Keep it Aloha

Kamaka Dias
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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.

  1. 3d ago

    Nia Jax: How WWE Embraced Her Body, Growing Up in Hawaii & Her Samoan Roots | Keep It Aloha Ep. 252

    Nia Jax (Savelina Fanene) is a professional wrestler and WWE Superstar who was born in Australia and raised between Hawaiʻi and California. She comes from a legendary Samoan wrestling lineage that includes her cousin Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — but she has built an incredible legacy of her own. Before stepping into the ring, she played college basketball and worked as a plus-size model before eventually signing with WWE and beginning her professional wrestling career in NXT. Since then, she has become a two-time WWE Women’s Champion, three-time WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion, and the 2024 Queen of the Ring. She won her first singles championship at WrestleMania 34 and later captured her second at SummerSlam in 2024. Known as “The Irresistible Force,” Nia has competed on some of the biggest stages in professional wrestling and become one of the most recognizable and dominant women in WWE. In this episode, we talk story about her upbringing in Hawaiʻi and California, her Samoan roots and family, body image and how WWE embraced her at her size, her journey into professional wrestling, life as a WWE Superstar, her faith, future goals, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Nia Jax here:https://www.instagram.com/linafanene/Full episodes:🎥 https://www.youtube.com/@KeepitAlohaPod/videosBuy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    Nia Jax: How WWE Embraced Her Body, Growing Up in Hawaii & Her Samoan Roots | Keep It Aloha Ep. 252

  2. Oct 22

    Building a Brand That Makes People Feel So Loved | Sera Tyrell Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 251)

    Sera Tyrell is an entrepreneur and community builder from the island of Oʻahu.She is the founder of So Loved Goods, a local brand built around spreading love, encouragement, and genuine human connection through apparel and community.She has taken that same passion for bringing people together into her work with Keep It Aloha, helping behind the scenes with both the podcast and Keep it Aloha events. In this episode, we talk story about her upbringing, family, faith, the journey behind starting So Loved Goods, the life experiences that have shaped who she is today, how she became part of the Keep It Aloha team, what continues to inspire her along the way, and so much more. Enjoy!Find Sera here:https://www.instagram.com/seratyrell/Buy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    Building a Brand That Makes People Feel So Loved | Sera Tyrell Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 251)

  3. Oct 15

    From Waiting Tables to Hawaii’s Male Vocalist of the Year | IZIK Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 250)

    Izik (Isaac Moreno) is a singer, songwriter, and musician from the islands of Molokaʻi and Oʻahu. He spent years grinding as a working musician, from waiting tables at Aulani and singing karaoke after work to eventually performing full time and building a career around his own original music. Since then, he’s become an Emmy-nominated, four-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winning artist, including being named Male Vocalist of the Year, while continuing to push the boundaries of what music from Hawaiʻi can sound like.His latest album, KŌWĀ, is a deeply personal project inspired by identity, connection, culture, family, and the spaces in between. In this episode, we talk story about his upbringing, getting into music, the joys of creating music, performing in front of huge crowds, finding inspiration in the world around him, and how experiencing life shapes his sound and creativity, his new album Kōwā, what music means to him, and so much more. Enjoy 🤙🏽Find Izik here:https://www.instagram.com/izikfamous/Buy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    From Waiting Tables to Hawaii’s Male Vocalist of the Year | IZIK Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 250)

  4. Oct 9

    Hawaii’s Big-Wave Surfing Champion on Fear, Family & Jaws | Billy Kemper Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 249)

    Billy Kemper is a professional surfer and one of the most accomplished big-wave surfers of his generation from the island of Maui.He’s a four-time Peʻahi Challenge champion at Jaws, a Big Wave World Champion, and has earned major wins at some of Hawaiʻi’s most iconic waves, including Sunset Beach and Pipeline.After suffering a life-threatening wipeout in Morocco that left him with multiple serious injuries, he fought his way back to surfing at the highest level. He’s also a husband, father of four, entrepreneur, and someone whose connection to the ocean runs much deeper than competition.In this episode, we talk story about growing up in Hawaiʻi, chasing the best waves around the world, the life-and-death reality that comes with big-wave surfing, the highs and lows of his journey, what it means to step away from the water and be a husband and father, his new coffee shop on the North Shore, the next chapter of his journey, and so much more. Enjoy!Find Billy here:https://www.instagram.com/billykemper/Buy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    Hawaii’s Big-Wave Surfing Champion on Fear, Family & Jaws | Billy Kemper Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 249)

  5. Oct 1

    How a Hawaii Walk-On Made It to the NFL | Rich Miano Keep It Aloha (Ep. 248)

