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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Sunday, April 21, 2024
CAN HAWAI`I SURVIVE ALONE ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"
"Can Hawai`i Survive Without The US? - A Visit With Larson Ng"
Weʻve heard it said, “thereʻs no way Hawai`i could survive economically
on its own. If the US left, Hawai`i would be taken over by another
country.” Yet Larson Ng, who does research on designing sustainable
business and economic structures at the University of Hawai`i, knows
better. Join us in our fascinating visit with Larson as he shows us why a
once again independent Hawai`i would not only survive, it would thrive - 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, April 19, 2024
FREE HAWAI`I NEWS SHORT
WHAT IS NON-VIOLENT DIRECT ACTION?
HOW CAN IT HELP PROTECT HAWAI`I?
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"ARE THE WRONG PEOPLE MOVING TO HAWAI`I?"
Hawaiians Are Moving Out Of Hawai`i.
But Who Is Moving In To Replace Them?
Why Do They Want To Live In Hawai`i Anyway?
Watch & Discover Who They Are & Why They Want To Call Hawai`i Home.
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
HAS THE US OCCUPATION OF HAWAI`I WORKED? - CLEANUP OF PEARL HARBOR FOREVER CHEMICALS COULD TAKE DECADES
Stripes.com - April 16, 2024
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — The Navy has identified 20 sites on and near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam suspected of contamination by PFAS “forever” chemicals, but cleanup could take decades, according to a federal government watchdog.
“The Navy is taking steps to assess these sites and, where appropriate, develop plans for their long-term cleanup,” the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Monday.
Long-term cleanup for some sites could take more than 30 years, the report states.
PFAS, or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl, is a class of hazardous chemicals that have been commonly used in manufacturing and fire suppressants since the 1950s.
The Environmental Protection Agency refers to PFAS components as “forever” chemicals because they persist in the environment and do not break down readily.
PFAS exposure may lead to a variety of health effects, including an increased risk of cancer, according to the EPA.
Last week, the EPA finalized a rule that established the first-ever nationally enforceable drinking water standard for six PFAS substances.
Among those are perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS, and perfluorooctanoic acid, or PFOA, which have been among the most widely used PFAS compounds in America.
Hawaii’s congressional delegation requested the GAO report in response to a November 2022 spill of about 1,100 gallons of a PFAS-infused firefighting foam concentrate at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility near the joint base.
The accidental release from a tank near the top level of the massive underground facility followed a jet fuel leak a year earlier that had contaminated the Navy’s drinking water distribution system. The Navy is in the process of decommissioning the facility.
The firefighting foam incident “raised concerns about how the Navy would remediate PFAS contamination at the installation,” the GAO report states.
In September, the Navy conducted sampling tests for PFAS at 21 wells in the vicinity of the Red Hill fuel facility.
“This sampling found low-level PFAS detections in four wells that exceeded the state of Hawaii groundwater screening levels,” the GAO report states.
“DOD officials stated they are not concerned that these PFAS detections will impact drinking water as the nearest drinking water well is upgradient and approximately six miles away.”
Navy officials told the GAO that the PFAS detected in the wells was not from the 2022 accidental spill at the fuel facility.
In a report submitted to the EPA in November, the Navy identified 124 potential “areas of interest” for PFAS contamination on and near Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, the GAO report states.
Those sites included all aircraft hangars, locations of known or suspected jet fuel fires, firefighting foam training sites and other locations possibly used for storing the foam, the GAO report states.
The Navy found that 20 of those sites, including the area of the Red Hill spill, had known of potential releases of firefighting foam.
The Defense Department has directed that the investigation and cleanup of those sites advance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, more commonly referred to as the EPA’s “Superfund,” the GAO report states.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Sunday, April 14, 2024
WHY HAWAI`I DOESNʻT NEED THE US ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"
"Can Hawai`i Survive Without The US? - A Visit With Larson Ng"
Weʻve heard it said, “thereʻs no way Hawai`i could survive economically
on its own. If the US left, Hawai`i would be taken over by another
country.” Yet Larson Ng, who does research on designing sustainable
business and economic structures at the University of Hawai`i, knows
better. Join us in our fascinating visit with Larson as he shows us why a
once again independent Hawai`i would not only survive, it would thrive - 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.
Saturday, April 13, 2024
KE AUPUNI UPDATE - APRIL 2024
A Nation on the Rise...
Steven Biko, the great South African writer and activist said: “The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” How true! If people think of themselves as oppressed victims, they remain oppressed victims.
If we think the United States is the boss, and use words like “mainland”, and identify ourselves as Americans, we bind ourselves to the oppressor.
On the other hand, if we think and act as a free people, then we are a free people… and whatever constraints imposed by the U.S. and the Fake State are merely temporary obstacles… obstacles that we can overcome.
