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
May 19, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 84: Today’s Freedom Hour – What Matters: The Family Test for Hawai‘i Government. What does life actually feel like for Hawai‘i families right now? Today, we move beyond politics and examine the growing pressures facing local families — from affordability and housing to trust, accountability, and hope for the next generation. As another legislative session concludes, we ask whether government priorities truly reflect what ma...
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May 16, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 83 (9 May 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Session’s Over: Now the People’s Audit. The 2026 Hawaiʻi Legislative Session is over — but what did the people actually get? This episode breaks down the scale, cost, and priorities of the legislative process, from thousands of bills and hearings to the small number of measures that survived. We explore the deeper policy patterns shaping Hawaiʻi’s future, the growing role of centraliz...
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May 5, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 82 (2 May 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Is It Health Care? — Who Decides, and What Comes Next for Hawai‘I? This episode explores how recent legislative actions in Hawai‘i are shaping the definition of health care—from emergency services to civil rights frameworks and provider protections. As policies evolve, who decides what qualifies as care? Joined by physician Dr. Bill Lile, we examine the intersection of medicine, law, ...
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April 25, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 81 (25 April 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Sine Die: Who Governs Hawai‘i When the Legislature Goes Home? As Hawai‘i’s Legislature approaches sine die and the Lt. Governor steps aside amid controversy, a deeper question emerges: who holds power when lawmakers are no longer in session? This episode explores the “people’s power gap,” emergency authority, and the balance between branches of government. What happens when oversig...
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April 20, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 80 (18 April 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – From Challenge to Action: A Path Forward for Hawai‘i. After nearly 2 years examining the challenges facing Hawai‘i—from cost of living and housing to trust in government—this episode marks a turning point. With Gary Cordery entering the 2026 governor’s race, we shift from identifying problems to exploring solutions. What does it look like to lead with accountability, restore trust,...
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April 15, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 79 (11 April 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Crisis, Control, and the Future of Hawai‘I. This episode, we examine a pattern emerging across major legislative efforts—from emergency powers and housing to taxation and public health. Are these policies simply addressing urgent challenges, or reshaping how decisions are made in Hawai‘i? By connecting bills with broader policy resolutions, we explore where the state may be heading...
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March 31, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 78 (28 March 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour - Who Decides Hawai‘i’s Future? Community vs. Control. Who is really shaping Hawai‘i’s future—our communities or centralized government systems? In this episode, Tara Malia Gregory joins us to explore the growing tension between local voice and top-down decision-making. From cost of living to election management, to emergency powers, we break down what’s happening, why it matters, an...
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March 21, 2026 • 52 mins
Episode 77 (21 March 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Serving Our Community in the Storm. This episode is dedicated to disaster preparedness and supporting Hawai‘i’s communities as Kona Lows bring flooding, outages, and uncertainty across the islands. We focus on what people need to know right now—how to stay safe, where to find help, and how to prepare for rapidly changing conditions. From immediate safety to community support, the c...
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March 14, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 76 (14 March 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Crossover at the Capitol: The Bills Shaping Hawai‘i’s Future. Crossover is a pivotal moment in the Hawai‘i legislative session, when only a small number of bills survive to continue moving toward becoming law. This episode explores several of the most consequential crossover bills — from emergency powers and election administration to immigration policy, healthcare autonomy, housin...
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March 7, 2026 • 54 mins
Episode 75 (7 March 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Kalihi Voices: How Local Leaders Shape Hawai‘i’s Future. This episode welcomes community advocate Amanda Ybanez for a conversation about grassroots leadership and the power of neighborhoods to shape Hawai‘i’s future. From neighborhood boards to community initiatives, we explore how everyday residents step forward to address local challenges and influence broader policy conversation...
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February 28, 2026 • 54 mins
Episode 74 (28 February 2026): Todays Freedom Hour – Public Health, Personal Liberty, and the Next Pandemic. This episode welcomes Dr. Richard Bartlett and investigative journalist Jon Fleetwood for a timely conversation on bird flu, pandemic preparedness, and the expanding public health response system. After Hawaiʻi’s prolonged COVID emergency orders, what infrastructure remains in place — and what guardrails are needed moving fo...
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February 22, 2026 • 53 mins
Episode 73 (21 February 2026): Todays Freedom Hour – First Lateral: Power, Process, and the Public. After First Lateral, the Hawai‘i Legislature enters its most decisive phase. Which bills survived? Who controls their fate now? This episode breaks down emergency powers reform, election structure changes, homelessness policy, gender-care shield laws, and stalled grocery tax relief — while teaching how the legislative process actuall...
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February 14, 2026 • 47 mins
Episode 72 (14 February 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Restoring Righteousness: Faith’s Role in Good Governance. This episode explores a question many people are quietly asking: where do the principles that guide government come from — and what happens when moral clarity is lost? As public policy drifts away from values that sustain family, justice, and integrity, we examine the moral tensions shaping governance today. Drawing on hi...
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February 7, 2026 • 52 mins
Episode 71 (7 February 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour – Hawaii: Managed by Conflict or Governed by Consent. Immigration has become one of the most divisive issues in Hawaiʻi—but what if the conflict itself is the problem? On today’s Freedom Hour, we step back from red-vs-blue talking points to ask whether we’re being governed by consent or managed through division. We explore scarcity, civil liberties, public safety, and citizen-first...
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January 31, 2026 • 56 mins
Episode 70 (31 January 2026): Today’s Freedom Hour - From Vision to Verification: Hawai‘i’s State of the State. This episode takes a measured look at Hawai‘i’s State of the State — crediting real progress where the facts support it, while also examining what’s been normalized through years of emergency-style governance. From affordability and housing to accountability and livability, we ask a simple question: has the trajectory of ...
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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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