numbers scare you. Again, every-one is different. Maybe you’re accustomedto living on $40,000 per year, in whichcase your goal is roughly $32,000 timesyour retirement years. That’s a big differ-ence.

Envision the Retirement You WantAnother factor in figuring out how

much incomeyou will need inretirement is en-visioning howyou want tospend your re-tirement years.

Do you wantto travel? Own asecond home?Leave a legacyto your family,charity or almamater? Ormaybe you justwant to live a simple lifestyle with the pri-mary goal being to cover your basic ex-penses. Now’s your time to think throughthe world of possibilities, because the soon-er you start planning—and saving—thebetter able you are to reach your retire-ment money and savings goal.

Time Is Your Friend When Saving for Retirement

Setting aside even a small amount ofmoney each month can add up over time.One common and effective strategy is touse traditional retirement vehicles, such asan employee-sponsored 401(k) or Individ-ual Retirement Account (IRA), and set upautomatic contributions. While each ofthese types of retirement accounts hasunique rules, all offer tax benefits that canadd up over the long-term. Even if nearingretirement, it’s not too late. If you are 50or older, “catch-up contributions” help pre-retirees stash even more money into their401(k) or IRA than the basic contributionlimits each year.

How Should You Allocate Your Money?

How you decide to allocate the moneyyou've accumulated—and the goal-related

products you choose—are probably themost critical factors when it comes to cre-ating a retirement plan. As mentioned,there are IRAs for retirement goals, as wellas guaranteed lifetime income products butdepending on your life stage you may wantto consider other solutions as well. Maybethat means permanent life insurance tohelp protect your family’s financial securityand as an effective estate planning tool.

Diversification Helps Balance RiskDiversification can be summed up in

one phrase: Don’t put all of your eggs inone basket. Regardless of what types of re-tirement product solutions you choose tobuy, don't bet your retirement nest egg onjust one. The types of products you selectwill vary depending on several factors, in-

cluding your risk tolerance and retire-ment time horizon. These two factorswork hand in hand. The more yearsyou have left until retirement, thehigher your risk tolerance may be.

When it’s time to determine theproducts and financial strategy that’sbest for you, you may want to consultwith a financial professional who canhelp you map out a plan. In the mean-time, make sure you have a clear vi-sion for your goals so you’ll be betterprepared to plan your financial future.

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Retirement Planning: How to Get StartedElsa Agdinaoay-Segal

cholar and Educator Robert Greenleaf* offers what he calls“ Attributes of a Servant Leader.” We have just celebratedEaster, the Resurrection of our Lord, and I consider Himjust such a leader.

1. Listening as in communication; not just talking, but really lis-tening.

2. Empathy so as to “ stand in the shoes of another,” understand-ing another’s life.

3. Healing to make things whole; to bring about reconciliation.

4. Awareness so as to be receptive to what happens around youand even because of you.

5. Persuasion as in convincing others to change by showing them,through your own actions, what is possible.

6. Conceptualization so as to be a “ visionary”; to be a guide to-wards a destination; a common destination.

7. Foresight to understand the future, in the light of the past andpresent.

8. Stewardship and taking responsibility for the role you play.

9. Commitment to your own growth, as a person, and to thegrowth of all people.

10.Building Community and authentic relationships that bring joyand satisfaction.

Our Risen Lordand Savior callseach of us to be a“ Servant Leader.” Ifyou read these tenattributes offeredby Robert Greenleafvery carefully, youwill understandthese attributesserve as a guide tohow we live witheach other; how werelate to and treatone another. I thinkyou will also under-stand that these are the very attributes for which people of faithstrive to see being practiced and nurtured around them. We will bein the Easter Season until Pentecost Day on May 20th. Join me inpraying that the Holy Spirit will infuse us with the wisdom andknowledge to live out these attributes, with which I know Our Lordand Savior Jesus Christ conquered sin and death with. Join me in away of life; of relating to others, that allows service, servant hood,to be how we live with one another. Practice your leadership; withyour family, with your friends and in our community, so as to be ofservice and not to be served.

