NEVER FORGET - 132 YEARS AGO TODAY
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025
Sunday, January 12, 2025
WHY HAWAI`I IS A FIRE HAZRD ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"
"Why Hawai`i Is A Fire Hazard - A Visit With Clay Trauernicht"
Most people think of Hawai`i as a tropical paradise with lots of rain and greenery. So naturally we were shocked when we discovered that Hawai`i is a much higher risk for wildfires than almost anywhere in the US, recently having over six thousand fires in a single year. To discover why, we spent a morning with wildfire specialist Clay Trauernicht who explained why Hawai`i is such a huge fire risk as well as what it will take to solve this growing problem. Donʻt miss our visit with Hawai`iʻs fire professor as he describes both the causes and solutions to prevent more deadly fire disasters from happening on our islands that we call home - Watch It Here
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Saturday, January 11, 2025
KE AUPUNI UPDATE - JANUARY 2025
A Nation Returning...
One hundred and thirty-two years ago, on January 16, 1893, a rogue US diplomat ordered the landing of a company of fully armed troops from the naval warship USS Boston in Honolulu Harbor. They marched down King Street and positioned themselves with their canons and other formidable weapons pointed directly at Iolani Palace. They were there so that thirteen greedy white businessmen-insugents could seize control the Hawaiian Kingdom...
To defuse the situation and save her people from needless bloodshed, Queen Liliʻuokalani issued a temporary conditional yield. The yield was addressed to the United States, not to the insurgents. It was in the form of a diplomatic protest citing the United States’ illegal military intrusion as an unlawful act of aggression, an international wrongful act. Such a yield under protest placed the responsibility to repair the wrongful act squarely on the shoulders of the President of the United States. The sitting (but outgoing) president, Benjamin Harrison, ignored the Queen’s protest and signed a treaty of annexation (with the insurgents) to acquire the Hawaiian Islands. He sent the treaty to the US Senate for ratification.
But before they could do so, a new US president, Grover Cleveland was inaugurated. Within a few days of taking office, he withdrew the “Treaty of Annexation” from the Senate. A few days later, he received Princess Kaʻiulani at the White House and assured her he would look into the matter. Within a few days of that meeting, he appointed former US Representative James Blount to head an investigation of the regime change in Hawaii. Seven months later after an exhaustive, on-the-ground official investigation, President Cleveland in an address to the U.S. Congress stated that a United States diplomat and US armed forces had committed a wrongful act of aggression against the lawful Hawaiian Kingdom government and that the aggression amounted to an illegal “act of war” against a friendly, sovereign nation. He further stated that U.S. had a moral and legal obligation to repair the wrong by restoring Queen Liliʻuokalani and the lawful government of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
President Cleveland and Queen Lili’uokalani had agreed to terms to settle the matter. But, he left it up to the U.S. Congress to implement. Tragically, they have failed to implement the settlement and after 22 presidents and 44 congressional sessions, to this day, it remains not only unfinished business, but a forgotten obligation.
Instead of honoring that 1893 agreement, the United States, in 1898, did the exact opposite. Under then-President William McKinley, and under cover of the infamous Spanish-American War, the U.S. concocted and staged a quasi “annexation” and took possession of the Hawaiian Islands calling it the “U.S. Territory of Hawaii”. In 1959, that fake “Territory of Hawaii” was converted into the fake “State of Hawaii”.
During the “territorial” days, every effort was made to erase any vestige of Hawaii’s sovereignty, the illegal overthrow/act of war of 1893, the illegal “annexation” of 1898 and the ongoing illegal occupation. But in the 1970s Hawaiians began to awaken and peer through the veil of lies and deceit…
Today, after five decades of dedicated, sacrificial efforts by countless Aloha ʻĀina (Hawaiʻi patriots) to uncover the truth about the US belligerent occupation of our homeland, thankfully, the return of the Hawaiian Kindom is now in sight.
