SUPERFERRY SURPRISES ON VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I'S FUTURE
Some are beginning to have serious doubts as to whether the Superferry will actually sail again.
Others believe it really doesn’t matter, as the ship is not financially viable in the long run anyway.
Whichever way you look at it, it’s been an interesting ten delay filled days.
The high wind and waves that have damaged the pier and docking barge in Kahului harbor is a sure sign the ancestors have spoken and they’re not happy.
Ultimately the Superferry is both a symptom and problem of unchecked top-down imposed growth.
How much development in Hawai`i is enough anyway?
Neighbor island residents don’t want 560 cars lined up jamming their streets, waiting to board the Superferry each day.
They don’t want the environmental and quality of life problems the Superferry is guaranteed to cause.
They simply want to retain their island values and culture.
The Superferry is scheduled to arrive in Kahului harbor this Thursday morning the 13th at 10:15 AM (HST.)
But nothing has gone according to plan for them, so it’s anyone’s guess what will happen this week.
Nevertheless, the people who love their land on Maui will be ready and out in force to protest.
Visit SaveKahuluiHarbor.com for updated info and stay tuned to FreeHawaiiTV for all Superferry breaking news.
We have been quite moved by the feedback we’ve received on our interview with Andre Perez as he describes his experiences in visits with native Hawaiian inmates in US prisons far from home.
You told us you were particularly moved regarding him unexpectedly meeting his own cousin incarcerated there. Well, we were too.
Andre’s a perfect example of a modern day Hawaiian warrior and we’re gratified to call him our friend.
But Andre’s not alone – there are many others like him, and you can see for yourself this week right here on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.
MONDAY, December 10th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, December 14th At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
TUESDAY, December 11th At 6:30 PM & WEDNESDAY, December 12th At 6:30 AM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53
SATURDAY, December 15th 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.
THURSDAY, December 13th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, December 14th At 8:30 AM – Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
“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.”
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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