But in the Hawaiian culture, disturbing iwi kupuna, or ancestral bones constitutes one of the most serious wrongs that can be done.
While itʻs been going on in Hawai`i for years to make way for shopping malls and resorts, things reached a peak recently when one of Honoluluʻs oldest and most respected Hawaiian christian churches was caught in the act of digging up bones of their own former parishioners to make way for new church social hall.
Worse, the church never bothered to notify the families affected.
Kamuela Kala`i is one of those who discovered her relatives were about to be unearthed so she did they only thing anyone would - she went down there to stop it.
What came next has shaken the Hawaiian community to itʻs core - arrests, a church determined to dig and public protests.
Donʻt miss our brand new interview with Kamuela as she describes what she and others have had to endure in one of our most important and impactful shows ever.
It debuts this week on O`ahu and airs on all islands the following week on Hawai`i’s award winning Voices Of Truth – One-On-One With Hawai`i’s Future.
MONDAY, May 30th At 6:30 PM – Maui – Akaku, Channel 53
“Model For Freedom – A Visit With Kuhio Vogeler”
Is there another country like Hawai`i under prolonged illegal occupation but one which regained its freedom? Political scientist Kuhio Vogeler was amazed to discover three Baltic State countries that actually did. Kuhio tells of his journey there interviewing former heads of state and parliament members learning how they regained independence, and the five steps Hawai`i’s must achieve to do the same – Watch It Here
MONDAY, May 30th At 7:00 PM & FRIDAY, June 3rd At 5:30 PM – Hawai`i Island – Na Leo, Channel 53
THURSDAY, June 2nd At 8:30 PM & FRIDAY, June 3rd At 8:30 AM - Kaua`i – Ho`ike, Channel 52
“A Fence Around Heaven – A Visit With Summer”
What if someone poured dirt all over your family’s grave? What if they even went so far as to contaminate your food source? And what if when you confronted them they didn’t even care? That’s exactly what made Summer become a self-appointed caretaker of Ka`ena Point. See for yourself what one amazing person is doing to protect one of O`ahu’s most beautiful and sacred sites – Watch It Here
SATURDAY, June 4th At 8:00 PM – O`ahu, `Olelo, Channel 53
“Grave Matters – A Visit With Kamuela Kala`i”
Imagine you received a call early one morning and the person on the other end of the phone told you your ancestors were being dug up from their graves. Drop everything and race down there? Thatʻs what Kamuela Kala`i did and not a moment too soon. She discovered bones of her relatives buried at Kawaiaha`o church were about to be removed to make way for a social hall, and no one in the church considered it wrong. Join us in our fascinating interview with Kamuela who literally braved arrest to protect her familyʻs remains in an issue thatʻs shaking the Hawaiian community to itʻs very core – Watch It Here
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