Have an idea or a comment or even a question? Contact me atthis email address: [email protected]. So, until nexttime, take care! * Robert K. Greenleaf (1904–1990) founded the Center for AppliedEthics in 1964. Greenleaf was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, andspent most of his organizational life in the field of management,research, development, and education at AT&T. When Greenleafretired from AT&T in 1964, he launched a new career as speaker,writer, and consultant. Greenleaf coined the term "Servant Leader-ship," and wrote and spoke extensively on the subject. In 1970 hepublished "The Servant as Leader," an essay which launched theservant leadership movement in the United States.

Rev. John A. Hau’oli Tomoso † is a SocialWorker and Episcopal Priest. He is a Priest As-sociate at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church inWailuku and an on-call Chaplain at Maui Me-morial Medical Center. Tomoso was graduatedfrom St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High School, the Col-lege of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota(Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Soci-ology) and Myron B. Thompson School of So-

cial Work at the University of Hawai’i at Mänoa (Masters of SocialWork). In 2008, he retired from the civil service as the Maui County Ex-ecutive on Aging. Tomoso is currently the Executive Director of thenon-profit Tri-Isle Resource Conservation and Development Council,Inc. His wife Susan is a 7th grade Language Arts Teacher at MauiWaena Intermediate School.

S RBeing a Servant LeaderThe Rev. John A.H. Tomoso †

“Setting asideeven a smallamount ofmoney eachmonth canadd up overtime.”

Robert K. Greenleaf (1904–1990)

There are IRAs for retirement goals, aswell as guaranteedlifetime income prod-ucts, but dependingon your life stage youmay want to considerother solutions aswell. Maybe thatmeans permanentlife insurance to helpprotect your family’sfinancial security andas an effective estateplanning tool.


et’s get real here, no matterhow much we try to eathealthy meals and exercise

regularly, we are all still vulnerableto sickness during the flu season. Allyou need is a co-worker to sneezesomewhere around you and theircold goes viral! And moms and dads,I don’t need to go into detail aboutwhat germs our children bring homewith them.

We are almost at the tail end ofthe brutal flu season according to theCenter for Disease Control. The over-all number of flu-related hospitaliza-tions went up to almost 86 people forevery 100,000 in the ninth week of2018 in the U.S. Here in Hawai‘i, therate of outpatient visits was at 7.4%compared to 4.5% last year. Hawai‘iclosely followed the national average.On week 10 of the flu season, 6.5%of all deaths in Hawai‘i were relatedto pneumonia or influenza.

It’s not a big surprise that a largenumber of the work force in Hawai‘iexperienced some form of cold andcough symptoms. Even the typicalhealthy person managed to catchmild body aches and fever. Thismeans many stayed home and a lotof chicken were sold. Some of thehighly recommended foods to boostyour immune system and help withrecovery are: garlic, beef, sweet pota-to, turmeric, dark leafy greens, wildsalmon, and chicken soup.

One of the more popular go todishes for the cold season is chickensoup. This is true both in the U.S.and Philippines. Chicken soup variesfrom place to place, depending onthe ingredients available. A typicalAmerican chicken soup recipe in-cludes: chicken meat, chicken broth,carrots, celery, onion, bay leaf andwhite rice.

Filipinos also have their own ver-sion of chicken soup known as chick-en tinola. Tinola is a soup base com-prised of the Holy Trinity ingredients,garlic, onion and ginger. Each regionhas their own version of chicken tino-la depending upon the availability oftheir go to ingredients. From thesoup base, additional ingredients canbe added such as green papaya or

sayote, petchay or baby bok choy.So what differentiates the Filipino

comfort soup to that of a typicalAmerican recipe? Well, the ingredi-ents of course! Super Foods such asdahon ng sili, malunggay, ampalayaalso known as paria or bitter melon.Now talk about packing a punch tothe taste with that one! But you haveto convince the kids that it’s extreme-ly good for the body to get them toeven taste. Dahon ng sili—or chilileaves—unlike the fruit is not spicy atall, is an excellent source of calcium,iron, phosphorus and vitamins A andB. Malunggay in Tagalog or Marung-gay in Ilokano (Moringa oleifera is thescientific name) is often referred toas a miracle tree as it’s known to bepacked with vitamins and other nutri-ents used for both nutritional andmedicinal purpose. Another secret in-gredient to add is Ampalaya in Taga-log or more commonly known asParia in Ilokano—Momordica Chara-tia is the scientific name. This gourdhas a bitter taste due to the presenceof momordicin. Ampalaya is widelyused as an herbal remedy to lowerthe blood sugar levels for diabetic pa-tients. It is also used to help alleviatesymptoms of fever, headache andbody pains and the list goes on. Apersonal favorite ingredient in tinolais ginger. The root of the ginger plantcan be consumed fresh, powdered,dried, oil form or juice. Ginger is partof the Zingiberaceae family, alongsidecardamom and turmeric. As a child,this was what my grandmother usedas lozenges for sore throat, the firstsign of sickness. In tinola, it’s a mustingredient alongside whatever maybe available with the chicken tinolarecipe.