    Rich Miano is a former professional football player, coach, mentor, and broadcaster from the island of Oʻahu.After walking on to the University of Hawaiʻi football team, he worked his way into becoming one of the top defensive backs in program history, earning First Team All-WAC honors twice and All-America recognition before being selected by the New York Jets in the 1985 NFL Draft.He went on to spend more than a decade in the NFL before returning home to Hawaiʻi, where he spent 13 seasons coaching at UH and helped lead the program through some of its most memorable years, including the undefeated 2007 regular season and Sugar Bowl run. Since then, he has continued to make an impact on the next generation of athletes through coaching, mentoring, broadcasting, and his work with the Polynesian Bowl. Most recently, he was named to the University of Hawaiʻi Sports Circle of Honor as part of the Class of 2026.In this episode, we talk story about moving to Hawai’i, walking onto the University of Hawai’i football team, playing in the NFL on the Jets, Eagles, and Falcons, coaching, broadcasting and helping develop young athletes here in Hawai’i, the Polynesian Bowl, and so much more. Enjoy!Find Rich here:https://www.instagram.com/richmiano38/Buy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    How a Hawaii Walk-On Made It to the NFL | Rich Miano Keep It Aloha (Ep. 248)

  6. Sep 24

    Sharing Hawaii’s Stories Through Podcasting | Taisei & Kenji Lee Keep It Aloha (Ep. 247)

    Taisei & Kenji Lee are entrepreneurs, storytellers, and brothers from the island of O'ahu. Taisei spent nearly two decades in the restaurant and hospitality industry, eventually becoming the General Manager of Roy’s Ko Olina. Kenji is filmmaker, videographer, producer, and storyteller. He also carried on their family business, Swiss Inn Dressing, continuing a recipe and legacy that had been passed down through generations of their family. Together they host BrotherLee Time — a podcast centered around honest conversations, interesting people, and stories from Hawaiʻi that deserve to be heard. In this episode we talk story about growing up in Hawai’i, their brotherly bond, going into their own career paths, Kenji’s time in Japan, Taisei working for Roy’s, their family dressing business, starting the BrotherLee Podcast, podcasting insights, working together, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Taisei here: https://www.instagram.com/taiseidiscovers/ Find Kenji here: https://www.instagram.com/kenjiwalks/ Find their podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/@BrotherleeTimeBuy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    Sharing Hawaii’s Stories Through Podcasting | Taisei & Kenji Lee Keep It Aloha (Ep. 247)

  7. Sep 17

    How a Pro Surfer Built AVVA to Share Aloha Worldwide | Kekoa Cazimero Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 246)

    Kekoa Cazimero is a professional surfer and entrepreneur from the island of Oʻahu. He’s also the founder of AVVA, a Hawaiʻi-born brand built around surf, culture, and sharing aloha with the world.More than four years after first joining the podcast on Episode 13, Kekoa is back to catch up on everything that’s changed — from building AVVA and navigating injuries to fatherhood, growth, and what’s next. Enjoy!Find Kekoa here:https://www.instagram.com/kekoa_cazimero/Buy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    How a Pro Surfer Built AVVA to Share Aloha Worldwide | Kekoa Cazimero Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 246)

  8. Sep 10

    How a Kid from Hawaii Became a 2x MLB Gold Glove Winner | Kolten Wong Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 245)

    Kolten Wong is a former Major League Baseball player from the Big island of Hawaiʻi. Before baseball became his career, he was an All-Star in both football and baseball, eventually choosing to pursue baseball at the collegiate level where he became a three-time First-Team All-WAC selection, WAC Tournament MVP, First-Team All-American, and Cape Cod League MVP.In 2011, he was selected 22nd overall by the St. Louis Cardinals, becoming the first position player in University of Hawaiʻi history to be drafted in the first round. He went on to play 11 seasons in Major League Baseball with the Cardinals, Brewers, Mariners, and Dodgers, including an appearance in the World Series.He won back-to-back Gold Gloves in 2019 and 2020 and three straight Fielding Bible Awards from 2018 through 2020 — becoming the first second baseman in MLB history to win the award three consecutive years. His number 14 has been retired by the University of Hawaiʻi, he’s a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame, and in 2025 he was inducted into the UH Sports Circle of Honor.In this episode we talk story about growing up in Hilo, putting in the work from an early age, choosing to play in college over MLB, his illustrious college career, getting drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals, his amazing professional career, retiring from baseball, his love for his family, his future goals, and so much more. Enjoy!Find Kolten here: https://www.instagram.com/thewongone808/Buy our merch:🛍️ https://keepitaloha.com/Support us:🤙 https://www.patreon.com/kamakadiasFollow us:📸 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/🎵 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod📘 Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod

    How a Kid from Hawaii Became a 2x MLB Gold Glove Winner | Kolten Wong Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 245)
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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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  • Creator
    Kamaka Dias
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    257
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kamaka Dias
  • Show Website
    Keep it Aloha

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