Kampai Sugai Podcast Gaven Sugai

On today's episode, we have a Muay Thai and MMA coach who has been traveling across the world training with some of the best fighters on Earth. He has experienced many hardships in his life that lead him down a dark path, but today, his life has been redeemed. Please give a warm welcome to Kamanu Ruiz!

We talk about Kamanu's journey into martial arts, the "machete story" (it's a good one haha), his experience with substance abuse and depression, being homeless, fighting and training in Thailand, his goal to be a Physician's Associate, his non-profit called Humanitis International, and much more!

Huge mahalo to Kamanu for being an awesome guest on my podcast! Good luck on being a Physician's Associate and I look forward to future matches you have in the future!

Follow Kamanu on multiple platforms:
IG: @kamanuthai
Warhammer IG: @warhammermma
Humanitis International IG: @humanitasintl

Editing by: 
Kelsey Sugai | @jedi_sugai

Music By:
Sunset Drive - Isaac De La Cruz | IG: @fiddlepino
℗ 2021 Isaac De La Cruz
Released on: 2021-12-09

Artwork By:
Sarah Marquez| IG: @trisarahtops_illustration
Instagram: kampai_sugai_808
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAXiyRRg5gboZTHRZt7ebQ

On today's episode, we have actor, co-founder to Awakened Aloha, entrepreneur, and social media influencer. He's known as Son of O'ahu on social media. Please give a warm welcome to Elijah Kala McShane!

Elijah and I have a great conversation about spirituality, his new venture into acting, the 3 fundamentals of Hawaiian spirituality, the idea of Kaona, thje impact of tourism in Hawaii, local families leaving Hawaii, if Hawaii could be sovereign again, the differences between cultural appropriation versus cultural appreciation, and much more.

HUGE mahalo to Elijah for being an awesome guest on today's episode! Super happy for your success, and I'm exited to hear what God has in store for you in the future!

Follow him on multiple platforms:
IG:@sonofoahu
TikTok: @sonofoahu
Awakened Aloha WebSite: https://www.awakenedaloha.org
Linktree: linktr.ee/awakenedalohaglobal

Editing by: 
Kelsey Sugai | @jedi_sugai

Music By:
Sunset Drive - Isaac De La Cruz | IG: @fiddlepino
℗ 2021 Isaac De La Cruz
Released on: 2021-12-09

Artwork By:
Sarah Marquez| IG: @trisarahtops_illustrations
Instagram: kampai_sugai_808
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAXiyRRg5gboZTHRZt7ebQ

On today's episode, we have director, actress, screenwriter, keyboard player, model, my wife and best friend, the Zippy's girl herself, Kelsey Sugai!

Kelsey talks about her new ventures as a model, her experience directing a film that she didn't write, her experience with acting in a horror short film, upcoming projects in the future, what she wants to accomplish in her career, and much more!

Big BIG thank you to my wife, Kelsey, for always being the best guest on my show! You definitely are my favorite guest on the show now and forever! Stay tuned for new upcoming projects from her this year!

Follow her on multiple platforms:
IG: @jedi_sugai
Production Company:  @worldbuildingproductions  
More info about her: bio.site/Azhujv

Editing by: 
Kelsey Sugai | @jedi_sugai

Music By:
Sunset Drive - Isaac De La Cruz | IG: @fiddlepino
℗ 2021 Isaac De La Cruz
Released on: 2021-12-09

Artwork By:
Sarah Marquez| IG: @trisarahtops_illustrations
Instagram: kampai_sugai_808
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAXiyRRg5gboZTHRZt7ebQ

On today's episode, we have aspiring film and television producer, founder of her new nonprofit organization, Kahua Kollective, Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2022, and Miss Hawaii America 2023, Star Dahl Thurston!

We got to talk to Star about a lot of different topics. Star got to share about her influence that her mom had with her, why she decided to compete in pageants, her physical and mental transformation before competing in pageants, what her life is like after winning Miss Hawaii America, the benefits of liquid chlorophyll, and much more.

