APRIL FREE HAWAII NEWS - WILL THE MAUNA ALA ROYAL MAUSOLEUM BECOME A TOURIST TRAP?
Also A Stunning Change Of Where Hawaiians Live, Then The 50th Anniversary Of Hokule`a Launching Reminds Hawaiians Theyʻre Pacific Islanders Not Westerners Plus How The United Nations Has Spread Hawaiiʻs Story Worldwide & A New Episode of Our Popular Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o
The April 2025 “Free Hawaii News” debuting Tonight, April 4th airs at our new time of 7 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu and also at FreeHawaiiNews.com
“The Royal Mausoleum at Mauna Ala has had kahu or caretakers throughout the past who are lineal descendants in specific Hawaiian families who oversee and protect the iwi or royal bones interred there.
"The Department of Land and Natural Resources recently opted to select a non-descendant to be mausoleum curator rather than kahu. We interview James Maioho, one of those lineal descendants about plans to turn Mauna Ala into a tourist destination and the expected pushback from our Hawaiian community,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.
“Also in our April show we interview filmmaker Cris Romento who made ʻDear Aloha,ʻ a short film which examines the lives of Hawaiians who are part of the diaspora or expats living outside of Hawaii. ʻDear Alohaʻ documents the emotional cost to what is sadly now the majority of kanaka maoli who have been forced to leave their homeland due to the lack of affordable housing and other economics,” remarked Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu.
Leon Siu also reports on how the United Nations has spread Hawai`iʻs story of overthrow and prolonged illegal US occupation worldwide accompanied by significant international and US press coverage.
The April Free Hawaii News features a report on the fiftieth anniversary of the launching of the Hokule`a and the cultural impact it has had in Hawaii, throughout Oceania and around the world.
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.