If you are from Metro Manila,your chicken tinola soup includes:chicken, green papaya, dahon ng sili,garlic, onion, hot peppers, ginger andpatis, or fish sauce, for the salty fla-vor. You are most likely from Ilocosif you would much rather a bowl ofchicken paria, which features theparia as the main star ingredient ofsoup. I have only seen the paria soupserved in one restaurant here inMaui, and that is at Tante’s IslandCuisine. I frequented a few local Fil-

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Nutritious vegeta-bles used in Filipinodishes like kalabasa,talong, sitaw, okra,ampalaya, papaya arecherished comfortfoods and tasty.

Vegetables like paria, orbittermelon, and localparsley are used in thisversion of chickenparia—an Ilocano variantof chicken tinola. This plating shown is by Manong Tante ofTante’s Island Cuisine.

ipino eateries but no luck in findingingredients such as paria, marunggay,or dahon ng sili. Hopefully, ManongTante and others will consider in-cluding marunggay in his menu. Onecan only wish! I will continue myquest to find delightful and healthyPinoy dishes around Maui.

Whereever you may be from orwhatever your go to ingredients maybe for your chicken soup, one thingis certain—it is more enjoyable whensomeone else cooks it for you. Enjoy

chicken tinola and stay healthy! Sharon Zalsos is a past president ofthe Maui Filipino Chamber of Com-merce (three terms) and has her ownmarketing business: Kalona Interna-tional LLC. She’s also an ACN Inde-pendent Business Owner. A formerMiss Maui Filipina, Sharon played thelead in MAPA’s presentation of MissSaigon. A graduate of Maui HighSchool, Sharon is employed with theCounty of Maui and a proud Veteranof the United States Air Force.


