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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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02:11:19

#122 | Evan Nagao | World Yo-Yo champ, starting a...

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2024/04/25

Evan Nagao is a yo-yo prodigy turned musician from the island of O’ahu. He is the 2018 world yo-yo champion and 5 time national yo-yo champion. At the age of 3 he was already proficient in 2A yo-yoing and was invited to various tv shows like Jay Leno and Ellen Degeneres. After a few yoy-o hiatuses he decided to pursue a music career under the artist name Evan from Heaven. He debuted his single “Waves” in June 2019 and used his second single “The Last Stand” as the music for his routine for the 2019

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02:14:19

#121 | Kamohai & Tristyn Kalama | Real estate,...

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2024/04/17

Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama are two house experts from the island of O’ahu. Tristyn is a design expert who is also a licensed mental health counselor by trade and was the CEO of the nonprofit Kokua Support Services, where she continues to serve on its board of directors. She hosts HGTV’s new show, Renovation Aloha with her husband Kamohai. Kamohai is a full-time real estate developer and part time landscape photographer. In their show, he identifies and acquires rundown properties with potential on

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02:08:34

#120 | Da Boyz 2 | Team Avatar

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2024/04/11

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, these four braddahs lived apart on different islands. Then, everything changed when they came to O'ahu! Only the Keep it Aloha podcast, master of aloha, could bring them together...2 years passed and Kamaka and Jordan discovered the rest of team Avatar, an airbender named Sam Potter and an earthbender named Nainoa Langer. And although their accolades are great, they have a lot to learn before they are ready to inspire anyone. But we believe their aloha can save

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02:27:59

#119 | Megan Godinez | Her surfing hiatus, coaching...

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2024/04/04

Megan Godinez is a waterwoman from the island of O’ahu. She is a professional longboard surfer, fisherwoman, boxer, coach and so much more. She is a Ford ambassador and is one of the most multi-faceted people you’ll ever meet. She is an OG slippah slappah and your favorite professional aunty. In this episode we talk about trying out everything as a kid, choosing to pursue surfing, her surf hiatus while working retail, coaching, Hawai’i life, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Megan here:

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02:01:23

#118 | Alohi Gilman | Getting drafted to the NFL,...

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2024/03/28

Alohi Gilman is a professional football player from the island of O’ahu. He was selected by the Los Angeles Chargers with the 186th pick in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL draft. After playing almost exclusively on special teams as a rookie, he contributed on defense the next two seasons as a third safety. He was then named the starting free safety for the 2023 season, starting 14 games while recording 73 tackles, three forced fumbles, and two interceptions. In this episode we talk about growing up

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01:35:25

#117 | Kekoa Carvalho | Coming back from a drug...

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2024/03/21

Kekoa Carvalho is a motivational speaker from the island of O’ahu. He is a youth and substance abuse advocate, a sober mentor and the current Mr. Hawai’i. Back in December, he walked over 30 miles in a day to spread awareness for drug abuse and today, he is going around the state speaking to schools and sign waving in his community to raise awareness for all types of social issues. This father of 5 is showing people that it is possible to turn your life around at any age and become a positive member

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01:50:45

#116 | Marcella Rezentes | Her viral interview &...

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2024/03/14

Marcella Rezentes is a local celebrity from the island of O’ahu. She first went viral in an interview with past podcast guest McKenna Maduli. She most recently appeared as a special surprise guest in our first ever live podcast show at the Blue Note and now she is blessing our studio with her presence and is making her podcast debut on Keep it Aloha. In this episode we talk about growing up in Waiʻanae, her struggles in life, the famous interview with McKenna Maduli, future goals, and a fun game

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02:24:06

#115 | Imua Garza | Opihi Pickers, love for music,...

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2024/03/07

Imua Garza is a Grammy award-nominated producer from the island of O’ahu. This husband and father of three is also a vocalist, musician, recording engineer and composer. His first official professional music release was around the age of 11. He then went on to record and perform with the ukulele group Opihi Pickers. In 2020 he was nominated for his first grammy award for a record titled “Hawaiian Lullaby” released by Haku Records. He has grown his skills in experiences to become an expert musical

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02:07:16

#114 | First ever live show at Blue Note Hawaii |...

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2024/03/01

McKenna Maduli s a Native-Hawaiian Emmy-Award winning wahine from the island of O’ahu. This kalihi girl has over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry working for MTV, NBC’s Access Hollywood, Billboard live, and interviewing some of the biggest celebrities in the biz. She came home in 2016 to work as a weekend weather anchor for KHON and now is the host of her very own talk show, “Talk Story” which debuted in 2019 to rave reviews as the only one-hour Hawaiian variety show in the

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02:00:51

#113 | Brahkruz | Repping the 4-4, our political...

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2024/02/22

Brahkruz is a content creator from the island of O’ahu. His bio reads: Sometime between the abolishment of the kapu system and when Josh Green became governor, Brahkruz was born. He spent most of his life in Kane’ohe. One day he made fun of the City & County and told a bunch of haoles at Sandys Beach to GEDOWT. Today he spends his days waiting on the Hawaiian Homes list, doing bad jokes at open mics, and making shirts that may or may not have any meaning at all. His hope is to show others that

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02:40:27

#112 | Kealoha Mahone | Music for the soul, food for...

