NOVEMBER FREE HAWAII NEWS - IS FUNDING ON THE WAY FOR THE THIRTY METER TELESCOPE?
Will Funding For The TMT Be Coming Soon? Can Hawaii Join The Pacific Peace Zone? Then Are The Chagos Islands Key To Setting Hawaii Free? And A Very Special Extended Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o Takes You To The Opening Ceremony Of The Native Hawaiian Convention.
The November “Free Hawaii News” airing tonight, November 1st at
6 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu and online at FreeHawaiiNews.com reports on when and how new funding for the Thirty Meter Telescope could happen.
“Supporters of the Thirty Meter Telescope have been lobbying the US National Science Foundation for an additional $1.6 billion in funding and the NSF recently announced how they plan to proceed,” says Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu. “Right now itʻs a hot competition between the TMT and the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile and we have the latest details on when and how the US National Science Foundation says it will make itʻs decision.”
We also feature a special extended edition of Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o highlighting her powerful journey across Hawaii Island, reaching out to kumu hula from every Moku to prepare for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Native Hawaiian Convention which showcases an unprecedented union of over 30 hālau. “I urge everyone to join me in witnessing the beauty, culture, and spirit of this huaka'i (journey) as it culminates in a stunning celebration of Hawaiian tradition and unity that I was so proud to be a part of,” reports Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.
Plus we also cover why the Chagos Islands could be the key to helping set Hawaii free and what the Pacific Peace Zone is and why Hawaii could become itʻs latest member.
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.
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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.
