PHOTO RELEASE NO. 76-2024

28 June 2024, Honolulu – Consul General Emil Fernandez received Mr. Michael Dahilig at the Philippine Consulate yesterday, where the two discussed developments in the State of Hawaii as well as the welfare of the Filipino American community.  Mr. Dahilig is among the most accomplished young leaders in the state.  Currently serving as Senior Policy Counsel in the office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, he formerly led Mayor Derek Kawakami’s policy agenda as Kauai County’s Managing Director.  Among his other notable roles were as Planning Director and Deputy Attorney for Kauai County, legal counsel at the Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Kauai Philippine Cultural Center and Honolulu Filipino Junior Chamber of Commerce, Vice Chair of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations, Board Member of the Sariling Gawa Youth Council, and Member of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.  (END)