NOVEMBER FREE HAWAII NEWS - MUST HAWAIIANS STAY POOR TO BE CONSIDERED REAL?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Is A Hawaiian Diplomatic Front & Can It Advance Our Lāhui? Plus What US Voting Process Was Genuinely Rigged? Also Can We Use Social Media As A Tool Of Aloha Instead Of A Weapon? Then Using Makawaluʻs Eight Eyes To Critically Examine Situations & Make Better Decisions And A New Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o Asking How You Are Expressing Yourself As Kanaka Maoli

The November 2026 “Free Hawaii News” debuting tonight, Friday, November 6th airs at 7 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu, on all neighbor islands and also at FreeHawaiiNews.com

“For years thereʻs been this misconception that Hawaiians have to stay poor in order to be authentic. Charging money to impart cultural knowledge is wrong, many say. That is, until they remember their auntie who has charged her students for years for hula lessons,”remarks Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu.

“In our Pacific Way segment we explain the concept of Makawalu or the eight eyes and how to use them to critically examine situations in order to make better decisions. A very powerful tool in our culture that enables  us to come to smarter conclusions,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong.

Also on the November Free Hawaii News, we interview Hawaiian writer and historian Adam Keawe Manalo-Camp about ways we can use social media as a tool of aloha rather than a weapon.

And in a brand new Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o she asks her viewers about the many different ways they are expressing themselves as kanaka maoli out in 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, 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.

TOMORROW ON THE NOVEMBER FREE HAWAII NEWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Must Hawaiians Stay Poor To Be Considered Real?

What Is A Hawaiian Diplomatic Front & Can It Advance Our Lāhui?

Plus What US Voting Process Was Genuinely Rigged?

Also Can We Use Social Media As A Tool Of Aloha Instead Of A Weapon?

Then Using Makawaluʻs Eight Eyes To Critically Examine Situations & Make Better Decisions

And A New Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o Asking How Are You Expressing Yourself As Kanaka Maoli?

All This & More On The November Free Hawaii News.

Join Hosts Hinaleimoana Wong & Leon Siu As They Give The Kanaka Perspective On Issues In Hawaii You Wonʻt Get Anywhere Else.

7 PM TOMORROW ON `OLELO TELEVISION -CABLE CHANNEL 53 ON O`AHU - FreeHawaiiNews.com

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"DONʻT BUY THIS BOOK"

 

Youʻll Love The Title But Wonʻt Want To Read It.

And Took Twelve Years To Write.

One Of The Most Important & Valuable Books Weʻve Seen. Confused?

Then Watch This To See What It Is & Why Itʻs So Great.

 

VOTE TODAY - HINA WONG FOR OHA O`AHU SEAT TRUSTEE

VOTE TO PROTECT THE `ĀINA

VOTE HINA WONG FOR OHA O`AHU TRUSTEE

FEEDING HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"

“Hawaiians At Risk - A Visit With Elise Dela Cruz-Talbert"

all heard about the many health risks Hawaiians face, but Elise Dela Cruz-Talbert is one of those who actually wants to do something about it. Thatʻs what led her to pursuing her doctorate in epidemiology, which deals with the prevalence of disease in large populations. When we met Elise, we could immediately feel her passion for revolutionizing not only where Hawaiians get their food, but also what they eat. Donʻt miss our fascinating visit with Elise filmed in the student organic farm on the West O`ahu campus of the University of Hawai`i and youʻll see why Elise and others like her are the future of healthy eating and healthy living for everyone - 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.

KEEP HAWAI`I HOME FOR HAWAI`IʻS PEOPLE

VOTE HINA WONG FOR OHA O`AHU TRUSTEE ON TUESDAY

FREE HAWAII NEWS SHORT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KUMU HINAʻS MANA`O

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DONʻT FORGET - VOTE KUMU HINA FOR OHA TRUSTEE

 

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"WILL YOU SUPPORT HER?"

 

Youʻve Often Asked Us What You Can Do To Help & Hereʻs Our Answer.

This Coming Tuesday Vote Hina Wong For OHA Trustee.

She Stands For Kanaka Thriving In Their Own Homeland.

Watch This To See Why Sheʻs A Leader That Can Make A Big Difference.

 

PROTECT OUR `ĀINA - VOTE KUMU HINA WONG FOR OHA O`AHU TRUSTEE

WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED TO HEAR?

