Sunday, March 17, 2024

KEEPING THE COUNTRY, COUNTRY ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"

"At The Crossroads - A Visit With Choon James

O`ahuʻs North Shore is one of the most beautiful areas in all Hawai`i, yet few other places have been more in jeopardy of commercial development. And thatʻs where we met Choon James who works tirelessly to, as she says, “keep the country, country.” Choon should know - she grew up in the concrete jungle called Singapore, but even more amazing today sheʻs a real estate agent in Hawai`i. Filmed on location at beautiful Kahana Bay, youʻll see why this one-woman dynamo is so devoted to preserving the North Shoreʻs scenic beauty - Watch It Here

 

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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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Saturday, March 16, 2024

 

KE AUPUNI UPDATE - MARCH 2024


 

 

 

 

 

 

At the UN in Geneva...
For three or four times a year since 2010, I have been attending meetings at the UN in Geneva, and likewise at the UN in New York. The primary purpose for attending these UN meetings is to promote... “Hawaiʻi. our story and our future”... where we have been and where we would like to go. By using the art of diplomacy (talking story and making friends), we have broken down the lies the US had spread about Hawaiʻi being a US “state” (as evidenced by numerous stories in UN and European publications), and we have succeed in developing sympathy and support for the restoration of Hawaiʻi as a sovereign, independent nation. 

I am currently at the massive UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland attending the 55th Session of the UN Human Rights Council. This past week I have touched bases with diplomats, UN experts, non-governing organizations (NGOs), the press and other stake-holders in the international human rights arena. Next week I will be on a panel on self-determination sponsored by the Kashmiri independence movement. I will also participate in a press conference with Alaska representatives and Dr. Alfred deZayas on calling for review of UNGA Resolution 1469.

Here is the short oral statement I delivered at the Human Rights Council asserting our diplomatic protest to the US illegal occupation of our islands and reiterating our status as a sovereign, independent nation in continuity.

Aloha Mr. President:
This intervention is a diplomatic protest of the ongoing, systematic violations of human rights in the Hawaiian Islands and how the matter can be peacefully remedied.

The United Statesʻ illegal occupation of Hawaii, has caused the people of Hawaii tremendous harm. The tragic fire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina on August 8, 2023 is a foreboding of where the rest Hawaii is headed should the U.S. maintain its stranglehold on our islands.

The U.S. and its settler population has used judicial corruption to dispossess Hawaiians of our lands (as in the current case of Mme Routh Bolomet); robs Hawaiians of our livlihoods, way of life and social structures; creating an environment that is so inhospitable and toxic that more than half of native Hawaiians have fled the islands just to survive.

The huge presence of the US military in Hawaii puts Hawaiians in imminent danger of instant nuclear annihilation by enemies of the U.S. But unlike Japan’s sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the next attack on US Military installations in Hawaii will wipe out everything. The people would be gone and the entire island of Oʻahu will look like Lahaina does now. 

The remedy would begin with the United Nations General Assembly reviewing Resolution 1469 to correct its error, and ending its complicity in the occupation of Hawaii by the U.S.

 

“Love of country is deep-seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.” — Queen Liliʻuokalani
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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 
6 PM the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53.

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"And 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 – use account email: info@HawaiianKingdom.net

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

All proceeds are used to help the cause. MAHALO!

Malama Pono,


Leon Siu

Hawaiian National

Friday, March 15, 2024

FREE HAWAI`I NEWS SHORT

CAN LAHAINA LANDS BE KEPT IN LAHAINA HANDS?

Want More? Watch The Full Episode Here - FreeHawaiiNews.com

Thursday, March 14, 2024

HONOR ONE OF HAWAI`IʻS GREAT PATRIOTS THIS SATURDAY



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women's History Month
Saturday, March 16th
Poetry & Mo`olelo by & for Haunani-Kay Trask

Come join us for an evening of poetry and storytelling celebrating the life and work of Haunani-Kay Trask!

Reservations Here - TinyURL.com/WeAreNotAmerican

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK

 

"IS THIS A FUTURE HOME OF MAUIʻS FIRE SURVIVORS?"

Does This Qualify For Giving Maui Fire Survivors A Place To Live?

Could This Also Be The Answer To Affordable Housing In Hawai`i?

Some Are Giving This Interesting Plan A Thumbs Up.

