JULY FREE HAWAII NEWS - IS DEEP SEA MINING COMING TO STRIP OCEANIAʻS RESOURCES? 

What Is The Giant Bowl Everyone Is Talking About? Plus, Have You Been Brainwashed & What Can You Do About It? Then What Are Māhū & Why The Misunderstanding About Them? Donʻt Miss Free Hawaii News CoHost Leon Siu Reporting From The UN In Geneva & A Brand New Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o

The July 2025 “Free Hawaii News” debuting this Friday night July, 4th airs at 7 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu, on all neighbor islands and also at FreeHawaiiNews.com

“Recently US president Donald Trump announced he intends to fast track deep sea mining to acquire rare earth minerals. Much of that deep sea mining will take place in Pacific Ocean waters. For Pacific island nations dependent on fishing, tourism and renewable energy, the consequences of deep sea mining are of great concern,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.

“We also visit a giant umeke or bowl created by Hawaiian artist Meleanna Aluli Meyer. This giant umeke la`au was created as both art and also to confront historical trauma bringing cultural healing. The public is invited to walk inside and hear the names of thousands of Hawaiians who signed the Kū`ē Petitions in 1897 protesting the illegal annexation of the Hawaiian Islands.”

Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu reports from the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. “Iʻm there to participate in sessions of the UN Human Rights Council and also to meet with foreign ambassadors and leaders about the legal status of Hawaii. My report is packed with insights and updates our viewers wonʻt want to miss.”

We also feature a segment on the historical and cultural significance of māhū people in old Hawai`i with Hawaiian historian Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp and why misunderstanding about them persists today.

Free Hawaii News presents Hawaiian or kanaka maoli perspectives on a broad range of issues and topics affecting the Hawaiian Islands, the Pacific and the world.

Brought to you by the Koani Foundation, Free Hawaii News airs every month on `Ōlelo Television on O`ahu, on all neighbor islands and on stations around the world as well as online on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Substack, Pinterest, X, BlueSky and over thirty different Facebook pages and other online sites.

Hinaleimoana Wong is a kumu hula, filmmaker, cultural activist, Hawaiian language speaker, preservationist and community leader. She has served in the past as a member of the O`ahu Island Burial Council.

Leon Siu has for many years served as Foreign Minister of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He is active in that role at the United Nations in both New York City and Geneva, Switzerland. Besides being a diplomat, he is also an award-winning musician, composer and political analyst.

TOMORROW ON THE JULY FREE HAWAII NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is Deep Sea Mining Coming To Strip Oceaniaʻs Resources?

Also What Is The Giant Bowl Everyone Is Talking About?

Plus, Have You Been Brainwashed & What Can You Do About It?

Then What Are Māhū & Why The Misunderstanding About Them?

Donʻt Miss Free Hawaii News CoHost Leon Siu Reporting From The UN In Geneva.

Also A Brand New Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o.

Join Hosts Hinaleimoana Wong & Leon Siu As They Give The Kanaka Perspective On Issues In Hawaii You Wonʻt Get Anywhere Else.

 7 PM ON `OLELO TELEVISION -CABLE CHANNEL 53 ON O`AHU - FreeHawaiiNews.com

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"WHO WANTS TO KICK HAWAIIANS OUT OF HAWAI`I?"
 

This Will Make Your Blood Boil.

See & Hear The Arrogance Of Outsiders Who Demand To Profit Off Of Hawaiians.

How & Why Do They Plan To Do That?

Watch This To Find Out But Itʻs Going To Make You Very Mad.
 

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"Teaching Towards Our Future - A Visit With Imaikalani Winchester"

“You canʻt use a continent mentality to live on an island,” says Hālau Kū Māna public charter school teacher Imaikalani Winchester. We quickly discovered teaching Hawaiian values and restoring ancient knowledge to his students is Imaiʻs passion. Located on the site of a former dump, Hālau Kū Māna public charter school imparts core cultural values that are globally relevant. Join us in our fascinating visit with Imai as he teaches us how they turn students into agents of change for Hawai`iʻs land, people and every island community - Watch It Here

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KE AUPUNI UPDATE - JUNE 2025

 

 

 

 

Adversarial or Diplomatic

The UN has 4 headquarters. The two main ones are in New York and Geneva, Switzerland. The other two are in Vienna, Austria and Nairobi, Kenya.

