Posted by Free Hawai`i on March 23, 2008 at 7:30am
Despite overwhelming opposition from practically the entire Hawaiian community, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs is still trying to get the Hawai`i legislature to resurrect the Ceded Lands Settlement bill.Why would OHA go against the wishes of everyone? We’ll get to that in a minute.First we need to ask all of you to turn out tomorrow, Monday, March 24th at the Hawai`i capitol building to once again voice your opposition to this swindle.The hearing will be in room 414 at 2:45 PM. Please plan to be there.And pass this message along to everyone you know, both `ohana and friends.If you live on a neighbor island or outside of Hawai`i, go to Capitol.Hawaii.gov to email, fax or call your opposition in.You won this one last week and you can do it again.So why would OHA ignore everyone and go against the entire community?Could it be the trustees stand to personally gain from this?Could it be tied to the Akaka bill?Could it be they want to control your land and future?Watch Free Hawai`i TV this Wednesday to find out. We promise you one thing – you won’t like the answers.By the way, if you support our issues on the Free Hawai`i Broadcasting Network, please email this to a friend and see below how you can help us continue our work.We’re airing two of our most popular new shows this week featuring Aunty Pele and Ke`eaumoku Kapu. Two individuals who make a difference every day right here on Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.MONDAY, March 24th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, March 28th At 5:30 PM –Hawai`i Island - Na Leo, Channel 53TUESDAY, March 25th At 6:30 PM & WEDNESDAY, March 26th At 6:30 AM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53SATURDAY, March 29th At 8:00 PM – O`ahu - `Olelo, Channel 53“Eyes Of The Kupuna – A Visit With Aunty Pele Hanoa”Imagine living next to a beautiful black sands beach, a place you’ve lived your entire life.Nature is at your door. The ocean, the beach, endangered turtles use the area coming ashore to breed.Now also imagine tour buses pulling up next to your home and brining one thousand tourists a day. That’s right, one thousand tourists every single day.Tourists who harass the turtles, steal the sand for souvenirs, leave litter, and behave obnoxiously.How would you like to put up with that every day of your life?Aunty Pele does.Born and raised in Punalu`u, she’s a prime example of old Hawai`i - staying on the land where you were born, because you were taught from an early age to malama the `aina – care for your ancestral land.All around her things are changing – and not for the better. Multi-national corporations building developments on the shore and then stealing the water from agricultural lands for their projects.Yet none of this stops her.Be sure and catch our visit with Aunty Pele. You’ll be as inspired as we were by this remarkable kupuna who stops at nothing and whose message is one you’ll long remember – “We accepted everyone who came to Hawai`i. Now they should reciprocate by protecting and caring for what we have.”THURSDAY, March 27th At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, March 28th At 8:30 AM – Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52“Modern Konohiki – A Visit With Ke`eaumoku Kapu”“What is the destiny in your life?“What is the history of this place and is there a place suitable for me?”These are questions that drive the spirit of Ke`eaumoku Kapu, modern day warrior and protector of the `aina.A former construction worker building houses and highways, Ke`eaumoku’s first awakening came during the 1993 Onipa`a March in Honolulu.The second occurred when he found himself actually making concrete parts for the H-3 freeway, which eventually caused the desecration of ancient sites in Halawa Valley on O`ahu.Needing to earn money to feed his family, he kept asking himself, “Is what I’m doing pono, is it just? Is the knowledge I’m acquiring through the corporate system legitimate, based on my life as an island person and Kanaka Maoli?”Soon thereafter he walked in, quit his job and dedicated the rest of his life to answering the question, “Is there a way to create just with the unjust?”Today he and his wife run no less than five associations dedicated to serving those threatened with losing their family land to corporate development.Don’t miss Ke`eaumoku as he leads us through his own awakening that took him from someone whose life was run by US corporations to the warrior he is today who sits on the County of Maui Cultural Resources Commission and the Native Hawaiian Historic Preservation Council. See for yourself how he realized the “contemporary management system has nothing to do with our upbringing as Kanaka Maoli,” and the words he lives by – “we must do whatever we can because our land is at stake.”Voices Of Truth interviews those creating a better future for Hawai`i to discover what made them go from armchair observers to active participants in the hopes of inspiring viewers to do the same.Please consider a donation today to help further our work. Every single penny counts.You may donate via PayPal at VoicesOfTruthTV.com or by mail –The Koani FoundationPO Box 1878Lihu`e, Kaua`i 96766If you missed a show, want you see your favorites again or you don’t live in Hawai`i, here’s how to view our shows anytime – visit VoicesOfTruthTV.com and simply click on the episodes you wish to view.And for news on issues that affect you, watch FreeHawaiiTV.com.
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