MARCH FREE HAWAII NEWS - WHAT DO THE MĀORI HAVE TO TEACH US ABOUT BEING WARRIORS?
Plus Why Las Vegas Is Not Our Ninth Island. Then Why Does Tourismʻs Impact On Our Communities Always Get Hidden? What Makes Great Pacific Islands Leadership? Also The Importance Of Asking The Right Questions. And A Brand New Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o Asks What Are Manaleo Speakers & Why Are They So Special?
The March 2026 “Free Hawaii News” debuting tonight, March 6th airs at 7 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu, on all neighbor islands and also at http://FreeHawaiiNews.com
“Te Tiriti O Waitangi or the Treaty Of Waitangi affirms the independence and rights of the Maori, the indigenous people of Aotearoa, or what westerners refer to as New Zealand. Yet, the history of Aotearoa has been marked by repeated failures of New Zealandʻs colonial government to honor those promises. Because itʻs similar to what happened to kanaka maoli here in Hawaii, a delegation of Ka Lāhui Hawaii members travelled to Aotearoa to learn how the Maori are responding,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu.
“Also on the March Free Hawaii News we take on a current popular saying that Las Vegas is our ninth island. We speak with Hawaiian author and historian Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp who not only reminds us that Las Vegas is the home to indigenous people there, but explains who they are, their history and how we as kanaka maoli should conduct ourselves when we visit their native land that the western world calls Las Vegas,” reports Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.
Then in a fascinating interview with Ramsay Taum, we examine why tourismʻs impact on our local communities always gets hidden and in our Pacific Way segment we look at what constitutes great leadership throughout our greater Pacific Islands.
Finally, Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o segment asks what are Manaleo speakers and why are they so special?
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.