As we take the time on January 17, to attend the Peace March from the Royal Mausoleum at Maunaʻala and the ʻOnipaʻa Rally at ʻIolani Palace, and stand for the restoration of our nation, we also set our minds to advancing our Lāhui into the future. Let’s remind ourselves, our ʻohana and our friends, that we are the legacy — the evidence and heirs — and the visionaries and builders for future generations of the living Hawaiian Kingdom...
Ua Ola Ke Ea! Sovereignty Lives!
Aloha ʻĀina —
“Love of country is deep-seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.” — Queen Liliʻuokalani
Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.
The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
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For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 7 PM, the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53.
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"Remember, for the latest updates and information about the Hawaiian Kingdom, check out the twice-a-month Ke Aupuni Updates published online on Facebook and other social media."
PLEASE KŌKUA…
Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort...
To contribute, go to:
• GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII
• PayPal – log in to PayPal and pay to the account, info@HawaiianKingdom.net
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Malama Pono,
Leon Siu
Hawaiian National
Friday, January 10, 2025
FREE HAWAI`I NEWS SHORT - HAWAIIAN BURIALS PROTECTOR PUNCHED & SLAPPED BY FOREIGN SETTLER ON KAUA`I
The January Free Hawaii News at FreeHawaiiNews.com features an interview with iwi kupuna kia`i, or Hawaiian burials protector Megan Wong. She described how a landowner settler, Chris Arreguin at Wainiha Hui Lands Lot 21 (4400 Oneone Road) in Naue, Kaua`i has been desecrating Hawaiian burials in order to rent out vacation homes and a yoga studio.
Today she posted video of another iwi kupuna kia`i named Kona who while holding his baby in his arms, was repeatedly punched, grabbed by the throat and slapped by Chris Arreguin for attempting to protect the remains of Konaʻs lineal descendants buried there.
This is both outrageous and heartbreaking. Here is that video.
Wednesday, January 08, 2025
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THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"IS HAWAI`I IN THE OCEAN OF PEACE?"
Ocean Of Peace - What Is That?
Who Came Up With An Ocean Of Peace?
Where The Heck Is This Ocean Of Peace?
Watch This To Learn Why Youʻll Want To Be In It
Tuesday, January 07, 2025
The Thirty Meter Telescope is back as a hot topic, after Hawaii County’s new mayor said he could now support the project if it’s done right.
In videos posted to social media in recent days, Hawaii County Mayor Kimo Alameda expresses support for TMT, something that caught many on both sides of the issue by surprise as Alameda had previously opposed the project back when construction was set to begin in 2019.
“I had family on the front lines, and I was up there, too, as a protector,” Alameda told KHON2. “I’m still a protector, so I’m still trying to figure out, as the mayor, how can we and is there a place where we can find the common ground?”
As mayor, he gets a seat on the Maunakea Stewardship and Oversight Authority. He went to his first meeting in this role last month.
“Nobody has mentioned the elephant in the room, which is TMT, and that’s the first thing I noticed,” he said. “I think there’s not really the best timing for what is to be brought up again, but might as well. My thinking is, if it’s the elephant in the room, then we might as well talk about it.”
“The mayor has a right to his own opinions but the issue of the TMT lease has not yet come before the authority, so there are no actions or decisions coming up at this time or in the near future,” said Noe Noe Wong-Wilson, another MKSOA board member, who was one of the kupuna kiai arrested at the Maunakea demonstrations years ago.
KHON2 reached out to TMT for comment and any updates from its side. As recently as last month, the National Science Foundation was still weighing what project to give $1.6 billion dollars to TMT, or a competing telescope known as GMT which would be located in Chile.
“This is the best mountain, best science, this would put the United States on the map,” Alameda said. “It could go somewhere else, Chile, but then the Chileans would benefit, and not the residents of Hawaii. So if there is a universal benefit, I want that to be for our people.”
If TMT is done here, it has to be done right, the mayor says.
“That’s what I’ve been terming all along as the ‘new TMT’ because there might be a new version. So what I want the public to know, and the people of Hawaii Island to know, is that this might be our opportunity to really come together as an island people.”
