Filipino Community in Hilo, Hawaii Welcomes Consul General Jimeno

Consul General Joselito Jimeno is welcomed by the Executive Assistant to Mayor Harry Kim of Hawai’I, Rose Bautista. (Honolulu PCG photo)

HONOLULU 13 June 2018 – The Filipino community in Hilo, Hawaii hosted a welcome reception for Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno at the Aupuni Center in Hilo, Hawaii on 01 June 2018.

Attendees were composed by members of the Hilo Visayan Club, religious groups, and other community leaders. Atty. Rose Bautista-Bader, Executive Assistant of Mayor Harry Kim, was also present to welcome the new Consul General.

The following day, 02 June, Consul General Jimeno was welcomed by members of the Fil-American Community of East Hawaii during the installation ceremony of their newly-elected officials held at YMCA Center in Hilo. About 200 members of the group attended the gathering.

During the two Filipino community events, Consul General Jimeno emphasized the importance of mobilizing migrant Filipinos in making positive contributions to their host localities as well as the Philippines.

Filipinos and Americans with Filipino blood comprises 22.1 percent of the total population of the County of Hawai’i, making it the largest non-White ethnic group on the island. If harnessed well, Filipinos would have a stronger voice in policy-making, business, and community life.

Consul General Jimeno encouraged members of the Filipino community to come together and make an impact in the lives of their fellow Filipinos and those in the communities they live in. END

Consul General Jimeno leads the oath-taking of the new officers of the Fil-American Community in East Hawaii. (Honolulu PCG photo)

Consul General Jimeno speaks before during the Filipino-American Community at the East Hawaii oath-taking ceremony. (Honolulu PCG photo)

For more information, visit www.honolulupcg.dfa.gov.ph  / www.philippineshonolulu.org  or https://www.facebook.com/PHinHonolulu/