 

VOTE KUMU HINA WONG NEXT TUESDAY FOR OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS - O`AHU SEAT

FIXING HAWAI`IʻS HOUSING CRISIS ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"

“Fixing Hawai`iʻs Housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio"

Many decades ago Singaporeʻs leaders arrived on an official visit to discover how Hawai`i had become so successful achieving a high rate of residential home ownership at very affordable prices. These officials were so impressed they took Hawai`iʻs model back home, replicated it and today Singapore is a very prosperous and wealthy nation. Yet today in Hawai`i homes are unaffordable, many Hawaiians and others have moved away and the ones still here are renters who work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. To find out why, we spent the day with real estate developer Peter Savio. Peter lost no time in explaining to us where Hawai`i went wrong and how it can be fixed. He should know because as Hawai`iʻs only affordable housing real estate developer his goal is to put Hawai`iʻs residents into home ownership. Donʻt miss our amazing visit with Peter as he explains how affordable housing can be built for Hawaiians and others, making residents financially independent instead of dependent - 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.

KE AUPUNI UPDATE - OCTOBER 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hawaii and the UN’s Decolonization System 

When I was in New York a few weeks ago for the opening of the next session of the United Nations General Assembly, I bumped into President Moetai Brotherson of Maohi Nui (aka French Polynesia, aka Tahiti) his wife, Teua, and decolonization consultant Carlyle Corbin as they were leaving the famous John's Coffee Shop near the UN.

They were in New York to do their annual appeal to the UN’s Fourth Committee (the Decolonization Committee) to urge France to allow a decolonization referendum to be held in French Polynesia.

Two days later I attended the UN General Assembly's 4th Committee meeting to stand in solidarity with the Maohi Nui delegation of 30 people calling for the referendum.

It reminded me of being at the UN General Assembly on May 17, 2013, celebrating that day when the General Assembly placed French Polynesia, back on the list of remaining territories to be decolonized.

In 1946 when the UN was formed, besides their principal mandate to settle international disputes by peaceful means, the UN also took a strong position on decolonization. At that time, a large part of the world was being held as colonies (territories, possessions) of a few mostly European nations. About 100 nations were identified and placed on the UN list of “Non-Self-Governing Territories” (NSGT), That is, peoples and nations to be decolonized.

What does decolonization mean? This concept is strongly tied to the term, “self-determination” — the process or right by which a person, group, or nation makes their own choices, sets their own goals, and controls their own future without outside pressure.

The UN’s ideal process for decolonization relies on the people exercising their right to self-determination where the people should, when they are ready, freely choose what kind of political system/government they want for their future; whether they want to remain a territory/colony/possession, be integrated into the administrative power, be independent, or any other arrangement. The point is the people of that “territory” get to decide for themselves.

The UN’s list started with about 100 NSGTs. Roughly 80 of them chose independence and are now members if the United Nations. Today there are only 17 remaining, with French Polynesia being one of them.

In 1946 the United States placed Alaska and Hawaii and four other of its “territories” on that list. By the mid-fifties, as more and more countries were decolonized and chose independence, the US became nervous about losing these two valuable “territories”.

So, the US hijacked the UN’s decolonization process to secure its hold on Alaska and Hawaii. Decolonization referenda were held in Alaska (1958) and Hawaii (1959). The US called them “Statehood Plebiscites” and rigged them to make sure the outcome was YES to statehood.

But at the UN, the US called them “Decolonization Referendums” reporting the people had freely chosen “statehood” and that the US had complied to the people’s wish and admitted Alaska and Hawaii into the US as the 49th and 50th states of the Union. The United States’ report to the UN made it all appear to be legitimate and that they had fulfilled their sacred obligation to the UN Charter. The UN General Assembly without examining the facts on the ground, accepted the US’ report and deemed the question of the political status of Alaska and Hawaii to be closed.

This is the “error” that we are on the verge of exposing and discrediting at the United Nations. The UN would then be obligated to acknowledge that Hawaii is a sovereign, independent nation-state in continuity and that it never belonged in the UN’s decolonization system in the first place.

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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Malama Pono,
Leon Siu
Hawaiian National
Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Hawaiian Kingdom (since 2001)

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CAN HAWAI`I SAY NO TO DEEP SEA MINING & CHOOSE CULTURE OVER PROFIT?