HUGE mahalo to Star for being an awesome guest on today's show! Star did great at Miss America this year, and we're all really proud of her! Great job Star, and good luck on completing your year as Miss Hawaii America 2023!

Follow Star on multiple platforms:
IG: @stardahlthurston
Kahua Kollective IG: @kahuakollective
WebSite: https://stardahlthurston.com/

Editing by: 
Kelsey Sugai | @jedi_sugai

Music By:
Sunset Drive - Isaac De La Cruz | IG: @fiddlepino
℗ 2021 Isaac De La Cruz
Released on: 2021-12-09

Artwork By:
Sarah Marquez| IG: @trisarahtops_illustrations
Instagram: kampai_sugai_808
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAXiyRRg5gboZTHRZt7ebQ

On today's episode, we have former Honolulu Police Department officer turned content creator, Doug Korenic, on the show! On Doug's YouTube channel, he talks extensively about his time as a police officer for HPD, and the lessons he learned from his stories as a police officer. He's well known for his coverage of the Mike Miske cases, and his experience patrolling the Honolulu district.

We talk about how Doug got into being a police officer and why, Doug's experience with martial arts, his take on the Maui fires and how it was handled, Doug's opinion on the Mike Miske situation and where it's going, and much more. HUGE mahalo to Doug for being an awesome guest on the podcast!

For more information about Doug, check out his social media and links below:
IG: @dougkorenic
TikTok:  @dougkorenic @dougkorenic
YouTube:  @dougkorenic  
WebSite: https://dougkorenic.com

Editing by: 
Kelsey Sugai | @jedi_sugai

Music By:
Sunset Drive - Isaac De La Cruz | IG: @fiddlepino
℗ 2021 Isaac De La Cruz
Released on: 2021-12-09

Artwork By:
Sarah Marquez| IG: @trisarahtops_illustrations
Instagram: kampai_sugai_808
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAXiyRRg5gboZTHRZt7ebQ

On today's episode we have National Geographic and multi-award winning author, Rita Ariyoshi to talk to us about her new book. Rita has been a writer and editor for many publications for over 20 years. She was the founding editor for the Aloha magazine, and worked as the editor for the Hawaiian Airlines inflight magazine. For the National Geographic, she was involved with many articles including writing two books: "Hula is Life: The Story of Halau Hula O Maiki" and "National Geographic Traveler:" Hawaii. She has written many non-fiction publications, but now she's ready to make her debut featuring her first fiction publication called, "Lion's Way."

We talk about the inspiration into writing Lion's Way, what inspired her to go into journalistic writing, authors who inspired her, how she got involved with National Geographic, what made her go into fictional writing now in her career, what she has learned from learning many different cultures, and much more. 

HUGE mahalo to Rita for being an awesome guest on my podcast! Also big mahalo to Kenny Simmons for setting up this interview.

For more information on Rita, check out the links below:
Website: https://ritaariyoshi.weebly.com
Savant Publication: Rita Ariyoshi: https://www.savantbooksandpublications.com/ariyoshi-rita.php
Lion's Way on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Lions-Way-Rita-Ariyoshi/dp/173764312X/?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_w=j6dBl&content-id=amzn1.sym.579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&pf_rd_p=579192ca-1482-4409-abe7-9e14f17ac827&pf_rd_r=130-2869609-5276620&pd_rd_wg=A1ttG&pd_rd_r=f6ee4cfd-54b2-4323-9e69-78ad61b4ad2f&ref_=aufs_ap_sc_dsk

Editing by: 
Kelsey Sugai | @jedi_sugai

Music By:
Sunset Drive - Isaac De La Cruz | IG: @fiddlepino
℗ 2021 Isaac De La Cruz
Released on: 2021-12-09

Artwork By:
Sarah Marquez| IG: @trisarahtops_illustrations
Instagram: kampai_sugai_808
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjAXiyRRg5gboZTHRZt7ebQ