Kahului

A&E Laundry

Badua’s Maui Crepes & Grill · QKC

Bistro Manila

Christ the King Church - Lucy Peros

Clinical Laboratory

County of Maui - DMV

Cupie’s

Da Shrimp Hale

Foodland-Kahului

Hairways

Hale Makua - Kahului

Island Grocery Depot

Kahului Laundromat

Krispy Kreme

LBC Remit Express

Maui Adult Day CareCenter

Maui Beach Hotel

Maui Coffee Roasters

Maui Federal Credit Union

Maui Green Market

Maui Style Market

Maui Wow-Wee Maui’sKava Bar & Grill

Max’s Restaurant

North Shore Pizza

Pacific Fish Market

Paradise Supermart

Paradise Video

Plantation Grindz

RM Mini Mart

Rowena’s Produce

Safeway - Kahului

Starbucks - Ka‘ahumanu

Sunrise Food Mart

Tamura’s

Tante’s Island Cuisine

University of Hawai‘iMaui College

Vidad’s

Kïhei

Elly’s Formal

Foodland - Kïhei

Minit Stop - Pi‘ilani Village

Monsanto

Phil-Mart Oriental

Safeway - Kïhei

Starbuck’s Pi‘ilani Village

Tamura’s

Times Supermarket

Tropical Marketplace

Upcountry

Farmacy Health Bar

Kamoda’s Bakery

Majestic Laundry

Makawao Fire Station

Makawao Public Library

Mixed Plate

Pukalani Superette

Starbucks - Pukalani

Wailuku

Blazing Steaks

CAA Market Place

CAA Mini Mart

Copy Services

County of Maui

Discount Mini Mart

Foodland - Kehalani

Four Sisters Bakery

Golden Coin

Good Shepherd Church

Hale Makua - Wailuku

Home Maid Bakery

ILWU

J. Walter Cameron Center

JMA Imports

Kaiser-Maui Lani

Law Offices of Alfredo Evangelista

Mälama I Ke Ola Health Center

Maui Coffee Attic

Maui Economic Opportunity

Maui Medical

Maui Memorial Hospital

Minit Stop - Main Street

Noble Travel

Playmakers Sports Bar

Promenade

Rosie’s Lunch to You

Sabado Art Studio

Sack and Save

Safeway - Maui Lani

Starbuck’s Kehalani

Tamura’s

Tasty Crust

Tiffany’s Bar & Grill

Valley Isle Memorial Park& Cemetary / Ballard’s

Westside

Foodland - Lahaina

Ilocandia Filipino Store

Java Jazz - Honoköwai

Joey’s Kitchen - Kä‘anapali

Joey’s Kitchen - Näpili

Nagasako Variety Store

Näpili Market

RVN Deli Kitchen

Safeway - Lahaina

Starbuck’s - Lahaina Cannery Mall

SW General Merchandise

Times Supermarket - Kä‘anapali

Distribution Locations

came from the Philippines to an un-known place to live and work. Earning$20 a month, Vicente worked endless-ly from sunrise to sunset and dealtwith the language barriers. Accordingto Danny, we, the beneficiaries of theirtrials and tribulations must never for-get the sacrifices they made for us.Danny feels personally that the eco-nomic growth and success of MauiCounty in terms of being economicallyviable, is because of the various immi-grant groups that were brought into

our county to work the lands and har-vests that kept the economic enginesmoving. Danny added that the growthand economic success ofMaui County can be at-tributed to the contribu-tions and hard work inthe building and layingthe foundation for thetransition of a new Mauibuilt on the backs of theFilipinos and other im-migrant groups. “Weneed to remember thosewho gave up theirdreams, in order for us to realize ours.I am proud of who I am, the son of a

Sakada, and proud of my Filipino her-itage,” he said.

On voting, Danny gives us his opin-ion of the importance ofgoing to vote. He saysthat people have gottenso busy with their every-day lives trying to makea living, that voting hasnot been of much im-portance. He feels thathis generation looks atvoting as a duty. How-ever, the younger gener-ation of today views vot-

ing as an inconvenience. Danny reallyemphasizes that all votes count and

are important. He explained: “Yourvote counts! Your voice needs to beheard, and the way to express your-self, support your beliefs and princi-ples, and participate in the creation ofour future, is to vote. Your quality oflife should be a priority. Take respon-sibility. Register to vote and most im-portant of all, on Election Day, get outand vote!”

Danny emotionally remembered hisDad becoming a naturalized citizen onJuly 22, 1955. He recalled this emo-tional event and shared proudly witheveryone. “I can still remember thepicture of him standing on the steps of

Mateo…from p.7

see MATEO p.14

“Your votecounts! Yourvoice needsto be heard…Get out and vote!”

– DANNY MATEO


Let’s Talk Pinoy!

English Pilipino Ilokano Ibanag Kapampangan Cebuano Ilonggo

I’m hungry. Nagugutom ako.Na-goo-goo-tom-ah-ko

Mabisinak.Mah-bee-see-nak

Mavisin nga.Mah-vee-seen-nga

Maranup ku.Mah-ra-noop-koo

Gutom nako.Goo-toom na-ko

Nagutom ako.Na-goo-toom ah-ko

Let’s eat Kain na.kah-in-na

Mangan tayon.Mah-ngan-tah-yoon

Kuman ittam.Kuh-maan-it-tam

Mangan tamu.Mah-ngan-tah-moo

Kaon ta.Kah-oon tah

Kaon na ta.Kah-oon nah tah

I’m full. Busog ako.Boo-soog-ah-ko

Nabsug-ak.Nub-soog-ak

Navattuk nga ngana.

Nah-vat-took-nha-nga-na

Mabsi naku.Mab-see-nah-koo

Busog ko.Boo-soog ko

Busog ako.Boo-soog ah-ko

It’s delicious Masarap.Mah-sa-rup

Naimas.Na-ee-mass

Nasinga.Na-seeng-nga

Manyaman.Man-yah-mon

Lami ni.La-me knee

Ay kanamit.Aye ka-na-mitt

umusta? (How are you?) Ihope you enjoyed my articlelast month and have amazed

some of your family members, im-pressed your date, or scored somebrownie points at work with yournewfound lingo. So, what did welearn last month? Let’s review, andLet’s Talk Pinoy!

