Hawaii is My Main Land
Honolulu’s City Council has a chance to redeem itself June 7th 2017 by passing BILL 59 CD2 FD2 (2016) to REALLY ban single use plastic bags. Last minute trickery has plagued this bill – now in its 6th version over two years. B.E.A.C.H.org has been following it closely. Hawaii is My Main Land Host Kaui Lucas […]
North Korea, Peace and the Kingdom of Hawaii
In response to escalated threats to Hawai’i by N. Korea, The Kingdom of Hawai’i’s acting Foreign Minister Leon Siu is proposing peace talks to defuse the immediate threat; identifying the source of the threat to Hawaii; and what can be done to permanently remove the threat to Hawaii. Minister Siu and Kaui Lucas discuss his […]
Aliceanne Parker @ 78 Revolutions
Septuagenarian sex, the joys of finding love and Catholicism late in life, and what psychics and athletes have in common. These are on the list for a Hawaii is My Main Land discussion with Kaui Lucas and former professor of literature and filmmaker Alice Anne Parker. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 […]
A Good Tern for the City Manu O Kū Festival 2017
What’s so special about the Manu O Kū? Honolulu’s official bird, the white tern Gygis alba, will be celebrated Saturday May 20th from 11am-3pm on the Coronation Lawn of ‘Iolani Palace at the 2nd annual Manu o Kū Festival. Joining Kaui Lucas are Benton Keali’i Pang, Ph.D. Biologist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Afsheen Siddiqi, […]
Permaculture Troubadours Charlie MGee and Lucie Lynch
Charlie Mgee, member of possibly the only band in the world promoting permaculture principles, frugal hedonism AND the joys of climate change adaptation through dance music, Western Australia’s Formidable Vegetable Sound System are the world’s most whack experiment in ‘ecological electroswing’. Mgee is touring North America and Europe, with a couple of gigs on O’ahu. […]
Dragonfly A Foster Ohana Musical
This month was the world premier of a locally written and produced musical, Dragonfly, the Story of a Young Local Girl’s Journey Through Foster Care written by Terri Madden in collaboration with The Foster Care Training Committee. Directed by William Haʻo. Songs by former foster youths. Kaui Lucas, host of Hawaii is my Main Land, […]
Mauna Kea Contested Case Hearings
There were 44 days of evidentiary hearings involving 71 witnesses in Hilo regarding whether the state should issue a Conservation District Use Permit to allow construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea. Yuklin Aluli was one of the attorneys involved representing KAHEA the Hawaiian – Environmental Alliance. Aluli joins Kaui Lucas on Hawaii […]
Hawaiian Archaeoastronomy at Kukaniloko with Martha Noyes
One of the best observatories on O’ahu eight hundred years ago was the famed Kūkaniloko, or Birthing Stones. The site is now a State Monument not far from Wahiawa on O’ahu. Kaui Lucas, host of Hawai’i is My Main Land, interviews Martha Noyes, who has been studying the site, and its astronomical functions in particular, […]
Lovely Hula Hands Across Time – Puanani Alama and Puanani Jung
Kumu Hula Puanani Alama of Kaimuki and Kumu Hula Puanani Jung of Hālau Hula Lani Ola in Laguna Hills, California reflect on the powerful beauty of the hula connecting generations across time. This week Hawai’i is My MainLand host Kaui Lucas interviews Ms. Alama, the last judge living of the first Merrie Monarch Festival in […]
Native Futures with Charles Valoroso
Charles Valoroso returns to Honolulu for CONTACT 3017 Hawai’i in a thousand years – An exhibition of artwork that investigates possible and improbable futures in the Islands. CONTACT is an annual juried exhibition of contemporary art exploring the notion of contact as it relates to the Hawaiian Islands, its people and their experiences. Kaui Lucas […]