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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The University of Hawai‘i Maui College received what's believed to be the largest collection of "sugar art" from Maui resident Jo Rockwell. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports on its significance. -
Measures aiming to improve language access in Hawai‘i passed their final reading in the House and Senate on Wednesday. The bills will head to the governor’s office for final approval. -
A festival celebrating Filipino culture will be held this Saturday at the Filipino Community Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. -
House Bill 2074 would appropriate more than $3.5 million to fund 13 full-time positions at the kaiapuni schools. The measure needs a full floor vote in both chambers before it heads to the governor’s office for final approval. -
Jordyn Imig of Hanalani Schools will be among more than 160,000 students nationwide to compete in this year's poetry recitation contest. Her delivery of Dana Gioia's "Becoming a Redwood" dubbed Imig the 2024 Hawaiʻi Poetry Out Loud champion. HPR's Cassie Ordonio reports. -
The Summer Fun program is the largest of its kind in the state with 60 locations on Oʻahu. The program began in 1944 to provide positive engagement of children during World War II. -
Myron Armstrong, better known as local artist 8RO8, is having a big year. He's opened for hip-hop icons Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, performed at this month’s Hawai‘i Fashion Showcase, and headlined local shows including the Kaua‘i Spectra Fest. The 24-year-old O‘ahu-based musician is making waves after releasing his new single, featuring California’s Bay Area rapper P-Lo. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more. -
Shelly Lowe, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, heads the federal grantmaking agency that supports culture, heritage, education and civic work across the United States. Lowe will be in Hawaiʻi from April 22 to April 26. -
"(re)Imagining Homelands" will be held at Leeward Theatre at Leeward Community College on Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are available for live streaming and in-person attendance. -
An anonymous Maui High School graduate has donated $10 million to the Maui High School Foundation, which will help fund students' pursuit of educational passions. It's the largest gift in the school's history.
