The Filipino Community Center in Hawaii is holding its biggest fundraiser of the year on October 10, a formal gala celebrating Filipino culture and raising money to keep the center running.

• The Bayanihan Gala is the center's largest annual fundraiser, held at a Honolulu hotel.
• Money raised pays for the 50,000-square-foot building and the programs and services inside it.
• The night also honors three people who gave their time and work to the center.
• Guests wear formal Filipino dress — the terno for women, the barong for men — with food stations from chefs around the island, plus dance and music.
• The gala kicks off Filipino American History Month, marking one of Hawaii's largest ethnic communities.

Outlook: Tickets and details are open to the public ahead of the October 10 event, with the program's dance lineup being kept as a surprise.