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Keep it Aloha

Your favorite Hawai"i podcast hosted by Kamaka Dias talking stories with influential figures in Hawai"i and beyond about their lives and our culture. Join us as we get to know our guests a little deeper and talk about what keeping it aloha truly means.

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02:13:14

#142 | Justin Kawika Young | Music, being a Chicago...

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2024/09/13

Justin Kawika Young is a musician from the island of O’ahu. He is a self-proclaimed voracious non-fiction book collector and aspiring reader that has accumulated eleven number-one hits on Hawai’i radio and has toured with Brett Young and Colbie Caillat eventually forming a band with Caillat and their two friends called Gone West. This band has accumulated over 40 million Spotify streams and now this 90’s R&B aficionado and UNO champ has formed a new band called the Seven suns. His original music

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01:43:54

#141 | Erik Shoji | Life of an Olympian, living...

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2024/09/05

Erik Shoji is a professional volleyball player and 3x Olympian from the island of O’ahu. This local product attended Stanford University, where he became the first four-time AVCA team All-American. He finished at Stanford as the record-holder for career digs, with 1,402 total digs. He became a member of the United States senior national team in 2013. He has represented Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team won a bronze medal, the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 2024 Summer Olympics,

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02:53:48

#140 | Dr. Keanu Sai Part 2 | International law,...

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2024/08/29

Dr. Keanu Sai is back by popular demand for a continuation of his first episode last month. Dr. Sai is a Ph.D. in Political Science specializing in International Relations and law from the island of O’ahu. He is a founding member of the Hawaiian Society of Law & Politics. He also served as lead agent for the Hawaiian Kingdom in arbitration proceedings before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague, Netherlands, from November 1999-February 2001. He is also the head of the Royal Commission

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02:12:33

#139 | JT Ojerio | Aloha De Mele, art, and the ups...

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2024/08/22

JT Ojerio is a self-taught artist from the the island of O’ahu. Before we started seeing her signature hibiscus flower everywhere she was a former wrestler and even got a master’s degree in Exercise Physiology. Jt is the owner of Studio Hale and discovered her love for art in 2017 when she created Aloha de Mele which is dedicated to the memory of her best friend, Mele who was a Tricolour Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who loved chasing lizards hanging in his kiddie pool, and his ears blowing in the

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01:58:08

#138 | Tia Carrere | Acting, singing, and her love...

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2024/08/15

Tia Carrere is an accomplished actress from the island of O’ahu. She has appeared in numerous blockbusters like “Wayne’s World 1 & 2” with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey, “True Lies” opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and also voiced the character of Nani in Disney’s classic animated film and tv series “Lilo & Stitch”. As for television shows, she has had roles on TV programs such as “General Hospital”, Nip/Tuck, Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Relic Hunter”. She is also a two-time Grammy award-winning

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02:32:55

#137 | Robert Cazimero | 50 years of teaching hula,...

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2024/08/08

Robert Cazimero is an Award-Winning and Grammy-Nominated musician from the island of O’ahu. This revered and beloved kumu hula, singer, songwriter, and entertainer has performed throughout Hawai’i, the continental US, and internationally. Together with his brother Roland they were known as the Brothers Cazimero and have been honored with more than 25 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards and in 2006 they were inducted into the Hawaiian Music Hall of fame. After becoming a Kumu hula (master teacher of Hawaiian

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01:54:15

#136 | Dr. Keanu Sai | The Hawaiian Kingdom,...

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2024/08/01

Dr. Keanu Sai is a Ph.D. in Political Science specializing in International Relations and law from the island of O’ahu. He is a founding member of the Hawaiian Society of Law & Politics. He also served as lead agent for the Hawaiian Kingdom in arbitration proceedings before the Permanent Court of Arbitration at the Hague, Netherlands, from November 1999-February 2001. He is also the head of the Royal Commission of Inquiry and is a senior lecturer of political science and Hawaiian studies at

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01:59:32

#135 | Mike Coots | Losing his leg to a shark,...

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2024/07/25

Mike Coots is a world-famous ocean photographer from the island of Kaua’i. He is a surfer, diver, shark advocate and amputee who has has won a silver medal at the 2016 ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championship. He has also published a book called Sharks:Portrait adding author to his resume.In this episode we talk about growing up on Kaua’i, losing his leg to a tiger shark, life with a prosthetic, falling in love with photography and sharks, shark conservation, politics, and so much more

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02:36:51

#134 | Lindsay Watson | Leaving Hawai'i to pursue...

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2024/07/18

Lindsay Watson is an actress from the island of Maui. She has starred in Netflix’s Finding ‘Ohana and the award-winning film The Wind & The Reckoning, a film spoken primarily in Hawaiian and subtitled in English, which makes it one of the first Hawaiian language films with an international distribution. The film has won multiple awards at the festivals across the nation including best film at the Boston film festival and best made in Hawai’i Feature at the Hawai’i International Film Festival. In

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02:33:49

#133 | Kelly Hu | Moving to California to pursue...

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2024/07/11

Kelly Hu is an actress from the island of O’ahu. She is a former fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA in 1985 becoming the pageant’s third titleholder in history and its first Asian American winner. She then won Miss Hawai’i USA in 1993 becoming the first former Miss Teen USA to win a Miss USA state title. As an actress she starred in numerous films including The Scorpion King, Cradle 2 The Grave, X2, Finding ‘Ohana, and TV shows like The Vampire Diaries, the CW series Arrow,

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02:53:22

#132 | Star Dahl-Thurston | Miss Hawai'i 2023, losing...

