PUSH MAY COME TO SHOVE ON VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I'S FUTURE
It all comes down this Thursday morning.
The Superferry returns to Kahului harbor on Maui.
And as if that’s not bad enough, US federal police plan to shut down the entire harbor one hour ahead of time.
Anyone who needs to fish to feed their family, anyone who plans on canoeing or those who just want to catch a few waves are out of luck or face US federal indictment.
Heavy-handed? You bet.
Especially so since from the very beginning the people of Maui decided to play by the rules and hoped there could be some kind of reasonable accommodation.
No such luck.
Just as the US sold out Queen Lili`uokalani, Hawai`i’s legitimate ruler over 114 years ago, the US is doing it all over again, thumbing their noses at the residents of Maui whose only real infraction up to this point was to show their good will.
But things have a way of changing – and fast.
Maui citizens are fed-up. They plan to take action.
Anti-Superferry rallies and demonstrations are taking place all over the island.
Be sure and watch FreeHawaiiTV this Tuesday evening for details of daily events.
If you live on Maui, plan to show up and express your outrage.
Let the US and Linda Lingle know they don’t own Hawai`i, the people do.
A big mahalo for all the positive feedback we’ve been getting on our new Voices Of Truth shows this past week. It’s actually been quite overwhelming.
And yes, we have yet another brand new one for you this week.
Andre Perez has got to be one of the bravest people we know.
Andre decided to fly to both Arizona and Mississippi with some friends and visit native Hawaiian prisoners incarcerated far from home so that they can reconnect with their culture.
But let Andre himself tell you about it -
While Andre knew it was going to be an unusual adventure, he had no idea just how unusual things would get.
Be sure and catch our visit with Andre as he’s forced to confront both the future – and his very own past on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.
MONDAY, December 3rd At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, December 7th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
“Ocean Resource – A Visit With Anakala Keli`i Mauwae”
Another Molokai treasure, Keli`i is someone who has taken the natural resources of our ocean seriously.
A champion slack key guitar player as well as diver and fisherman, Keli`i has lived his conviction that our resources are sustainable - but only if we malama (care for) them.
While he shared with us details of his trips to Samoa and Washington, DC, his conviction that Hawai`i no ka 'oi (is the best) comes through loud and clear.
Taped on his Molokai ranch, don't miss this one as Keli'i serenades us with his music and speaks from the heart about issues important to us all that are indeed timeless.
TUESDAY, December 4th At 6:30 PM & WEDNESDAY, December 5th At 6:30 AM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53
“Out Of The Box – A Visit With Hinaleimoana Wong”
Since she was last on Voices Of Truth Hina Wong has been, well, busy.
An educator at two charter schools in Hawai`i, Hina delivers the kind of education students crave – and can get virtually nowhere else.
“You don’t have to go far from home to be successful,” is the message she gives her students at Halau Lokahi charter school on O`ahu and another one on the island of Kaua`i.
Teaching Hawaiian cultural values, she helps her students answer the question, who are we as Hawaiians?
Yet don’t for a minute think it’s only native Hawaiians, as students of all ethnicities attend because, as Hina reminds us, her schools mirror the multicultural population of the independent Hawaiian nation before it was illegally overthrown.
The impact her curriculum has had on her students is both profound and lasting. For the first time they see they don’t have to assimilate to be successful.
Bring your entire `ohana together and watch our visit with Hina as she reminds us the children of Hawai`i really don’t have to go and live somewhere else to make it economically. As she herself says, “we want our people to live and thrive right here.”
THURSDAY, December 6th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, December 7th At 8:30 AM – Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
“Every Feather A Prayer – A Visit With Uncle Helemano”
One day at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center where he worked, Uncle Helemano noticed an old kahili, the feathered standards of old Hawai`i, in need of repair.
He decided he would take it upon himself to learn the skills in order to repair it.
And that’s how Uncle became one of Hawai`i’s best-known contemporary kahili makers.
Naturally when we sat down with him to talk story, he told us some amazing things including who the very first kahili really were.
He also told us kahili marked parameters in the old days when ali`i were present, since ancient Hawai`i had no flags.
We saw right away there’s a lot more to it, since for Uncle creating kahili is not just about passing the culture down through the generations, “it’s also about a positive message to our people.”
Don’t miss our fascinating visit with Uncle Helemano as he actually shares with us his process of making kahili and also shows us some of his astonishing and unique one-of-a-kind pieces. You’ll see for yourself he puts positive thoughts and prayer into each and every feather.
SATURDAY, December 8th At 8:00 PM – O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53
“Fish Out Of Water – A Visit With Andre Perez”
Very few of us will ever find ourselves entering prison – especially if we’ve committed no crime.
Yet that’s exactly what Andre Perez did upon discovering the state of Hawai`i was shipping significant numbers of native Hawaiian inmates out of Hawai`i to prisons on the US continent in remote places like Arizona and Mississippi.
Andre correctly surmised they were not only longing to be back home, but connected to their culture – some for the first time.
What to do? Hop on a plane and bring their culture to them, starting with observing the Makahiki.
So there they ended up, standing in a prison yard outside in twenty degrees weather, dressed only in malo and kikepa greeting the sun as it rose in the early morning sky to herald the beginning of Makahiki.
You’ll be as riveted as us as Andre describes his experiences inside prison, and what it was like working with the inmates, including a surprise he could have never imagined – coming face to face with a convict who committed a crime against his own family – and who turned out to be his cousin.
Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants in the hopes of inspiring viewers to do the same.
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