Watch This For Details & Decide For Yourself.
 

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

DONʻT MISS IT - THIS COMING SATURDAY



  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women's History Month

Saturday, March 16
Poetry & Mo`olelo by & for Haunani-Kay Trask

Come join us for an evening of poetry and storytelling celebrating the life and work of Haunani-Kay Trask!

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Monday, March 11, 2024

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Sunday, March 10, 2024

PRESERVING NORTH SHORE BEAUTY ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"

"At The Crossroads - A Visit With Choon James

O`ahuʻs North Shore is one of the most beautiful areas in all Hawai`i, yet few other places have been more in jeopardy of commercial development. And thatʻs where we met Choon James who works tirelessly to, as she says, “keep the country, country.” Choon should know - she grew up in the concrete jungle called Singapore, but even more amazing today sheʻs a real estate agent in Hawai`i. Filmed on location at beautiful Kahana Bay, youʻll see why this one-woman dynamo is so devoted to preserving the North Shoreʻs scenic beauty - Watch It Here

 

Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.  

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.
 
Voices Of Truth airs throughout Hawai`i on all islands and reaches over 24 million households across the US and throughout the world. Check your local cable TV listings.

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.


Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.

Saturday, March 09, 2024

Friday, March 08, 2024

 FREE HAWAI`I NEWS SHORT



WHO WANTS TO STEAL HAWAIIʻS UNDERSEA RESOURCES? 

Want More? Watch The Full Episode Here - FreeHawaiiNews.com

Thursday, March 07, 2024

ONE WEEK FROM THIS SATURDAY



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Women's History Month
Saturday, March 16
Poetry & Mo`olelo by & for Haunani-Kay Trask

Come join us for an evening of poetry and storytelling celebrating the life and work of Haunani-Kay Trask!

Reservations Here - TinyURL.com/WeAreNotAmerican

Wednesday, March 06, 2024

FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK

 

"WHAT BIG MISTAKE DID THE TMT JUST MAKE?"

 

What In The Heavens Were They Thinking?

They Went From Making Friends To Making Enemies.

It Doesnʻt Take A Telescope To See This Was Dumb.

Watch This & See Why The Sky Is Now Falling For The TMT.
 

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

YOU GOTTA WONDER ABOUT THIS RIDICULOUS BLUNDER



Monday, March 04, 2024

BRONX NET TELEVISION ADDS “VOICES OF TRUTH” & “FREE HAWAII NEWS”

 
One Million Viewers In New York State Now View Both Shows

“Voices Of Truth - One-On-One With Hawai`iʻs Future” and “Free Hawaii News” have been picked up in New York state by BronxNet Television and will be broadcast reaching over one million additional monthly viewers in the Empire state.

Both shows, produced in Hawai`i by the Koani Foundation, an educational foundation, started airing on BronxNet Television this month.

“We are excited that BronxNet Television approached us to add both Voices Of Truth and Free Hawaii News to their broadcast lineup,” remarked Koani Foundation director and Voices Of Truth host `Ehu Kekahu Cardwell.

“One million new viewers in New York state are now able to watch and learn about local issues throughout Hawai`i and how Hawaiians in Hawai`i are affected in their daily lives.”

BronxNet is a public, educational, and government access (PEG) cable television network in The Bronx, New York, airing on multiple Cablevision and Verizon FiOS channels.

Voices Of Truth airs the first and third Friday of each month at 8:30 PM on The “BX Culture” channel, BronxNet channel 69 Optimum + 2135 FiOS in the Bronx and BronxNet.TV worldwide

Free Hawaii News airs the first Thursday of each month at 7 PM on the “BX Culture” channel, 69 Optimum + 2135 FiOS in the Bronx and BronxNet.TV worldwide.

“With the addition of BronxNet Television, Voices Of Truth - One-On-One With Hawai`iʻs Future reaches over 25 million households worldwide each month.”

“And our newest show, Free Hawaii News, an in studio hour long program with hosts Hinaleimoana Wong and Leon Siu reaches over two million viewers worldwide each month and is growing fast,” stated Cardwell.

“We look forward now to educating an even larger audience worldwide.”

Voices Of Truth and Free Hawaii News air on `Olelo Television on O`ahu as well as all neighbor islands.

They can also be viewed online on VoicesOfTruthTV.com and FreeHawaiiNews.com and on social media.

Sunday, March 03, 2024

HAWAI`IʻS CROWN JEWELS ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"

"Hawai`iʻs Crown Jewels - A Visit With James Estores

He walked by it as a boy every day on his way to the ocean in Hale`iwa not knowing what it was. Years later James Estores got the chance to look inside and what he saw took his breath away - Loko Ea, one of Hawai`iʻs few remaining historic ancient fish ponds. Soon after he got the chance of a lifetime - to spearhead its complete restoration. What did he do? Donʻt miss our amazing visit with James as he shows us Loko Ea today and why it was so important to ancient Hawaiians for hundreds of years - Watch It Here

 

Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.  

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.
 
Voices Of Truth airs throughout Hawai`i on all islands and reaches over 24 million households across the US and throughout the world. Check your local cable TV listings.

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.


Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.

Saturday, March 02, 2024

$1.6 BILLION IN FUNDING AWARDED TO THIRTY METER TELESCOPE - OR NOT?



Science.org - February 28, 2024

U.S. astronomers will have to make do with one giant ground-based telescope rather than the desired two, the National Science Board (NSB) announced yesterday.

Meeting last week, the panel of scientists that oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF) capped the budget of the U.S. Extremely Large Telescope Program (US-ELTP) at $1.6 billion, enough for a substantial share in one 30-meter class telescope. But US-ELTP represents the interests of two such projects—the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in Chile and the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) in Hawaii—which are building components but not fully funded. The board has given NSF until May to come up with a process to choose the lucky winner....

So in 2018 the two projects joined forces as US-ELTP and made a joint offer to NSF: a share in both telescopes that would give U.S. astronomers two complementary giant instruments covering both hemispheres, something that Europe’s Extremely Large Telescope, rapidly taking shape in Chile, could not do.

NSF carried out preliminary design reviews on both projects, which the agency approved in early 2023, but the estimated costs continued to balloon. Each telescope now has a price tag approaching $3 billion, which would make just one of them the costliest project NSF had ever undertaken. In an editorial in Science in November 2023, Turner argued that insisting that NSF fund two telescopes put both projects at risk.

At its meeting on 22 February, NSB acknowledged the ambition and vision of the US-ELTP proposal but noted it would take up 80% of NSF’s funding for major projects. As NSB could not condone starving other fields, it set the $1.6 billion cap and tasked NSF with setting out a plan for choosing a telescope and its subsequent timeline by the board’s next meeting in May.


 

Friday, March 01, 2024

MARCH FREE HAWAI`I NEWS - DEEP SEA MINING DANGERS FOR HAWAII

Plus See How A Newly Created Land Trust Is Protecting Properties Of Lahaina Fire Victims. Also A Fascinating Look At The Pacific Way To Care For Hawaii Instead Of Exploiting It, A Report On Why O`ahuʻs Water Is Still Not Safe To Drink, An Update On The Five Things Hawaiians Want At The UN, Plus Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o 

 

The March “Free Hawaii News” show airing tonight at 6 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu and online at FreeHawaiiNews.com reports reports on the dangers of deep sea mining & how to keep it out of Hawaiian waters.

“Deep sea mining is being called the ʻnew gold rushʻ with billions of dollars in profits for the taking, yet hardly anyone in Hawaii is aware of private companies plans to cash in,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu. “If allowed, it would become an ecological disaster for our oceans and right now itʻs all way below the radar, so we have as a guest on our show an expert who explains how this could happen.”

We also travel to Maui to see how a newly created community land trust will work to protect the properties of Lahaina fire survivors.

“Keeping Lahaina lands in Lahaina hands is priority number one and we interview the president of the new Lahaina Community Land Trust to explain to our viewers how it all works,” remarked Siu.

Caring for Hawaiiʻs resources rather than exploiting them is the topic of our March Pacific Way segment, which focuses on how Pacific Islanders and Hawaiians specifically deal with problems and solutions culturally rather than in a western profit-based way.

Our March show also includes an update on why much of O`ahuʻs water supply is still not safe to drink due to the Red Hill water contamination disaster.

We also report on five important things Hawaiians want at the United Nations as well as our very popular Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o.

Brought to you by the Koani Foundation, Free Hawaii News airs every month on `Ōlelo Television on O`ahu and on all neighbor islands. Check local listings for times. 

