40. Leon Siu: The Hawaiian Kingdom, sovereignty, and stuff you didnʻt know.

Leon Kaulahao Siu is a Native-Hawaiian, Chinese musician, vocalist, recording artist, composer, poet, author, and producer from the Big Island of Hawai’i. He is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Hawaiian Kingdom and serves as a strategist and spokesman for the reinstatement of the Hawaiian Kingdom. In 2016 he was nominated for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the only Hawaiian composer whose work was recorded by the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra.  He has composed soundtrack music for several award-winning documentary films, including the 1977 National Geographic documentary, The Voyage of the Hōkūleʻa. You may remember him and his partner Malia singing songs focusing on promoting Hawaiian culture while you were growing up. In this episode we talk about the history of Hawai'i, the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, sovereignty, his music career, the problems we face in Hawai'i, and so much more. Enjoy!  Recorded at https://www.summitmediacorp.com/honolulu. Buy our merch on: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepitAlohaPod/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod