MAY FREE HAWAII NEWS - WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COLLAPSE THE HAWAIIAN CULTURE?
Plus A World Debut In Hawaii With A New Opera Sung Completely In Hawaiian About An Amazing Patriot. Then Why Are Women Warriors Left Out Of Hawaiian History? Also Is Food Sovereignty Really That Important? Will We Need To Build A Free Hawaii From Scratch? And A Brand New Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o.
The May 2026 “Free Hawaii News” debuting tonight, Friday, May 1st airs at 7 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu, on all neighbor islands and also at FreeHawaiiNews.com
“We tackle a potentially game-changing question - what impact will AI have on our cultural knowledge that has been passed down for centuries from individual to individual? What will happen if AI captures and discloses sacred Hawaiian knowledge to anyone? We talk with Kumu Lua Michelle Manu about these hugely important ramifications - how can we make sure that AI does not destroy our centuries-old ways of handing down our priceless knowledge to those trained to hold and protect it?” asks Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu.
“Also on the May Free Hawaii News, we interview renown Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane, director and choreographer of ʻKamalehua - The Sheltering Treeʻ a new and first of its kind opera which tells the story of Hawaiian patriot Timoteo Ha`alilio whose remarkable achievements caused Hawaii to become recognized as a sovereign country by the great European powers of the 1800ʻs ,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.
We also interview Hawaiian historian and writer Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp about why women warriors are mostly left out of Hawaiian history and then examine the importance of food sovereignty.
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, Substack, 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 in the past 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.
“We tackle a potentially game-changing question - what impact will AI have on our cultural knowledge that has been passed down for centuries from individual to individual? What will happen if AI captures and discloses sacred Hawaiian knowledge to anyone? We talk with Kumu Lua Michelle Manu about these hugely important ramifications - how can we make sure that AI does not destroy our centuries-old ways of handing down our priceless knowledge to those trained to hold and protect it?” asks Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu.
“Also on the May Free Hawaii News, we interview renown Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakane, director and choreographer of ʻKamalehua - The Sheltering Treeʻ a new and first of its kind opera which tells the story of Hawaiian patriot Timoteo Ha`alilio whose remarkable achievements caused Hawaii to become recognized as a sovereign country by the great European powers of the 1800ʻs ,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.
We also interview Hawaiian historian and writer Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp about why women warriors are mostly left out of Hawaiian history and then examine the importance of food sovereignty.
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, Substack, 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 in the past 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.