The biggest UN facility by far is the one that sprawls over 114 acres in Geneva, Switzerland, which is where I visit several times a year to maintain advocacy for Hawaii’s independence. I also make trips to the iconic New York headquarters three or four times a year. This Ke Aupuni Update is coming to you from Geneva where I am currently winding down from another visit to the UN Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations.

People in Hawaii often confuse the UN in Geneva, with the international courts at The Hague. They are not the same. The Hague is a city in the Netherlands and is the home to three of the most prominent international courts: the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The famous Lance Larsen v. the Hawaiian Kingdom case took place in the year 2000 there at the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

Conflating Geneva and the Hague not only reveals confusion over the venue for settling international disputes, it reveals confusion over the approach for settling disputes: legal or political. Or another way of putting it, adversarial or diplomatic.

Because we have been focused so much on the legal wrongs in what happened to us in Hawaii, we tend to see everything in legal terms. The misuse of laws to take our lands, our identity, and abuses to our rights and our freedoms keep us fixated on looking at legal mechanisms and remedies.

Therefore, many think that our going to the UN is like going to a court. It is not. The difference between the legal and diplomatic approach.

In a court of law, legal arguments are presented and judges or other persons in authority make decisions based on how good your legal arguments are. The legal approach creates an adversarial setting, where legal experts battle each other about points of law, with one side eventually beating the other side, winning a judgement in its favor.

But diplomacy is not an argument, it’s a negotiation. It works best by making friends and respecting one another. By seeking how things can be worked out. By bringing goodwill and friendliness into the picture to resolve a problem together. It is more on the line of ho’oponopno, putting things into proper balance.

The legal approach is like making war. The diplomatic approach is making Aloha. That is definitely more our style.

Aloha ʻĀina —
“Love of country is deep-seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.” — Queen Liliʻuokalani

Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.
The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
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For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 7 PM, the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53.

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Malama Pono,

Leon Siu

Hawaiian National

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KUMU HINAʻS MANA`O

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DONʻT MISS IT TOMORROW IN WAI`ANAE

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"WHY DOES THIS PLACE HAVE THE ANSWERS FOR HAWAI`I ABOUT SHORT TERM VACATION RENTALS?"
 

It Isnʻt Just Hawai`i Thatʻs Having Huge Problems With Short Term Vacation Rentals.

Itʻs Happening Somewhere Else On The Planet Too.

So We Took A Look & Were Shocked At What We Found.

Watch This To See What We Discovered & How It Could Be A Blueprint For Hawai`i.
 

THEY DID THEIR HOMEWORK

SUPPORT KUMU NUI PAUL NEVES IN HIS WALK

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"Sacred Hawaiian Burials - A Visit With Keoni Alvarez"

In old Hawai`i sacred burial customs passed down through generations nearly became a lost tradition. Keoni Alvarezʻs involvement in researching these practices and ultimately writing a book about them started with his own discovery of an ancient burial cave and his remarkable efforts to save it. Fortunately he assured us these customs have not only been preserved but are quietly being practiced today. Join us in our amazing visit with Keoni and you too will see why burials in ancient Hawai`i were considered very sacred, secret and spiritual - Watch It Here

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SAID 127 YEARS AGO TODAY

KNOW YOUR HAWAIIAN HISTORY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian Kingdom Historical Facts -

Caucasian plantation owners tried to bring African Americans in to be slaves in Hawai`iʻs plantation fields.

Hawai`iʻs Ali`i were horrified and they passed laws banning slavery throughout the Kingdom.

As a result, when those who were slaves in the US and elsewhere landed in Hawai`i, they walked off the ships as free men, women and children.

Furthermore, arriving in Hawai`i as a result of the whaling and shipping trades people of african descent settled throughout the islands and built lives and businesses in the
Kingdom encountering no hate or prejudice whatsoever.

Hawai`ʻs first school to help educate children who weren't royalty was opened by a black man.

A very important member and lawyer of King Kalākaua's cabinet was black. He also later fought tirelessly to help Queen Lili`uokalani regain control of the Kingdom.

At a time when black people were still considered property in the US and other countries, they came to Hawai`i and prospered. Here they became musicians, educators, poets and more.

In the Hawaiian Kingdom they found freedom.

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"WHAT WAS SAID 32 YEARS AGO THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING?"
 

Five Simple Words That Changed Everything.

Five Simple Words That Thundered Out Across `Iolani Palace Grounds.

Five Simple Words That Called A Nation Of People To Rise Up.

Watch This To See What Those Five Simple Words Are & The Change They Produced.
 