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ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS & CHIEFS FILE LAWSUIT TO STOP DEEP SEA MINING IN AMERICAN SAMOA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

October 21, 2026 - rnz.co.nz

An environmental group is challenging the United States' legal authority to sell seabed mining leases covering waters off the coast of American Samoa, as the Trump administration pushes ahead with plans for a deep sea mining auction around the Pacific territory.

The US is proposing to lease more than 31 million acres of seabed, with the sale scheduled for 19 November. The decision marks the first time the US has offered such leases and comes despite widespread opposition from locals and environmental groups.

Fa'asao Amerika Samoa co-founder Seumalu Elora Raymond told Pacific Waves that the group is pursuing legal action to stop the sale, warning it would become much harder to challenge the plans once the leases are secured.

"I think every hour we spend on this before that event is worth weeks and months of effort," she said.

"It gets so much harder to fight this when there are so many fewer options once a mining company has purchased parts of the seabed floor."

In April 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring activities in deep-sea science and technology as "a core national security and economic interest".

A concurrent request was made by American firm Impossible Metals to open leasing off American Samoa territory, amid growing interest in the polymetallic nodules on the seabed, including nickel, copper and cobalt.

On Monday, Fa'asao Amerika Samoa, the Conservation Council for Hawai'i and the Faleula o le Manu'atele council of matai filed a new lawsuit - represented by Earthjustice - to block the lease sale.

The groups argue the Marine Minerals Administration (formerly known as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management), the agency overseeing the proposed sale, does not have the legal authority to issue the leases under treaty requirements that must be met before mineral leasing can take place in American Samoa.

The new case follows a separate lawsuit filed in August by Fa'asao Amerika Samoa and the Conservation Council for Hawai'i.

Seumalu said a hearing in that case is scheduled for 30 October, with the judge agreeing to an expedited process because of the November 19 deadline.

She said a decision in the first case could affect the government's ability to proceed with the lease sale.

However, it is not yet clear whether the new lawsuit will be heard before the auction.

Questions over US authority in American Samoa

Seumalu rejected the idea that American Samoa had little say over what happened in its surrounding waters because the US controls the territory.

She said the relationship between American Samoa and the US does not give the federal government unlimited authority.

Seumalu points to historical instruments of cession signed by Samoan matai, saying the agreements established protections for the territory's lands and ocean.

"Anybody who just assumes that the US can do whatever they want here is not really thinking carefully about the relationship between American Samoa and the United States and about the agreement that was signed by the matai generations ago."

She argued that those agreements remained relevant under US federal law and must be considered when determining whether the government can issue the proposed leases.

In 2024, American Samoa banned deep sea mining in its territorial waters, but the auction relates to areas beyond that limit, in the federally controlled Outer Continental Shelf.

However, the groups launching legal action argue that the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act does not authorise mineral leasing in any of the US territories, including American Samoa, and that the agency is violating its own leasing regulations

The group is asking the courts to examine that legal relationship before the November 19 sale proceeds.

 

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"WHAT THEY WANT YOU TO FORGET ABOUT HAWAI`I"

 

Itʻs Not What They Want You To Remember About Hawai`i.

Itʻs What They Want You To Forget.

Because They Want The Freedom To Do Whatever They Like.

Watch To See Who This Is & How You Can Help Stop It.

 

DONʻT MISS THIS - HAPPENING TOMORROW

 VOTE KUMU HINA FOR OHA TRUSTEE

 

PUTTING HAWAI`IʻS RESIDENTS INTO HOME OWNERSHIP ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"

“Fixing Hawai`iʻs housing Crisis - A Visit With Peter Savio"

Many decades ago Singaporeʻs leaders arrived on an official visit to discover how Hawai`i had become so successful achieving a high rate of residential home ownership at very affordable prices. These officials were so impressed they took Hawai`iʻs model back home, replicated it and today Singapore is a very prosperous and wealthy nation. Yet today in Hawai`i homes are unaffordable, many Hawaiians and others have moved away and the ones still here are renters who work multiple jobs just to make ends meet. To find out why, we spent the day with real estate developer Peter Savio. Peter lost no time in explaining to us where Hawai`i went wrong and how it can be fixed. He should know because as Hawai`iʻs only affordable housing real estate developer his goal is to put Hawai`iʻs residents into home ownership. Donʻt miss our amazing visit with Peter as he explains how affordable housing can be built for Hawaiians and others, making residents financially independent instead of dependent - 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.