MARCH FREE HAWAII NEWS - WHOSE 3-MINUTE SPEECH IN THE HAWAII SENATE WENT VIRAL?
Then Lahaina Is Rebuilding Faster Than You Might Realize, Also Why Do The Rich Pay Less For Water On Maui? Plus Are Hawaiians Really That Special? And A Brand New Episode of Our Popular Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o
The March 2025 “Free Hawaii News” debuting tonight Friday night, March 7th
airs at our new time of 7 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu and also at FreeHawaiiNews.com
“Itʻs rare that a speech delivered on the floor of the legislature by a Hawaii state senator goes viral on social media but this one sure did,” says Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu. “In just three minutes newly elected Hawaii state senator Samantha DeCorte electrified her fellow legislators and then captured the imagination of everyone on social media with her message. We ask her why she said what she did, who she was inspired by as well as the reactions she got. Itʻs definitely one of those ʻWow!ʻ moments.”
“Also in our March show we travel to Lahaina to see if thereʻs any truth to rumors circulating on social media claiming thereʻs hardly any rebuilding happening after the 2023 fires. What we saw amazed us,” remarked Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.
“Fire survivor Mikey Burke shows us the progress on the street where she and her family and neighbors have lived. She was joined by Danny Palakiko of the Maui Construction Industry Coalition who told us of the amazing resilience of local residents and their plans for the new Lahaina.”
The March Free Hawaii News also features a report on why wealthy Maui residents pay less for water than everyone else, also the real reason the US ignores demands to de-occupy Hawaii and our popular Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o segment.
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, 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 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.
