The Freedom Hour
The Freedom Hour, presented by the Aloha Freedom Coalition, is an hour dedicated to discussing the issues that affect your Constitutionally-protected freedom.
Episodes
January 24, 2026 • 57 mins
Episode 69 (24 January 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour - Cost, Crime, and Trust: The Real 2026 Legislative Agenda. As Hawaiʻi’s 2026 legislative session begins, residents are struggling with rising costs, public safety concerns, and declining trust in government. Thousands shared their concerns through listening tours — while leadership outlined a very different set of priorities. This episode explores the gap between lived experience ...
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January 17, 2026 • 56 mins
Episode 68 (17 January 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour - Follow the Budget: How Policy Decisions Get Made Before the Vote. Lets take a close look at Hawaiʻi’s state budget and uncover how major policy decisions can be assumed before lawmakers ever vote. We break down where the money goes, what changed in the FY27 supplemental budget, and what it could mean for the Act 46 tax cuts. Join us as we explore transparency, accountability, and...
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January 10, 2026 • 56 mins
Episode 67 (10 January 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour - Emergency or Excuse? Who’s Governing Hawaiʻi Now? Are emergency powers protecting Hawaiʻi—or quietly replacing constitutional government? In this episode of The Freedom Hour, we examine laws like HRS 127A, Act 236, and HB 1118 to ask who is really making decisions about families, property, and public life. This conversation isn’t about fear—it’s about accountability, ʻohana, and ...
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December 13, 2025 • 57 mins
Episode 66 (13 December 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour - 2026 Preview: The 10 Legislative Issues That Will Shape Hawai‘i’s Future. This episode previews the 10 biggest battles coming to Hawai‘i in 2026 — from ranked-choice voting and vaccine mandates to emergency powers, land restrictions, and global SDG agendas. These proposals could reshape our elections, our families, our freedoms, and our identity as a people. We break down what’s...
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December 8, 2025 • 54 mins
Episode 65 (6 December 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour – December 7th: Hawai‘i Lessons in Local Resilience. This episode explores the stories of local heroes and the resilience Hawai‘i showed when the world fell apart. We draw clear parallels between 1941 and the challenges facing our islands today — from disasters to government failures — and examine how community, ʻohana, and courage carried us then and can carry us now. Join us as w...
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December 4, 2025 • 57 mins
Episode 64 (22 November 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour - Hawai‘i 2030: Are We Living Under a Global Plan We Never Voted On? In this episode we unpack how global Agenda 2030 policies are already shaping Hawai‘i—through climate taxes, speed cameras, land-use mandates, net-zero court orders, and school curriculum. Most of us never voted on this, yet it impacts our ʻāina, our freedom, and our cost of living. We connect the dots, reveal th...
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November 15, 2025 • 53 mins
Episode 63 (15 November 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour – Back to What Works: The Election Commission in Hawai'i Sounds the Alarm. The Election Commission made a historic recommendation to return Hawai‘i to in-person precinct voting. After years of discrepancies, missing records, and several marathon meetings, one thing became clear: mail-in voting is not working. We have explored the Commission’s findings, the mistakes that were docum...
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November 4, 2025 • 54 mins
Episode 62 (1 November 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour - Feeding Hawai‘i — What the SNAP Debate Says About the Soul of Our State. More than 160,000 of our neighbors rely on food assistance each month. We’ll ask what that reveals about wages, cost of living, and our shared responsibility to live Aloha. From the $100 million TANF relief to local solutions for food sovereignty, this is a conversation about hunger, hope, and the heart of H...
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November 4, 2025 • 53 mins
Episode 61 (25 October 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour - Meet the Cordrey’s: Faith, Family, and the Future of Hawai‘i. On their 45th anniversary, Gary and Kim Cordery share their journey from builders and church leaders in Kailua to founders of the Aloha Freedom Coalition and candidates for Hawai‘i’s future. Their story weaves faith, family, and freedom into a vision of pono leadership and people-powered governance. Tune in as The Free...
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October 18, 2025 • 58 mins
Episode 60 (18 October 2025) — Today’s Freedom Hour - The Green Mandate You Didn’t Vote For! A 2024 courtroom settlement—Navahine v. Hawai‘i DOT—placed Hawai‘i’s transportation system under judicial control until 2045 in the name of “Zero Emissions.” The Freedom Hour unpacks how this happened, who orchestrated it, and why it bypassed the people’s voice. We explore the cost, the control, and the call to reclaim local governance. Joi...