Remember, Queen Liliʻuokalani never surrendered. She filed a diplomatic protest, by which she temporarily yielded her authority, “until such time as the Government of the United States shall, upon the facts being presented to it, undo the action of its representative, and reinstate me in the authority which I claim as the constitutional sovereign of the Hawaiian Islands.”
Yes, it has taken more than a hundred and thirty years, but the time for reinstatement is here!
Our country is not going to be “given back” to us. It never went anywhere. It’s still here! Yes, the intruder has really messed things up, but we can fix it and rebuild it into a country that reflects the best of who we are as a people, and a unique culture in a global community.
The time of thinking of ourselves as a nation in distress has passed. We are a nation on the rise! And the more we assert it, not in a prideful way, but rooted and confident in Aloha ʻĀina and Kapu Aloha, the sooner our nation will be restored.
In fact, have you noticed the progress weʻre making? Recently the State of Hawaii has been making numerous concessions and even siding with us on key issues… like demanding the US Navy close its giant fuel storage facility at Kapūkakī (Red Hill); installing a new, collaborative management system for Mauna Kea; appropriating a billion dollars to begin making up for a hundred years of criminal negligence of the Hawaiian Home Lands trust… Even smaller things like — renaming part of Waimanalo Beach Park, Hūnānāniho; renaming a Kona post office Kaʻawaloa instead of Captain Cook; renaming Central Middle School to Princess Ruth Ke’elikōlani Middle School; recognizing Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea (Sovereignty Restoration Day), recognizing Lā Kuokoa (Independence Day) as significant events and holidays of the Hawaiian Kingdom — not to mention the numerous celebrations and kūʻe actions by thousands of people ... all serving to remind us that the Lāhui is alive and growing!
Yes, there have been many egregious wrongs committed against us, and there are many battles ahead, but we are making great progress from when we started years ago. As long as we stay focused on making things pono for the future using the ways of Aloha ʻĀina and Kapu Aloha... Thatʻs how we will Free Hawaii...
“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
6 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
Friday, April 12, 2024
FREE HAWAI`I NEWS SHORT
WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE AS KANAKA?
Want More? Watch The Full Episode Here - FreeHawaiiNews.com
WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE AS KANAKA?
Want More? Watch The Full Episode Here - FreeHawaiiNews.com
Thursday, April 11, 2024
SEEN ON FREE HAWAI`I TV YESTERDAY
CNN.com - March 30, 2024
Sweden became the newest member of NATO earlier this month, joining 31 nations in the security alliance, including the United States. Well, make that 49 of the 50 United States.
Because in a quirk of geography and history, Hawai`i is not technically covered by the NATO pact.
If a foreign power attacked Hawai`i – say the US Navy’s base at Pearl Harbor or the headquarters of the Indo-Pacific Command northwest of Honolulu – the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would not be obligated to rise to the Aloha State’s defense.
“It’s the weirdest thing,” says David Santoro, president of the Pacific Forum think tank in Honolulu, who added that even most Hawai`i residents have no idea their state is technically adrift of the alliance.
“People tend to assume Hawai`i is part of the US and therefore it’s covered by NATO,” he says.
But, he concedes, the tip-off is in the alliance’s name – North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Hawai`i is, of course, in the Pacific, and unlike California, Colorado or Alaska, the 50th state is not part of the continental US that reaches the North Atlantic Ocean on its eastern shores.
“The argument for not including Hawai`i is simply that it’s not part of North America,” Santoro says.
The exception is spelled out in the Washington Treaty, the document that established NATO in 1949, a decade before Hawai`i became a state.
While Article 5 of the treaty provides for collective self-defense in the event of a military attack on any member state, Article 6 limits the geographic scope of that.
“An armed attack on one or more of the Parties is deemed to include an armed attack on the territory of any of the Parties in Europe or North America,” Article 6 says. It also says any island territories must be in the North Atlantic, north of the Tropic of Cancer….
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"WHY NATO MAKES HAWAI`I A SITTING DUCK FOR ATTACK"
Itʻs No Secret That Hawai`iʻs A Military Target To Foreign Powers.
But The US Is A NATO Member Which Makes Hawai`i Safer, Right?
If Hawai`i Is Attacked, Will NATO Members Come To Hawai`iʻs Defense?
Watch This Because You May Be In For A Big Surprise.
