Keep it Aloha

Kamaka Dias
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.

  1. #151 | Brickwood Galuteria | From entertainment to politics, and empowering Kūpuna

    1日前

    #151 | Brickwood Galuteria | From entertainment to politics, and empowering Kūpuna

    Brickwood Galuteria is a former radio personality and current politician from the island of O’ahu. He is a long time radio host, musician, and actor that has been in the spotlight for many decades. He previously served as a state chairman of the Democratic Party of Hawai’i from 2004-2006 and in 2022 was elected to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees as an At-Large member where he currently serves today. He performed music with Marlene Sai at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for three years and later formed a group of his own winning a coveted Nā Hōkū Hanohano award in 1985 for Male Vocalist of the year and Most Promising Artist. Today you can find him on TV as he is the host and executive producer of Kupuna Power which is a platform that seeks to educate and empower hawai’i’s elderly. In this episode we talk about growing up as a townie, his time at Kamehameha School, his love for his family, his music career, his transition into politics, his passion for Kūpuna, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Brickwood here: https://www.instagram.com/brickwoodgaluteria/ Buy our merch on: Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod Listen to us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2

    2 小時 8 分鐘
  2. #150 | Kimo Kahoano | Hosting the Merrie Monarch, Hawai'i Stars, and his hit song Aloha Friday

    11月7日

    #150 | Kimo Kahoano | Hosting the Merrie Monarch, Hawai'i Stars, and his hit song Aloha Friday

    Kimo Kahoano is an entertainer from the island of O’ahu. He started his career as a fire knife dancer/singer in the popular Al Harrington Show and has been a staple in Hawai’i entertainment for half a century. His legacy has continued as an emcee, radio personality, and co-host of the televised Hawai’i Stars competition. As an actor, Kimo has appeared in many television shows including Hawai’i 5-0, Magnum P.I. Barnaby Jones, The Jeffersons, Blue Crush, and Doogie Kamealoha. His impressive career spans over 47 years and is known as “The Voice” of the Merry Monarch Hula Festival for more than four decades. Kimo is also the man behind the hit song It's Aloha Friday. In this episode we talk about his love for art, getting into entertainment, how he ended up hosting the Merrie Monarch and Hawai’i Stars, the story behind hit song Aloha Friday, his new podcast and so much more. Enjoy! Find Kimo here: https://www.instagram.com/kimokahoanoofficial/ Buy our merch on: Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod Listen to us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2

    1 小時 45 分鐘
  3. #149 | Mike Kai | Big Island roots, finding God, and how he became the pastor at Inspire Church

    11月1日

    #149 | Mike Kai | Big Island roots, finding God, and how he became the pastor at Inspire Church

    Mike Kai is a pastor and entrepreneur from the Big island of Hawai’i. He is the senior pastor of Inspire Church and the founder of The Inspire Network, The Inspire Collective, and Send Hope International. This husband and father of 3 is also an author, coach, revivalist, patriot, family man, public speaker, and host of the P4P leader podcast. As an author he has written 3 books called That Doesn’t Happen, The Pound for Pound Principle and Plateaus. He has traveled to speak at conferences and to congregations all over the world and conducts pastor’s and leader’s round tables both nationally and internationally, with a passion to equip and empower others. In this episode we talk about growing up on the Big Island, jumping from job to job, becoming a young father, giving his life to Jesus, how he became a pastor, the history of Christianity in Hawai’i, and so much more. Enjoy! Find pastor Mike here:https://www.youtube.com/c/mikekai Buy our merch on: Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod Listen to us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2

    3 小時 12 分鐘
  4. #148 | Pure Heart | Jon Yamasato, Jake Shimabukuro, and Lopaka Colón

    10月24日

    #148 | Pure Heart | Jon Yamasato, Jake Shimabukuro, and Lopaka Colón

    Pure Heart is a legendary band from the island of O’ahu and Moloka’i. Jon Yamasato is a guitarist and vocalist turned real estate agent with years of experience in the music industry and real estate putting together 150 real estate transactions and sales in excess of over $200 million. He is also the creator of HI sessions which showcases musical artist in Hawai’i and also hosts his own podcast with the same name. Jake Shimabukuro is a world-renowned ukulele musician and past podcast guest. He is considered to be the Jimi Hendrix of the ‘ukulele and has a tons of tons of accolades that is as impressive as his skills on the 'ukulele. Check out episode 39 to learn more about him. Lopaka Colón is a very talented percussionist who has been a key component in the success of several local bands such as C&K, the Barefoot Natives, Makana Trio, The Waitiki 7, and Don Tiki. He has also collaborated with Michael McDonald and Mick Fleetwood.. Together, these three burst onto the Island music scene in their early 20’s as a group called Pure Heart. They are rated in the top-50 Musical Groups of All-Time in Hawai’i and was one of Hawai’i’s youngest musical groups ever to take the local music scene by storm in such a short period. This trio has won five Na Hoku Hanohano awards including “Album of the Year.” In this episode we talk about how they all came to find and fall in love with music, their inspirations, how they formed Pure Heart, their individual talents, future goals, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Jon here: https://www.instagram.com/jonyamasato/ Find Jake here: https://www.instagram.com/jakeshimabukuro/ Find Lopaka here: https://www.instagram.com/hunagruv/ Buy our merch on: Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod Listen to us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2

