#Filipino American History Month

Special gathering and flag-raising ceremony Thursday at Hawaiʻi County Building in Hilo honors rich cultural heritage and contributions Filipino Americans have made on the Big Island while marking October as Filipino American History Month.

The resolution, a bipartisan effort led by Sen. Mazie Hirono, would celebrate Filipino history and culture and honor its contributions to the U.S.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa and Sen. Mazie K. Hirono introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution in the U.S. Senate to recognize the month of October as Filipino American History Month.

Senator Mazie Hirono co-introduced a bicameral and bipartisan resolution Thursday to recognize October 2015 as “Filipino American History Month.”