“I am uncertain what new version of TMT the mayor is referring to,” Wong-Wilson said.
Alameda mayor says he didn’t intend to jump start the conversation until what he calls a draft of a taped message got posted by others to social media. The mayor then posted a second on his own account after that.
“I was creating a video to share with the National Science Foundation to make sure that they’re aware that, hey, you know, we want continual funding, not just funding for the astronomy community, but funding for science and that there might be a win-win for everybody. And as the mayor of the county, I’m willing to put myself out there and start the discussion.”
Sunday, January 05, 2025
ALOHA `AINA ACTIVIST ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"
"Aloha `Aina Activist - A Visit With Joshua Noga"
If youʻve ever wondered why Hawaiians are so passionate about Hawai`i, you donʻt have to look any further than Joshua Noga. Aloha `aina is the Hawaiian phrase for love of land and as we discovered, those two words perfectly describe Joshua. An activist dedicated to preserving Hawai`iʻs land and natural resources for generations to come, he helped produce some of the `Aha Aloha `Aina self-governance workshops which have been instrumental in preparing for an independent Hawai`i. Join us in our visit with Joshua and we bet some of his passion for a Free Hawai`i will rub off on you too - Watch It Here
Now you can become a fan of Voices Of Truth on Facebook by clicking Here and see behind the scenes photos of our shows and a whole lot more.
Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants. We hope you'll be inspired to do the same.
Voices Of Truth airs throughout Hawai`i on all islands and reaches over 24 million households across the US and throughout the world. Check your local cable TV listings.
For news and issues that affect you, watch Free Hawai`i TV.
And for news from a kanaka point of view, watch Free Hawaii News.
All a part of the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network.
Please share our Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network videos with friends and colleagues. That's how we grow. Mahalo.
Friday, January 03, 2025
JANUARY FREE HAWAII NEWS - HAS LAHAINA FOUND A WAY TO PROTECT ITS `AINA?
Also, Kaua`i Descendants Jump Into Action To Protect Ancestral Graves. Then A Tiny Country In Oceania Scores A Big Win At The UN For Climate Change & Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o Has Some Choice Words For One Settlerʻs Claim That Hawaiian Is A Dead Language.l
The January 2025 “Free Hawaii News” airing tonight Friday, January 3rd starts at a new time, 7 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu.
“Free Hawaii News is pleased to announce our new prime time 7 PM slot for 2025 on `Olelo Television, cable channel 53 on O`ahu the first Friday of each month. We mahalo our viewers for our tremendous growth over the last year,” remarked Free Hawaii News host Leon Siu.
“Our goal is to bring our viewers news and information in 2025 from a kanaka maoli perspective. We go to Lahaina for a report on how residents there are successfully protecting their `aina or land from disaster capitalists who are the opposite of ʻAloha `Ainaʻ or love for our land.”
“Also in our January show we have a follow up report from one of the iwi kupuna kia`i, or Hawaiian ancestral burials protectors in Naue on Kaua`i in their quest to stop their ancestorʻs bodies being dug up and destroyed for vacation homes and a yoga retreat,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong, a former member of the O`ahu Island Burial Council.
The January Free Hawaii News also features reports on how a tiny country in Oceania scored a huge win at the United Nations in combating climate change, and Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o has some choices words for the claim that Hawaiian is a dead language.
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.
Thursday, January 02, 2025
TOMORROW - FREE HAWAII NEWS DEBUTS AT A NEW TIME - 7 PM ON `OLELO TELEVISION -CABLE CHANNEL 53 ON O`AHU
On The January Free Hawaii News -
Has Lahaina Found A Way To Protect Their Land From Disaster Capitalists?
Also, Kaua`i Descendants Jump Into Action To Protect Ancestral Graves.
Then A Tiny Country In Oceania Scores A Big Win At The UN For Climate Change.
And Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o Has Some Choice Words For One Settlerʻs Claim That Hawaiian Is A Dead Language.
Join Hosts Hinaleimoana Wong & Leon Siu As They Give The Kanaka Perspective On Issues In Hawaii You Wonʻt Get Anywhere Else.