Sunday, April 07, 2024
HE PROTECTS HIS FAVORITE BEACH ON “VOICES OF TRUTH - ONE-ON-ONE WITH HAWAI`IʻS FUTURE"
"Protectors Of Paradise - A Visit With Micah Doane"
Think for a moment of your favorite beach. Now imagine it being used as a dumping ground covered in piles of trash. Thatʻs what happened to Kea`au beach on O`ahuʻs Wai`anae coast which happens to be Micah Doaneʻs favorite beach. So Protectors of Paradise was formed by Micah and other west side residents who wanted to stop the illegal dumping to keep their beach safe and pristine. But as fast as they could remove the trash, more appeared. So what did they do? Join us and Micah on our walk along beautiful Kea`au beach as he shows us what it takes to clean the beach he grew up on and why itʻs so important - 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, April 05, 2024
APRIL FREE HAWAI`I NEWS - MAUI FIRE SURVIVORS GETTING HOUSING OR FED UP & MOVING AWAY?
Plus Mauna Kea Is Back With Possible Funding & An Oversight Authority But What Will Mauna Kea Kia`i Like HULI Have To Say? Also What Role Does The Pacific Way Play, A Progress Report At The UN For Hawaii & Our Popular “Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o”
The April “Free Hawaii News” show airing tonight at 6 PM on `Olelo Television Channel 53 on O`ahu and online at FreeHawaiiNews.com reports on Lahaina fire survivors leaving Maui as promises for housing go unfulfilled.
“Itʻs now eight months after the fire and we go to Maui to see if promises that were made for housing by both governor Josh Green and Maui mayor Richard Bissen have been kept,” states Free Hawaii News co-host Hinaleimoana Wong. “Maui residents have become frustrated at the slow pace of recovery so we discover first hand what the situation is on the ground.”
We also travel to Hawaii Island to get a report on the role the new Mauna Kea Stewardship and Oversight Authority is playing as well as hear from the Maunaʻs kia`i or protectors, such as HULI, on how non-violent direct action has been successful in creating outcomes for kanaka as well as other indigenous peoples.
“Itʻs do or die time for funding for the Thirty Meter Telescope, so we have the background information for Free Hawaii News viewers on Mauna Kea,” remarks Free Hawaii News co-host Leon Siu.
We also explain how the Pacific Way puts all of this into the correct context, the latest progress at the UN for Hawaii and our very popular Kumu Hinaʻs Mana`o.
Free Hawaii News presents Hawaiian or kanaka maoli perspectives on a broad range of topics and issues 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. Check local listings for times.
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.
“Free Hawaii News” is online at FreeHawaiiNews.com, Facebook, Instagram and other social media sites.
Thursday, April 04, 2024
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KHON2.com - Gov. Josh Green announced that he backed down from a moratorium on short-term rentals in Maui County on Wednesday, March 27.
Community organizers are now focused on legislation that would give power to the counties to phase out high-priced vacation homes.
Members of the Lahaina Strong community group gathered at the Hawaii State Capitol on Thursday, March 28 and said they understand a moratorium is no longer needed since displaced families have started to trickle into more permanent housing.
“We still need to tackle this short-term rental issue,” Lahaina Strong organizer Paele Kiakona said. “Because the short term rental industry has exacerbated the housing market and made it way too expensive for anybody to even afford a family home here in Hawaii.”
Organizers are now highlighting legislation — HB1838 and SB2919 — that would give counties the power to gradually phase out short-term rentals.
“Giving counties the clear authority to phase out vacation rental uses is a key tool for helping Maui residents find adequate rental housing in the wake of the wildfires,” Lahaina Strong organizer Katie Austin said.
Rep. Elle Cochran added cutting through the red tape to find long-term housing is simply too much for some residents who are still displaced. Organizers said 60% of Native Hawaiians in West Maui who were affected by the fire have left the island.
“Every time they get a different case manager, they have to re-tell their story,” Rep. Cochran said, “they have to get this paper, get it signed, go back, I mean, it’s just been nonstop. We’re almost nine months in and we still haven’t built a home?”
Some new help is available. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs announced one-time grants for Native Hawaiians affected by the fires — $9,000 to eligible homeowners and $4,000 to eligible renters.
“People wonder if things are forgotten, if Lahaina is forgotten,” Hawaiian community advocate Archie Kalepa said. “This is a reminder for our community, the help is there.”
The State also announced it has acquired a former hotel in Kihei with 175 guest rooms to be used initially as temporary housing for the displaced and eventually repurposed as a teacher and workforce rental housing project.
Hale ʻO Lāʻie — formerly the Haggai Institute property — is expected to open to wildfire survivors in early May, 2024.
Wednesday, April 03, 2024
FREE HAWAI`I TV
THE FREE HAWAI`I BROADCASTING NETWORK
"LAHAINA FIRE SURVIVORS PUSHED OUT & MOVED AWAY"
Three Thousand Fire Survivors Still Living In Hotel Rooms.
Row After Row Of Tiny Houses Sitting Empty.
Itʻs No Wonder Theyʻre Leaving For Good.
Watch This To Understand Why You Wonʻt Recognize Lahaina One Day Soon.
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