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

“Free Hawaii News” is online at FreeHawaiiNews.com, Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites.

Thursday, February 29, 2024

SEEN YESTERDAY ON FREE HAWAI`I TV



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tiny Homes Meant For Displaced Maui Fire Survivors Are Sitting Empty

Washington Post - February 22, 20245

KAHULUI, Hawaii — Nesi and LJ Va’a pass the place where their new home should be at least once a day. They say a quick prayer as they drive by. At this point, that’s pretty much all they can do.

The couple and three of their kids fled Lahaina on foot as their apartment burned in the August wildfires. They lost everything but the clothes they were wearing — and each other.

Since then, like thousands of other West Maui families, they’ve been living in American Red Cross shelters at local hotels, and they’ve been shuffled between facilities seven times as the resorts make space for the slow return of tourists to the island.

The plot they now pray over promised stability. The site, vacant land owned by a nearby Christian church, was supposed to host 88 tiny homes, newly constructed to provide two years of rent-free housing for 350 fire survivors. And for months, dozens of the structures have stood on the dusty tract near Maui’s main airport, ready for displaced families to move in.

But the project has been tangled in red tape.

The saga of this 10-acre development, overseen by a local social services organization called Family Life Center, offers a window into the often-maddening world of building affordable housing on Maui, where a notoriously long permitting process and a thicket of regulations have stalled projects for decades. Even now, after apocalyptic fires made the already dire housing crisis worse, residents and advocates say the same old delays are preventing small houses from solving a big problem.

“Man, if we had this, it would be perfect,” Nesi, who was born and raised in Lahaina, said of the Family Life Center project. “The frustrating part is not knowing who to go to. Where’s the answer?”

More than six months after the fires, some 4,700 people are still living in hotels and desperate for more permanent housing. And after 3,000 structures burned, housing options are more limited than ever and prices are at an all-time high. Experts disagree on just how large a role tiny homes can play in alleviating the crunch, but they say that in an unprecedented emergency like this, the island must pursue every means possible to get residents housed.

“If you have a large family, there’s simply no housing that’s anywhere near affordable,” said Justin Tyndall, a professor at the University of Hawaii’s Economic Research Organization. “These problems existed before the fire but are now being highlighted even more. It’s an existential crisis for Maui. Many people have already left and will continue to leave.”

In the weeks following the fires, as the totality of Lahaina’s devastation set in, the prospect of inexpensive housing that could be quickly constructed gave many people hope.

Nationwide, the market for these structures has boomed in recent years. Offerings range from a traditional tiny house, which is typically under 400 square feet and could be mounted on a trailer, to more substantial accessory dwelling units (ADUs), sometimes called “ohanas” in Hawaii, and larger modular homes that top 1,000 square feet.

Right away, nonprofits and neighbors began planning for hundreds of units, in clustered developments and backyards.

“The need for housing was huge,” said James Bruggeman, who owns the Maui firm AAA Tiny Homes. “And those of us who live on the island knew that tiny homes were the only solution that could be provided in a timely manner.”

But reality soon set in.

In Maui County, tiny homes fall into a legal gray area, housing advocates said. Like other dwellings, they are subject to restrictive local zoning laws and legendarily long permitting waits. On top of that, most are prefabricated, a type of structure the state has long opposed in deference to the powerful local construction industry.

Kamie Davis, a Maui-based consultant who advises tiny-home developments, said she’s working on four properties that would together bring more than 500 units online, but they’ve each faced delays at the county, which she blames for failing to establish a specific tiny-home policy.

“If we would have done what we could have done from the very get-go, we would have at least 3,000 homes on the ground today, and we don’t,” Davis said. “We have maybe a couple hundred. It’s nothing compared to where we should be right now because they choked, they didn’t move forward.”

While officials have offered few details about tiny houses, the county has taken steps to encourage ADU construction and streamline the building process for wildfire survivors by hiring staff to focus on expedited permitting. And local leaders have earmarked $8 million to buy 50 interim dwellings for displaced families.

The state also signaled that prefab homes would have to be a part of the island’s recovery, and Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said he’s talking with the federal government about building up to 1,000 prefab modular houses.

“Through our different partners, we’re trying to expand the inventory,” he said in a recent local TV interview. “That’s really the key.”

