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Maui, Hawaii • 2011-03-29. There are no 'Filipino Strength' t-shirts in Maui: How a family vacation and a search for local threads birthed the PinoyBuilt brand. Filipino-American, Pinoy Built, Maui, Lapu-Lapu, Filipino Strength MAUI, HAWAII • MARCH 29, 2011 There are no 'Filipino Strength' t-shirts in Maui Who wants a Pinoy Built t-shirt? Bridging the gap between island inspiration and cultural identity. My family and I are vacationing in Maui for the first time, and like any good traveler, I went in with a mission: to find the perfect shirt. I planned on getting 'FILIPINO STRENGTH' t-shirts, just as I had done when I had vacationed in Oahu. But I quickly found out that those specific tees are only available in Honolulu. Lapulapu, first Filipino hero. A potential PinoyBuilt logo? • Photo © J.F.R. Perseveranda. 🇵🇭 Tagalog WOD Lakas: Strength. In the diaspora, our...

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The Road To Hana - From Lahaina The  Hana Highway  (colloquially referred to as  The Road to Hana ) is a 64.4-mile-long (103.6 km) stretch of  Hawaii Routes 36 and 360  which connects  Kahului  to the town of  Hana  in east  Maui . To the east of Kalepa Bridge, the highway continues to  Kipahulu  as  Hawaii Route 31  (the Piilani Highway). Although Hana is only about 52 miles (84 km) from Kahului, an uninterrupted car-trip takes about 2.5 hours to drive, since the highway is very windy, narrow, and passes over 59 bridges, of which 46 are only one lane wide. [5]  There are approximately 620 curves along Route 360 from just east of Kahului to Hana, almost all of it through lush,  tropical rainforest . Many of the concrete and steel bridges date back to 1910 and all but one are still in use. That one bridge, badly damaged by erosion, has been replaced by a portable steel ACROW bridge erected by the...

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PinoyBuilt Morning Feature • BSN Playbook 2026. Filipino American guide to nursing school pathways — elite BSN programs, California nursing competition, Dominican University of California, ADN pathway strategy, high-paying RN careers. filipino, nursing, california, education, careers, healthcare, diaspora, students. The BSN Playbook (2026): Elite Nursing Schools vs. Smart Paths — A Filipino American Guide Kumusta! Welcome. If you are a Filipino American student — or a parent guiding one — there is one career path that has quietly become one of the most powerful in the United States: Nursing. It offers stability, six-figure earning potential in California, global mobility, and a deep cultural connection to the Filipino diaspora. But here’s the truth most people don’t realize: Not all paths to becoming a Registered Nurse (RN) are the same — but many lead to the exact same destination. This guide breaks down the real strategy behind choosing the right BSN program in 2026. ...