Good morning is “Naimbag a bigat-mo” (nah-eem-bug-ah-bee-gut-mo) inIlokano and it’s “Maayong buntag”

(Mah-ah-yung-boon-tag) in Cebuano.Good afternoon is “Magandang

hapon” (Mah-gun-daang hah-poon) inFilipino and it’s “Mapia nga fugaknikaw” (Mah-pya-nga-foo-gaa-nee-

cow) in Ibanag.Good evening is “Mayap a bengi”

(Mah-yaap-a-ben-geeh) in Kapampan-gan and it’s “Maayong gabi” (Mah-a-yoong-gah-bee) in Ilonggo.

Great! That wasn’t hard at all. Keepthat in your back pocket, and let’s getinto some new stuff.

Now, let’s talk about the phraseswe would use that is related to eatingor food. Who doesn’t want to knowhow to say “I’m hungry” in Ibanag or“Let’s eat” in Cebuano or even “It’s de-licious” in Kapampangan?

Let’s Talk Pinoy!Dulce Karen Butay

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Do you want to learn how to say the different types of tastes like salty, sour or sweet in different languages?

English Pilipino Ilokano Ibanag Kapampangan Cebuano Ilonggo

It’s salty. Maalat.Mah-ah-lot

Naapgad.Nah-up-god

Nassin.Nas-seen

Malat.Mah-lot

Parat ni.Pah-rut nee

Maalat.Mah-ah-lot

It’s sour. Maasim.Mah-ah-seem

NaalsemNah-al-sem

NassamNas-sam

Maslam.Mass-lum

Aslom ni.As-lom nee

Maaslom.Mah-as-lom

It’s sweet. MatamisMah-tah-miss

Nasamit.Nah-sam-it

Nami.Nah-mee

Mayumu.Mah-yoo-moo

Tam is ni.Tam-is nee

Katam is.Kah-tam is

It’s spicy. Maanghang.Mah-ang-hung

Naadat.Nah-ah-dot

Nafaggi.Nah-fog-gi

Maparas.Mah-pah-ras

Halang ni.Hah-lang nee

Makahang.Mah-kah-hung

The next time your Ilocano mother-in-law asks you “how’s the food,” replyand say, “Naimas”—Nah-ee-mas—withtwo thumbs up to impress her. Pleasedon’t say “Naapgad”—Nah-up-god—tothe pinakbet that she just served you.Instead, eat it, smile and give her the“A-ok” hand sign.

I would love to hear some of yourcomments, experiences, and sugges-tions when using these phrases outthere in the real world. Let us know at

our Fil-Am Voice facebook page or atwww.filamvoicemaui.com.

Well, I think I’ve left you enoughhomework for a month to practice,and it’s time for me to go, because“mabisinak kon”—mah-bee-seen-nakkon—(I’m hungry in Ilokano), but “da-cal a salamat”—dah-kal a-sa-la-maht—(Thank you in Kapampangan) forreading my article. I’m going to eatpancit and lumpia. “Hanggang samuli”—Hung-gang-sah mo-lee—(Until

next time in Pilipino). Dulce Karen Butay was graduatedfrom Maui High School and earned herAssociate in Arts in Liberal Arts fromMaui Community College and her Bach-elors of Science in Business Administra-tion, specializing in Accounting, fromthe University of Hawaii – West Oahu.She is currently the Administrative Offi-cer at the County of Maui, Departmentof Finance. Butay is a licensed ResidentProducer of Life Insurance with World

Financial Group andan Independent Con-sultant of Saladmas-ter. She recently be-came part of theTravel Club of Sal-admaster and won an all-expenses paidtrip to Cancun, Mexico with the love ofher life. Butay recently returned from atrip to Texas as one of the delegatesfrom Island Healthy Solutions, a dealerof Saladmaster here in Maui.

“ Let’s eat” in Pilipino, Baybayin script.