HINALEIMOANA WONG - COHOST OF  FREE HAWAII NEWS TELLS IT LIKE IT IS - WILL YOU FOLLOW HER EXAMPLE?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

American construct of democratic and republican philosophy mentality.

Western construct of identity predicated by sex and gender.

 

Foreign imposed worldview and solutions to problems based on issues brought by foreigners and foreigner ideology.

 

All of these things do not surmount the fact that I am Kanaka first.

 

Hawai’i is my mainland and there shall be no other land acknowledged as such in my vocabulary.

 

My culture requires me to live life according to the Kanaka rightful understanding of aloha.

 

This also goes for other elements part and parcel of being Kanaka according to Kanaka worldview and value system…NOT a “local” island based understanding of aloha, not a Hawaiian American English only speaking understanding of aloha, but the understanding of ALOHA through the lens of the language that I speak fluently learned from first language speakers.

 

My views are not solely my own. Sadly, I share these values with a very marginal population now as too many of my people have passed on to Pō, while others have fled to “cheaper living” America, and others remain enveloped and some consumed into the American imposed reality of living that we have been forced to accept.

 

To all of you reading this…just know…I am Kanaka first. American imposed realities won’t stop me from supporting a fellow Hawaiian if I feel compelled to do so.

 

Fair warning.

 

Don’t ever come for me in my own homeland.

 

You all should be aware that it’s how I feel about my world.

 

And for the rest of you Kanaka…please…try to be Kanaka first before being American…and do please try to do better. 

 

The survival of our rightful existence as Kanaka depends on it.

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Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.
 
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For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV. 

And for news from a kanaka point of view, watch Free Hawaii News.

All a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network.

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KE AUPUNI UPDATE - JUNE 2025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaiian or American?

On January 17, 1993 at the Onipaʻa rally protesting the 100th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Haunani Kay Trask boldly declared, “We are not Americans! We are not Americans! We are not Americans! We are not Americans! We are Hawaiians! We will die as Hawaiians! We will never be Americans!” It was a shocking line-in-the-sand challenge, a head-on confrontation of our identity in crisis. Over the past 32 years, many have cone to understand and embrace our identity and our legacy.

I haven’t seen it yet, but friends say that in the Disney film, Lilo and Stich, when the CIA agent tells Lilo that their main job is protect Americans, Lilo says, “But we’re Americans too!” My friends said there was a noticeable groan from the audience. Some people booed. My friends said, that one line ruined the whole film for them. Apparently, the Disney writers (and local script consultants?) “didn’t get the memo” and completely missed that crucial distinction… We are not Americans!

The point is, 30 years ago, 20 years ago and even 10 years ago, the average Hawaii movie-goer would have completely missed that glaring error. But today, Lilo, a bright young Hawaiian tita, would have known she is not an American and would thanked the CIA agent for acknowledging that fact.

Having been in the movement from the early 70s, I am amazed how far we’ve come. I’ve noticed that the term “mainland” when referring to America, is being used less frequently. The McKinley statue (and the name of the school), are now regarded as offensive icons of the hewa (wrong, bad) of the U.S. presence in in Hawaii.

The “Overthrow”, the “Annexation” and “Statehood” are seen as illegal acts. Hawaii’s “relationship” with the U.S. is now called, “a proplonged illegal occupation”; and an “international criminal enterprise,”

Current problems like poverty, homelessness, are seen as the result of the the Illegal Occupation. Nation-to-nation (federal tribal recognition) is out, full independence is in.

What we see happening is not just reclaiming our true Hawaiian identity, it is decoupling from the fake American one of dependency and destruction. The direction for Hawaii is to decouple from the US and make our own way into the future.

Aloha Aina, Kapu Aloha, Malama Aina, Kuleana, Pono, Aloha I Kekahi I Kekahi… These are not just awesome words and slogans. This is who we are… Hawaiians. These are the foundational principles of our nation rising.

Aloha ʻĀina —
“Love of country is deep-seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.” — Queen Liliʻuokalani

Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.
The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
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For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 7 PM, the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53.

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"Remember, for the latest updates and information about the Hawaiian Kingdom, check out the twice-a-month Ke Aupuni Updates published online on Facebook and other social media."

PLEASE KŌKUA…
Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort...
To contribute, go to:

• GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII

• PayPal – log in to PayPal and pay to the account, info@HawaiianKingdom.net

• Other – To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, volunteer service, etc...) email us at: info@HawaiianKingdom.net  

Malama Pono,

Leon Siu

Hawaiian National