Yuki Lei Sugimura, Maui County Council’s vice chair and a supporter of tiny-home projects, said these new steps are encouraging.

“I believe that government probably did not have all the resources, or understand all the things we needed to do” immediately after the fire, Sugimura said. “But we have a better understanding now.”

Still, time is running out to avoid two major “housing cliffs,” said Matt Jachowski, the director of data, technology and innovation at the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement. Maui currently houses fire survivors in two primary ways: the hotel shelters and a program that pays premium rates to secure long-term leases at short-term vacation rentals.

If not extended, the hotel program will end in April. Funding for the vacation rentals, which comes largely from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, will be phased out over the next two years.

“The only way we’ll have any place for these people to go is if we have these ADUs built,” Jachowski said. “We’re going to need to build a lot of new ones — like thousands of new ones.”

One additional obstacle to construction is the question of what happens to the homes after the current crisis ends. Some funders have been unwilling to invest in projects that may only be allowed for a few years, while development-wary community members worry that emergency subdivisions could eventually be replaced by luxury homes, which would only exacerbate the affordability crisis.

Officials have stressed that many of the units would be temporary, and advocates say the county could address those concerns through careful legislation.

“You have to do something now to house people and figure out the knock-on effects once you’ve solved the core problem,” Jachowski said.

Tyndall, the economist, is skeptical that tiny homes and ADUs alone can solve the problem, but he said they should be part of the county’s long-term strategy, alongside larger multifamily housing developments.

“There’s no reason not to work to expand ADUs,” he said. “But in terms of the overall quantity of housing that gets built, that’s going to be only one part of the solution. It should be an ‘all of the above’ approach.”

The Family Life Center development, located on the grounds of a former sugar cane field in the central Maui town of Kahului, was the first high-profile project underway after the fire.

It received international attention, but soon after the spotlight faded, the project became a poster child for postponement. The first units arrived on the island within weeks of the August fire, and the center hoped families would be able to move in by October.


“We felt like, since this is an emergency, the process would be fairly easy,” said Maude Cumming, Family Life Center’s CEO. “But when we asked for direction, it was difficult to get.”

Cumming, who has worked in affordable housing for more than two decades, said the project has run into delays at nearly every step, from historic preservation rules to septic system regulations and water pressure requirements for the units’ fire suppression sprinkler system. She wants to comply with all codes, she said, but she’s been frustrated at the pace of approval.

“I just thought there would be a different kind of urgency,” Cumming said.

The latest hurdle involves an arcane dispute over the project’s water source. An influential real estate company and its business park development controls the closest water line, and Family Life Center said it had rebuffed requests for access.

This again delayed the move-in date, Cumming said, because it forced Family Life Center to bore underground to reach another water source. But after The Washington Post began reporting on the back-and-forth, the real estate company, Alexander & Baldwin, contacted Cumming and agreed to help Family Life Center temporarily access the water line, she said.

“We fully support the FLC project, and have offered to work with FLC to explore ways to get water to the homes so that they can be made available to the displaced families sooner rather than later,” Alexander & Baldwin spokeswoman Andrea Galvin said in a statement. She added that it is “a complex matter and will require the approval of a number of other parties.”

Cumming now hopes fire survivors will be able to move into the tiny homes by the end of the month.

Whenever it happens, it will be a moment that Nesi and LJ Va’a have been awaiting since they fled Lahaina the day of the fire. The couple, along with children who range in age from 10 to 16, miss the familiarity of their home, the way it smelled.

And in a time of constant change, they miss the routines that brought the family together, like sitting around on Saturday, planning out the week’s meals on a dry erase board.

At the Family Life Center development, known as Ohana Hope Village, they’ll have a place of their own, a kitchen, some normalcy. The units are spartan — no more than 500 square feet, metal walls and a spare interior — but the Va’as know firsthand how badly their community needs them.

Nesi and LJ have been working as disaster case managers at Family Life Center since late last year, and every day they talk to people like themselves who are anxious about where they’ll live while their town is rebuilt.

“People would move in here today if they could,” LJ said. “The 80-plus homes we have could be filled in a half an hour. The need is dire.”

When they talk to the long list of fellow fire survivors who have applied for a spot in the tiny-home village, the question they hear is always the same: When can we move in? They’re not sure how to reply, but they’re praying it will be soon.