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2024/07/04

Star Dahl-Thurston is an aspiring film and television producer from the island of O’ahu. She is the former Miss Chinatown 2022 and Miss Hawai’i 2023. She is also the founder of Kahua Kollective which is a nonprofit with the mission to invest in female leaders in order to unlock authenticity, build self-esteem, and empower engagement within their communities In this episode we talk about being raised by a single mother, finding her strength, losing her mother to cancer, winning Miss Hawai’i, life,

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03:19:46

#131 | Sudden Rush | Forming the first Hawaiian rap...

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2024/06/27

Shane Veincent is a member of a legendary hip-hop band from the Big Island of Hawai'i. This tattoo artist is the co-founder of the first Hawaiian rap group called Sudden Rush. From 1994 to 2018 they released four albums evolving from emulating the popular gangsta rap of the 1990s to perpetuating the importance of Hawaiian culture and commenting on local political issues.They have collaborated with some of the biggest names in Hawai’i such as Fiji, John Cruz, Keli’i Reichel, Willie K, Amy

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02:42:37

#130 | Kamaka Pili | The importance of storytelling,...

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2024/06/20

Kamaka Pili is a Native-Hawaiian storyteller from the island of O’ahu. He is a weather anchor and reporter for KHON2 news as well as the host of Aloha Authentic, a show celebrating Hawaiian culture through conversations with local artisans, cultural practitioners, kūpuna, and community members with the goal of learning more about Hawaiʻi, our native culture, and our unique lifestyle. In this episode we talk about growing up in Kailua, his connection to Hawaiian culture, getting into the news, his

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02:14:01

#129 | Augie T., Frank De Lima & Andy Bumatai | The...

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2024/06/13

Frank De Lima is an award-winning comic who has been entertaining local residents and tourists alike for over 45 years with his zany parodies, outrageous sense of humor and spontaneous creativity. His current catalog consists of three videos and 13 comedy albums, 11 of which have won him the coveted Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award. Andy Bumatai is an actor, stand-up comedian, host and producer. He has recorded a number of comedy albums with his first winning a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awardnfor most promising

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01:52:52

#128 | Stephanie Lum | Going after what you want,...

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2024/06/06

Stephanie Lum is an Emmy Award-Winning news anchor from the island of O’ahu. Not only is she the Hawaii News Now evening news anchor, but she is also a marathoner, triathlete, singer, and foodie. She does it all. Stephanie also hosts her podcast called Muthaship with her two best friends talking about parenthood, friendship, and lessons they’ve learned while growing as working moms in Hawai’i. In this episode we talk about growing up being curious, how she got into journalism, her journey to the

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02:19:42

#127 | Osna | Aliamanu days, battle rapping, and...

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2024/05/30

Osna Ronquilio is a popular DJ from the island of O’ahu. He is also an artist, producer, rapper, emcee, and videographer. As an American battle rapper, he has over 21 battles and nearly 1 million views and is part of the island born rap group called Angry Locals which consists of Krystillez, BigMox, Mic3, and of course our guest. They released their debut album “Aloha From Hawai’i” and a follow up EP “Shaka to the Neck” which he produced, mixed and recorded. This father has been killing the game for

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02:54:25

#126 | Emma Koa | Purpose as Hawaiians, social media...

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2024/05/23

Emma Koa is a Native-Hawaiian femalepreneur from the island of O’ahu. She is the founder, owner, and operator of Moon Kine Tingz which is a business that creates products that appropriately captures the Hawaiian lifestyle, enhances awareness, and sparks joy for ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi to get more people talking about/in ʻōlelo, to mālama our community and ʻāina as they mālama us. This mother and cultural practitioner strives to keep her culture and language alive by being the best steward of this place and

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01:37:25

#125 | Talk story with Drew Honda | Sweet Enemy...

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2024/05/16

Drew Honda is an entrepreneur from the island of O’ahu. He is the CEO and founder of Sweet Enemy clothing. We welcome him back to the podcast after 100 episodes to see what he has been up to. In this episode we talk about what he’s been up to since the last time he was on the podcast, the entrepreneur life, Sweet Enemy Clothing, traveling, his newfound love for pickleball, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Drew here: https://www.instagram.com/drewhonda/ Find Sweet Enemy Clothing here:

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02:06:52

#124 | Eli-Mac | American Idol, finding her sound and...

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2024/05/09

Camile Velasco A.K.A. Eli-Mac is a proud Filipino musician from the island of Maui. She is a singer-songwriter who launched her career at the age of 18 when she landed a spot on American Idol as a top 10 finalist on season 3. From there she went on to record a version of Bob Marley’s Guava Jelly produced by his son Stephen Marley, at Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica. The track earned her the Hawai'i music awards single of the year. Since then, this Roots girl has been touring relentlessly across the

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01:54:19

#123 | Roman De Peralta | Kolohe Kai, mental health,...

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2024/05/02

Roman De Peralta is a musician from the island of O’ahu. He is a singer, songwriter, and frontman of the ultra popular group Kolohe Kai which is a local Hawaiian reggae band. In 2009 they broke out on the music scene with an array of original songs like “Ehu Girl”, “Cool Down”, and “First True Love” which today have over 100 millions streams. Their popularity has been undeniable as they have been one of Hawaii’s #1 most streamed reggae artist of the past decade with over 1 million monthly listeners

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