    2 小時 3 分鐘
  5. #146 | Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu | Teaching hula in California, being Hawaiian, and Merrie Monarch talks

    10月10日

    #146 | Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu | Teaching hula in California, being Hawaiian, and Merrie Monarch talks

    Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu is a passionate kumu hula from the island of O’ahu. He is a Hawaiian instrument designer and iconic chanter that teaches the essence of Hawaiian history and customs through choreography of hula and mele. He founded the Academy of Hawaiian Arts in 2003, and his fresh approach to hula has made the group’s name famous in the Hawaiian arts and dance community. This innovator of hula is the visionary behind the theatrical production, Kingdom Denied, and a new form of audience-judged hula competition, Ka Hula Hou, among other original works. His works have been featured in the Walt Disney Movie Lilo and Stitch, the PBS documentary American Aloha: Hula Beyond Hawai’i, and on several original CDs. In this episode we talk about how he first got into hula, leaving to California and teaching hula there, the Merrie Monarch hula competition, being Hawaiian not in Hawai'i, the story of his famous Lilo and songs, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Kumu Mark here: https://academyofhawaiianarts.org/portfolio/mark-kealii-hoomalu/ Buy our merch on: Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod Listen to us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2

    2 小時 34 分鐘
  6. #145 | Zasha Smith | Going from civil engineer to real estate investor & always investing with Aloha

    10月3日

    #145 | Zasha Smith | Going from civil engineer to real estate investor & always investing with Aloha

    Zasha Smith is an investor and real estate mogul from the island of Maui. She is a licensed Civil Engineer who worked for 10 years at a private firm, but now is a full-time real estate investor who built her $5 million Dollar residential portfolio of single family, multi family, and short-term rentals in Hawai’i while also making a profit over $1 million fixing and flipping 21 projects across the US in the last 3 years while raising over $7 million in funds from private investors. Her mission is to help other families achieve independence through real estate investing. You can find her educating people on social media where she has over 120,000 followers or at her Hui Mastermind Classes educating local families on how to buy real estate with her business partner and past podcast guest Fuzzy Jardine. In this episode we talk about her struggles of growing up, leaving Hawai’i to go to school, having a daughter at 19, graduating from college and becoming an engineer, how she got into real estate, her current projects and so much more. Enjoy! Find Zasha here: https://www.instagram.com/investwithzasha/ Join their group here: https://huimastermind.com/goalsblueprint Buy our merch on: Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod Listen to us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2

    2 小時 2 分鐘
  7. #144 | Tumua Tuinei | Choosing to pursue comedy, becoming a father, and selling out the Blaisdell

    9月26日

    #144 | Tumua Tuinei | Choosing to pursue comedy, becoming a father, and selling out the Blaisdell

    Tumua Tuinei is a stand-up comedian and entertainer from the island of O’ahu. He is brand new father, a former collegiate athlete, a social media personality, and a podcaster who hosts his own show called The Stand Up Life. His hilarious sketches and stand-up bits are well known all over the Polynesian community and throughout the world with over 600 thousand+ followers throughout social media. As a stand-up comic, he has been selling out clubs, theaters, and even arenas all across the nation and in December of 2021 he sold out the Blaisdell Concert Hall three times within hours and did it again the next year selling out the Blaisdell Arena. He is currently on his 2024 National tour called “The Warrior Tour” and is back in Hawai’i to sell out the Blaisdell Arena one more time. In this episode we talk about growing up playing football, getting into comedy, following his passion, his upcoming shows, being a father, his love for Disneyland and so much more. Enjoy! Find Tumua here: https://www.instagram.com/tumua_/Get tickets to his upcoming shows here: https://www.tumuacomedy.com/ Buy our merch on: Official website: https://keepitaloha.com/ Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod Listen to us on: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3S4albn4TaWiwqcLVSnHNb?si=88d056857a5b41f2

    2 小時 11 分鐘

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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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