Āina’ike on the Air

13/09/2025

Aloha friends and ‘ohana of ‘Āina’ike On The Air and KKCR - Kauai Community Radio.

This will be an amazing and historic experience taking place LIVE at the ‘Iolani Palace on O’ahu tomorrow, Sunday September 14 from 5:30p to 9:30p. In honor of our beloved Queen, Lili’uokalani’s 187th birthday anniversary (September 2, 1938) 5 kumu and their haumāna will be chanting the Kumulipo in its entirety. All 16 wā (time periods/epoch/era)totaling 2,102 lines of this epic Hawaiian creation chant that Lili’uokalani translated while imprisoned in her own palace.

More than a thousand people have already RSVP’d to attend. I am beyond grateful and excited to have the opportunity to witness this live in person with some of my colleagues and haumāna of Hālau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai.

Here’s how you can watch and be a part of this monumental journey!

07/09/2025

Aloha e na hoa aloha!

Mahalo so much for tuning into `Āina`ike On The Air this past Tuesday in tribute to our beloved Queen Lili`uokalani and the 187th anniversary of her birth. Hereʻs another sad part of Hawai`iʻs history and the terrible treatment of HM, our Queen by foreign American businessmen. The illegal occupation continues to this day. We rise and elevate the truth of Hawai`i Pono`ī, Hawai`iʻs own people, lands, history and culture.

Disappointedly, I will not be in the studio this the next two Tuesdays on 9/9 and 9/16 as I will be on O`ahu for medical treatments. And unfortunately, I will completely miss KKCRʻs Fundrive. Please contribute and make a donation if you like what I bring to the airwaves, along with the amazing programs that are hosted by all of KKCRʻs volunteer programmers!

Mahalo nui,
Kumu Kēhau

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On September 6, 1895, Queen Liliʻuokalani was paroled from her imprisonment at ʻIolani Palace to her home, Washington Place.

Earlier that year, she had been arrested on January 16, tried in February, and convicted of “not informing the Republic of Hawaii Government that her supporters were plotting to return her to power.” Her sentence of a $5,000 fine and five years of hard labor was immediately commuted to house arrest.

From January 16 to September 6, 1895, Queen Liliʻuokalani was confined in the Makai Diamond Head room on the second floor of the Palace, then known as the Executive Building. She was paroled at 3:25 p.m. under strict conditions:

• She was to live quietly and refrain from political meetings or gatherings.
• She could not spend nights away from Washington Place without written consent from the government.
• Visitors were limited to personal friends and those conducting business.
• Her household staff was restricted to 13 men, 8 women, and their children.

In February 1896, her parole was modified to allow travel outside Oʻahu with government permission, and on October 23, 1896, she received a full pardon lifting all restrictions.

Photo Credot: Hawaiʻi State Archives

02/09/2025

29/08/2025

HE INOA NO LILI`UOKALANI!
`ĀINA`IKE ON THE AIR LIVE!

Join me on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 9am to 11am for a very special tribute to Queen Lili`uokalani in honor of her 187th birthday anniversary. I am so grateful that her actual birthdate falls on a Tuesday morning that I am in the KKCR studio for my weekly `Āina`ike On The Air show. So, I want to make it a very special morning for all of us to partake in and share!

Join me for a presentation of ho`okupu, humble offerings of aloha and the sharing of kuamo`o`ōlelo, mo`okū`auhau and mele composed by or for her Royal Majesty, Queen Lili`uokalani.
Also, KKCRʻs Laulima Fund Drive begins the following week on Monday, September 8. Will you please kōkua and make a contribution to support `Āina`ike On The Air and KKCR - Kauai Community Radio? I hope youʻll tune in and spend your morning with me!

Me ka ha`aha`a,
Kumu Kēhaulani Kekua

03/08/2025

Hawai’i ’78