Cassie Ordonio
Culture & Arts ReporterCassie Ordonio is the culture and arts reporter for Hawaiʻi Public Radio. She previously worked for Honolulu Civil Beat, covering local government, education, homelessness and affordable housing.
She also reported for San Francisco-based newspapers El Tecolote, 48 Hills, Ingleside Light and Castro Courier.
Cassie, of Filipino and Chamorro descent, was born and raised in California. She graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in 2021 with bachelor’s degrees in journalism and Pacific Islands studies.
She was one of 22 fellows for AAJA Voices, a mentorship program that aims to increase diversity in journalism while providing mentors from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN to train them.
When she’s not working, she’s on a desperate search for some good horchata or simply trying to keep her house plants alive.
Contact Cassie at cordonio@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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Festival Director Aaron Salā said despite the Pacific Islands' pull out from the festival, a hale will still be built for them at the Festival Village hosted at the Hawai‘i Convention Center.
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The world's largest celebration of Indigenous Pacific Islanders is less than three weeks away, and local festival planners say they're ready to host. One focus is building the festival village at the Hawaiʻi Convention Center where delegates will display their culture through performances and art. HPR's Cassie Ordonio explains what's been going on behind the scenes.
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The Ethics Commission found Allison Wong Daniel voted on a decision to gift a mural from the Jean Charlot Foundation to the Arts in Public Places Collections while serving on both boards. Daniel was a member of the SFCA commission from 2018 to 2022.
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Hawai‘i will host the world’s largest celebration of Indigenous Pacific Islanders for the first time in June. It's only three weeks away and officials are still looking for a handful of volunteers.
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Nestled in a vegetated area in Mākaha, Dalani Tanahy's workspace is adorned with photographs and Hawaiian barkcloth. She grows wauke, or paper mulberry trees, not far from her property to make kapa. She's one of at least 40 kapa makers who will showcase their artistry at the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports.
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The nonprofit Pan-Pacific Festival Foundation is organizing the celebration of the bond between Hawai‘i and Japan for its 41st year.
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Punahou School President Michael Latham said Pukui's legacy inspired the naming of the building: Mary Kawena Pukui Learning Commons. This is also in light of the private school's recent revision of its mission statement.
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Senate Bill 2305 would create the Silver Alert program within the Department of Law Enforcement.
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Men's aloha shirts and women's dresses are pillars of local fashion — and the focus of a new exhibit at the Honolulu Museum of Art. "Fashioning Aloha" captures the history and evolution of aloha attire and textile motifs over the last 90 years. As HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports, the curators hope visitors find the exhibit fun and nostalgic.
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ConFest will return to Hawaiʻi's art scene after a four-year pause. The five-day event is officially called the National Asian American Theater Conference and will offer live performances and workshops.