Amb. Jimenoment with KoreanConsul GeneralYoung H. Kang.PHOTO COURTESYPHILIPPINE CONSULATEGENERAL

four-point action plan for his tenurein Hawai‘i: “My priorities are as fol-lows:

1. To oversee the restoration andrenovation of the century-oldPhilippine Consulate Generalbuilding and the construction ofa new chancery building along-side it. As you know, it wasthrough the blood, sweat andtears of the Sakadas, the firstFilipino migrants to Hawai‘i, thatwe were able to buy this build-ing on Pali Highway. Mindful oftheir monumental sacrifice, wewill ensure to preserve the build-ing’s original structures andfaçade. Simultaneously, a newChancery (or office building) tohouse consular services, will bebuilt to better serve the public.We hired a Filipino consultant to

undertake this important project;

2. To introduce and implement ma-jor changes in our consular serv-ices. These changes include thelaunching of an appointmentsystem for all our consular serv-ices such as passport, authentica-tion and acknowledgement of le-gal documents; filing of civil reg-istry documents; and applicationfor reacquisition/retention of Fil-ipino citizenship (RA 9225).These changes are in line withthe objective of the PhilippineDepartment of Foreign Affairs toprovide a more convenient andaccessible consular services tothe public; and

3. To provide timely assistance toour Filipino nationals, not onlythose who are in distress, but al-so to those who are in need ofintervention by their officials.For example, in March, I metwith Filipino fishermen working


Consul…from p. 5

out of the nine Honolulu councilmem-bers are of Filipino ancestry andstatewide, there are six State Senatorsof Filipino ancestry and five StateRepresentatives of Filipino ancestry.

On Maui, we have one in the StateSenate (Gilbert Keith-Agaran) and twoof nine (Alika Atay and Don Guzman)Councilmembers. Maui also producedthe first Filipino-American elected as aSupervisor/County Councilman in theentire U.S., Richard “Pablo” CalditoSr. (1956–1972). In 1994, Benjamin J.Cayetano became the first governor ofFilipino ancestry in the entire nation(1994–2002).

Back to campaigning on Maui, myson gets a crack out of a State Repre-sentative from Maui who has a certainstyle during the campaign season. Hedoesn’t have a big crowd; most of thetime it’s just him and sometimes hiswife accompanies him. He has thebiggest smile and makes eye contactand points at each passing car. We’retalking thousands at the intersectionof Haleakalä Highway and Häna High-way. How does he do that? I shouldalso mention this official’s hair, alwaysin a perfect wave style. Everywhereyou see him, he looks exactly thesame.

True or not true? Filipinos aremore likely to vote for a candidatewho is eye candy or pleasing to lookat versus a candidate whose picturelooks closer to a mug-shot than aglamour shot. No, we’re not that shal-low…or are we?

Important DatesJune 5Deadline to file as a candidate for elective office.

July12Voter Registration deadline for Primary election.

July 30Locations for Early walk-in voting for Primary election open.

August 9Early walk-in voting for Primary election ends.

August 11Primary Election Day.

October 9Voter Registration deadline for General election

October 23Locations for Early walk-in voting for General election open.

November 3Early walk-in voting for General election ends.

November 6General Election Day.

January 2Inauguration day for Mayor and County Council

Sharon Zalsos is a past president ofthe Maui Filipino Chamber of Com-merce (three terms) and has her ownmarketing business: Kalona Interna-tional LLC. She’s also an ACN Inde-pendent Business Owner. A former MissMaui Filipina, Sharon played the leadin MAPA’s presentation of Miss Saigon.A graduate of Maui High School,Sharon is employed with the County ofMaui and a proud Veteran of the Unit-ed States Air Force.

Vote…from p. 4

see CONSUL p.18

the old Wailuku Courthouse withdozens of other newly naturalized cit-izens waving the American flag. Hav-ing the right to vote was such a privi-lege and honor for a young man fromthe Philippines that so loved the moth-erland but decided to etch out his lifein Hawai‘i as a Filipino-American. Henever missed an election, and madesure that everyone in the family of vot-ing age, voted.” Lucy Peros is a retired school teacher,having taught for 32 years, 11 years atSt. Anthony Grade School and 21 yearsat Waihe‘e Elementary School. Both of

her parents, El-pidio and Alejan-dra Cabalo ofH ä l i ‘ i m a i l e ,worked for MauiLand and PineCompany. Herdad was a 1946Sakada. Lucy iscurrently a Real-tor Associate atPeros Realty, the business her late hus-band Sylvester Peros, Jr. started 30years ago, where her daughter LiannePeros-Busch is now the Broker. Lucy de-votes a significant amount of time toactivities at Christ The King CatholicChurch as well as babysitting hergrandchildren.