Wednesday, January 01, 2025
FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"HAWAIIANS UNDER SIEGE IN 2024"
2024 Was Filled With Lots Of Challenges For Hawaiians.
Three Big Ones Happened Last Year.
These Three Show Thereʻs More Work To Do In 2025.
Watch This To See What They Are & How You Can Help.
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Monday, December 30, 2024
KE AUPUNI UPDATE - DECEMBER 2024
An Ocean of Peace – An Ocean of Aloha
In November 2023, at the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Leaders Retreat in Aitutaki, Rarotonga, the Prime Minister of Fiji, Sitiveni Rabuka proposed the PIF nations declare a ‘Zone of Peace’ or ‘Ocean of Peace,’ representing a collective commitment to maintaining peace in the region.
In his visionary statement, Prime Minister Rabuka emphasized, “This moment is an opportunity for us islanders of the Pacific to shape a common destiny built around peace.”
This concept was well received by the PIF Leaders and the PIF Secretariat has been tasked to further develop the concept and to align it with the PIF’s 2050 Strategy and its implementation plan for consideration at the next Pacific Islands Forum leaders meeting in the Solomon Islands
The PIF envisions the Ocean of Peace concept to achieve a more peaceful and stable future for the Pacific region and to set a positive example of a way to peacefully settle disputes around the world.
The strategic importance of the Blue Pacific region is significant. The nations, united through the Pacific Islands Forum, have sovereign rights to over 32 million square kilometers of the Blue Pacific. That is about the combined land areas of Russia, China, and the United States. The collective Exclusive Economic Zones surrounding the islands exceed the combined landmass of North America and Europe, reaffirming the geopolitical significance of the Blue Pacific in the competition between the U.S. and China.
Ironically, the Pacific Islands Forum does not include the Archipelago of the Hawaiian Islands, even though the Hawaiian Islands has historically played a pivotal role in Pacific and global affairs. And yet, Hawaii has a key role to play in this Ocean of Peace.
Is the Pacific finally living up to it’s name? Our ancestors called our ocean domain Moananuiakea. Our Maori cousins to the south called it Moananuiakiwa… In 1520 the Spanish explorer Ferdinand Magellan upon entering Moananuiakea – called it the Pacific Ocean – the Ocean of Peace.
What is peace? Is it the absence of dispute? Is it the absence of turmoil? Is it the absence of conflict? Is it the absence of war? No. True peace is the presence of Aloha. It is Aloha embodied in our relationships and our dealings with one another.
I am reminded of the words uttered in 1962 by our kupuna, Aunty Pilahi Paki. She famously said:
“The World will turn to Hawaii as they search for world peace because Hawaii has the key… and that key is aloha.”
And then she spelled it out for us…
Akahai: kindness; express it with tenderness.
Lokahi: unity; express it with harmony.
Oluolu: agreeable; express it with pleasantness.
Haʻahaʻa: humility; express it with modesty.
Ahonui: patience; apply it with perseverance.
An ‘Ocean of Peace’ means an ‘Ocean of Aloha’
“Love of country is deep-seated in the breast of every Hawaiian, whatever his station.” — Queen Liliʻuokalani
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Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono. The sovereignty of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.
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For the latest news and developments about our progress at the United Nations in both New York and Geneva, tune in to Free Hawaii News at 7 PM the first Friday of each month on ʻŌlelo Television, Channel 53.
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"And remember, for the latest updates and information about the Hawaiian Kingdom check out the twice-a-month Ke Aupuni Updates published online on Facebook and other social media."
PLEASE KŌKUA…
Your kōkua, large or small, is vital to this effort...
To contribute, go to:
• GoFundMe – CAMPAIGN TO FREE HAWAII
• PayPal – use account email: info@HawaiianKingdom.net
• Other – To contribute in other ways (airline miles, travel vouchers, volunteer services, etc...) email us at: info@HawaiianKingdom.net
All proceeds are used to help the cause. MAHALO!
Malama Pono,
Leon Siu
Hawaiian National
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