VICTORIES FAR & WIDE ON VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`I'S FUTURE
The people of Maui who love their land turned out this past week to protest the Superferry’s return.
Particularly striking was the large show of US federal, state and local law enforcement to ensure Linda Lingle would deliver on her promises to foreign corporations who fund the Superferry, and the US military complex who will use the ship for transport of US military vehicles between islands.
Be sure and watch Free Hawai`i TV this coming Wednesday for an in depth report along with amazing photos of the event.
There’s lots more developments to come, so stay tuned to Free Hawai`i TV for Superferry breaking news.
Another big victory this last week happened far from Hawai`i, but nevertheless will have a significant impact upon its people.
The Koani Foundation, allied with the UN Indigenous Caucus, was successful in promoting member states of the UN Human Rights Council to institute an "Expert Mechanism on the human rights of indigenous peoples" at the United Nations In Geneva Switzerland on Friday.
Last year the US and others were able to re-organize the UN Human Rights Commission resulting in the elimination of the Working Group on Indigenous Populations and its Indigenous Experts altogether.
Koani Foundation Director Kai`opua Fyfe, who was there in Geneva this last week, reports the purpose of the "Expert Mechanism" is to ensure native Hawaiians and other indigenous people of the world will once again have a significant and independent voice at the UN.
The Koani Foundation attends the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues each May in New York City to advocate for a Free Hawai`i.
Stay tuned for Kai`opua’s blow-by-blow report on these exciting developments.
Whether it’s in Hawai`i, Geneva, or anywhere on earth, you can count on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network to bring you all the news that affects you and your `ohana including our shows this week on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.
MONDAY, December 17th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, December 21st At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
TUESDAY, December 18th At 6:30 PM & WEDNESDAY, December 19th At 6:30 AM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53
THURSDAY, December 20th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, December 21st At 8:30 AM – Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
“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.
SATURDAY, December 22nd At 8:00 PM – O`ahu - `Olelo, 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.”
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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