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October 18, 2025 • 56 mins
Episode 59 (11 October 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour – Shutdown or Showdown? What It Means for Hawai‘i and the Future of Fiscal Integrity. This episode examines the federal government shutdown and what it reveals about fiscal responsibility and leadership. As Washington stalls, the effects reach Hawai‘i through delayed funding and economic strain. The discussion compares national overspending to Hawai‘i’s own budget pressures and exp...
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September 23, 2025 • 53 mins
Episode 56 (20 September 2025): Today’s Freedom Hour – Choice or Chains? Hawai‘i has joined the West Coast Health Alliance, embracing vaccine guidance that goes further than the CDC. “Governor” Green says “the people still have a choice,” but many recall the COVID era, when refusal meant being barred from everyday life. We unpack what WCHA is, how its recommendations differ, the reach of state “police power,” and what true informed...
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September 14, 2025 • 58 mins
Episode 55 (13 September 2025): The Heart of Hawai‘i: Family, Faith, and Outreach in Action. This episode explores the hidden struggles facing Hawai‘i — families working hard yet still unable to make ends meet, rising food insecurity, and keiki and kupuna left behind. Why do government programs fall short? And how can grassroots, faith-driven outreach offering real solutions. From strengthening families to equipping leaders, we sho...
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September 6, 2025 • 57 mins
Episode 54 (6 September 2025): Rising From the Grassroots: The Maui Pono Network Story. This episode dives into a grassroots movement built to raise up “ʻOhana Candidates” rooted in pono, transparency, and aloha. We unpack the challenges grassroots candidates face, why Hawai‘i’s political system resists change, and how ordinary people are stepping forward to lead. From cultural events to voter outreach, Maui is showing us what gras...
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September 6, 2025 • 55 mins
Episode 53 (30 August 2025): Ballots without a Trail. Hawai‘i’s Elections Commission PIG reports are in — and the findings are explosive. No lawful chain of custody. Ballots counted without reconciliation. Certification in direct violation of state law. From Kaua‘i’s unexplained 600-ballot increase, to Big Island’s 19,000-ballot gap, to Maui and Honolulu’s missing custody logs — the system is broken. Join us as we unpack what commi...
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August 23, 2025 • 58 mins
Episode 52 (23 August 2025): Tents, Tiny Homes, and Truth: Hawai‘i’s Homeless Debate. Hawai‘i spends millions on homelessness programs, yet continues to lead the nation in unsheltered residents. From costly tiny home “kauhale” villages and sweeping encampments, to nonprofits struggling under funding gaps, the question remains: who’s truly responsible for solving this crisis? In this episode, we will discuss the facts, and what real...
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August 16, 2025 • 60 mins
Episode 51 (16 August 2025): Back to School – Hawaii’s Challenges, Choices, and Chances. Hawaii spends more per student than most states, yet families face bus breakdowns, facility backlogs, and teacher shortages. We dig into the numbers, the biggest challenges, and where Hawaii is actually leading the way — from charters to preschool expansion. Plus, our Parents’ Power Playbook: four concrete steps to get informed, get engaged, an...
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August 9, 2025 • 57 mins
Episode 49 (2 August 2025): Land, Lies, and Legislation - What’s Happening to Hawai‘i? Today on The Freedom Hour, we dig beneath the headlines to ask: what really happened in Lahaina… and what’s coming next for our islands? Joining us is award-winning author and wellness expert Michelle Melendez, whose powerful new book The Great Maui Land Grab exposes the deeper forces at play in the wake of the Lahaina fires — and the policies...
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August 9, 2025 • 53 mins
Episode 50 (9 August 2025): Grassroots Aid in Lahaina: Truth, Trauma, and Healing. On this week's episode of The Freedom Hour, we talk with Dr. Andrea Mills – natural medicine practitioner, detox specialist, and founder of The Detox Doctor and Maui Medical Ministry. Through trauma-informed care, biohacking therapies, and community outreach, she’s advancing health sovereignty and empowering Hawai‘i to heal from the inside out. Dr....
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July 26, 2025 • 54 mins
Episode 48 (26 July 2025): Food, Culture, and the Fight for the ʻĀina — with Daniel Anthony. What does food sovereignty really mean in Hawai‘i—and how do we reclaim it? Cultural practitioner and community farmer Daniel Anthony joins us to talk sustainable agriculture, cultural restoration, and reconnecting with the ʻāina. We dig into real solutions like imu-building, kuʻi clubs, and ancestral farming practices. Plus, a deep dive in...
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