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2024/02/15

Kealoha Mahone is a man who does it all from the big island of Hawai’i. He is a former United States Marine Corps veteran who served 5 tours in Iraq, a hip hop artist known as K-love, a former master inspector, and a content creator as well. His instagram Kealohascounter has gained a lot of recognition over the past year with his creative content of cooking while dancing to good music. In this episode we talk about growing up in Hawai’i but not looking Hawaiian, joining the military, his music

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02:04:28

#111 | Tavana | His evolution in music, cultural...

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2024/02/08

Tavana McMoore is a multi-instrumentalist from the island of O’ahu. He is a one-man band who uses electronic drum triggers to lay down a variety of grooves with his feet to accompany himself on guitar, banjo, lap steel, or ukulele, while singing soulful, island-inspired rock and blues. His album, Aloha Spirit” was a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award nominee for best contemporary album of the year in 2018. He has been the supporting act for Alabama Shakes, Shakey Graves, Xavier Rudd, Jenny Lewis, Julian Marley,

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01:44:11

#110 | Kelis Kaleopa'a | Growing up in Waikiki,...

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2024/02/01

Kelis Kaleopa'a is a Native-Hawaiian professional surfer from the island of O’ahu. She is one of Hawaiʻi’s top worldwide surfing competitors, and has been perfecting her craft on the beaches of Waikiki since she was born. In 2022 she became the women’s champion of the Vans US Open of Surfing in the longboarding division. In 2023 she won the Huntington Beach Longboard Classic and today is she currently the #2 ranked female longboard surfer in the world. In this episode we talk about growing up in

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01:54:50

#109 | Shar Tui'asoa | Cultural representation, love...

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2024/01/26

Shar Tui'asoa is a Polynesian freelance illustrator from the island of O’ahu. Her illustrations are modern, fun and elegant, and painted with the lush colors of the island. She started Punky Aloha Studio in the summer of 2018 which houses various branches of illustration work, ranging from murals, freelance and client work, product sales, fine art, and licensing. She has worked as a freelance illustrator with the multiple editorial clients on O’ahu including Honolulu Magazine, Hawai’i Magazine,

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02:18:45

#108 | Russell Satele | Pursuing your dreams and the...

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2024/01/18

Russell Satele is a Samoan actor and content creator from the island of O’ahu. He is known for his work on Hawaiʻi 5-0, Magnum P.I., White Lotus, Doogie Kameaaloha, and Taika Waititi’s new movie Next Goal Wins. You may also remember him from his comedy group Lethal Giggles where he was one of the original Hawai’i content creator’s on Vine. Russell has been making a name for himself in the local community and has been seen in commercials with brands such as McDonalds, First Hawaiian bank, Zippys, and

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02:03:49

#107 | Fuzzy Jardine | From drugs and prison to real...

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2024/01/11

Kolaiah "Fuzzy" Jardine is a real estate developer and investor from the island of O’ahu. This former pro-surfer turned real estate extraordinaire has over 20 years of experience in real estate investing, business, and development. As a content creator he is now sharing his wisdom with our community to build awareness around many facets or real estate. Today, he is mentoring kama’āina on how to strategically buy back our land, create affordable housing for our people, and inspire a

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00:11:34

BONUS EPISODE | Kamaka asks CHAT GPT questions about...

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2024/01/07

Our host Kamaka sits down with Chat GPT to ask burning questions we have here in Hawai'i. How do you think Chat GPT did? Let us know! We got the first episode of 2024 coming this Thursday so enjoy this until then! 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:

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00:14:31

Keep it Aloha 2024 | Upcoming live show, life...

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2024/01/07

Aloha everybody! Happy New Year! Mahalo for the amazing support in 2023, we truly appreciate each and every one of you. We have a new episode coming next week, but for today we just wanted to leave you with some quick updates going into 2024. Wishing you all the best year yet! Remember to always keep it aloha 🤙🏽 Buy tickets to the live show here: https://www.bluenotejazz.com/hawaii/shows/?eid=13362213 Buy our merch on: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on Patreon:

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02:01:49

#106 | Aaron Kai | Growing up in Hilo, becoming an...

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2023/12/28

Aaron Kai is a professional muralist/artist from the Big Island of Hawai’i. This husband and father of two has collaborated with brands such as Nike, Adidas, Taco Bell and so much more. His art can be seen on giant murals, clothing, jewelry, album covers, surfboards and anywhere you can think of. In this episode we talk about growing up in Hilo, how he got into art, living in the Bay area, giving back to Hawai’i, end of the year reflections and 2024 goals, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Aaron here

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02:23:32

#105 | Kiliona Palauni | Diaspora, decolonizing your...

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2023/12/21

Kiliona Palauni is a Tongan, Hawaiian and Māori educator from Idaho. Although he grew up on the continent, he has deep roots in Polynesia and was taught at an early age the art of Polynesian dance, herbal medicine, and pacific folklore. He has a bachelor’s of arts in Pacific island studies from University of Hawai’i at Mānoa and also completed a master’s degree in indigenous education from Arizona State University. He also has his teaching certificate in secondary education from Johns Hopkins

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