Mateo…from p.12

Sharon Zalsos’ sonDJ (shown makingthe shaka sign) getsa crack out of aState Representa-tive from Maui whohas a certain styleduring the cam-paign season.

If you cannotcome out tovote on Elec-tion Day, youcan still make

your vote countbeforehand.

Obtain an earlyvoter registra-tion flyer appli-

cation. Theyare available inmany differentlanguages—in

this case,shown here

is the Ilokanolanguage

version. Visithttp://elec

tions.hawaii.gov/wp-con

tent/uploads/2016/01/Voter-Registration-

and-Permanent-Absentee_Ilocano.pdf

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son, Barry Zito and Santiago Casilla.At the moment, Hunter Strick-

land is the stopper.The problem is by

the end of April,the Giants willplay theirSoCal ri-vals sixm o r et i m e sand NLWest ri-vals Ari-z o n aand SanDiego an-other tentimes. TheGiants need towin most of thosesixteen games to stayin the hunt as MadBumand the Shark heal.

So I gotta write this column now

before the dodger fans and band wag-on jumpers on the Fil-Am Voice

staff get a chance to gloat.

Gilbert S.C.Keith-Agaran

has represent-ed CentralMaui inthe legis-l a t u r es i n c e2 0 0 9 .He livesin Kahu-lui wherehe grew

up. Hewould love to

get to San Fran-cisco on August

11th when the Giantswill retire Barry Bond’s

number during the series with the Pitts-burgh Pirates.

love the Spring.March Madness has just ended.The NBA season has a couple of

months of playoffs coming.The Barrio Fiesta is right around

the corner.And baseball returns.By the time you read

this column, the Giants’season might already beover.

But as I write this, SanFrancisco is in secondplace (splitting opening se-ries with the hateddodgers, who won the Na-tional League pennant lastseason, and the SeattleMariners).

I liked the way the frontoffice added Evan Longoria to playthird base and went and got a newcenter fielder in Austin Jackson. Ofcourse, the great trade was for AndrewMcCutchen (the Giants have alwaysdone well in trades or signings of for-mer Pirates—Jason Schmidt, FreddySanchez, Barry Bondscome to mind, and re-signing of former Giantdraftee Ryan Vogel-song). The Giants nowhave Pirate mainstaysMark Melancon andTony Watson as well.

The Giants man-aged to split the open-ing series despite scor-ing only two runs(both on homers by“Babe” Panik) and get-ting shut out in the fol-lowing two gamesagainst the boys inblue. They also did thiswithout two of theirtop starters—ace Madi-son Bumgarner andJeff Samardzija—and closer Melancon.

Los Angeles, on the other hand, lostthree to the Arizona Diamondbacks,after the Giants series.

So I gotta feel pretty optimistic at

the moment (and the Giantshit four homers against theMariners).

That’s the magic of baseball... at thestart of the season.

Anyone can still win it all. Almostlike politics.

And for the Giants, it’s also an EvenYear (San Francisco won the WorldSeries in 2010, 2012 and 2014, andhad a shot at winning the openingplayoff series against the Chicago Cubs

in 2016).As a long suffering

fan (I still don’t recallanything after the fifthinning of Game 6 ofthe 2002 World Se-ries), I think the Giantsdeserve a few more ti-tles before the end ofthis decade.

The core of their ti-tle teams in baseballyears may have a smallwindow left to makeanother World Seriesrun—MadBum, BusterPosey, Brandon Craw-ford, Pablo Sandoval(now displaced byEvan Longoria),Hunter Pence and Joe

Panik remain. The pitching staff nolonger includes familiar names likeTim Lincecum, Matt Cain, Ryan Vogel-song, Javier Lopez, Jeremy Affeldt,Sergio Romo, Jake Peavy, Tim Hud-

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