139 episodes
Keep it Aloha Kamaka Dias
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- Society & Culture
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4.9 • 223 Ratings
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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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#135 | Mike Coots | Losing his leg to a shark, photography, and advocating for sharks
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. Enjoy!
Find Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/mikecoots/
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#134 | Lindsay Watson | Leaving Hawai'i to pursue acting, Finding 'Ohana, and her hardest role
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 this episode we talk about how she got into acting, leaving Hawai’i to pursue an acting career, the ups and downs of the industry, her big break, learning Hawaiian for Wind and The Reckoning, her future goals, and so much more. Enjoy!
Find Lindsay here: https://www.instagram.com/lindsayyywatson/
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#133 | Kelly Hu | Moving to California to pursue acting & representing Hawai'i
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, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Disney Channel’s animated series Phineas and Ferb, and currently BMF on Starz. Kelly also co-hosts a podcast called Shoes Off Inside, a show that rattles cages and dismantles tired old stereotypes about race, age, sex and culture.
In this episode we talk about knowing what she wanted from an early age, leaving Hawai’i to pursue acting, her career, representing Hawai’i, life updates, and so much more. Enjoy!
Find Kelly here: https://www.instagram.com/kellyhu/
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#132 | Star Dahl-Thurston | Miss Hawai'i 2023, losing her mother, and her next steps in life
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, her future goals and so much more. Enjoy!
Find Star here: https://www.instagram.com/stardahlthurston/
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Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/keep-it-aloha/id1592266675
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#131 | Sudden Rush | Forming the first Hawaiian rap group, Hawaiian sovereignty, and life lessons
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 Hanaiali’i Gilliam, Jon Osorio, and many more.
Kwai-Chang Publico is a lifelong entrepreneur from the Big siland of Hawai’i. He is the manager of Sudden Rush and the founder of So Juicy Hawai'i. He is also the first ever World Juicing Champion.
In this episode we talk about growing up together on the Big Island, forming Sudden Rush, the loss of their bandmate Ke'ala, life stories, how Kwai-Chang became the first ever world juicing champ, Hawaiian sovereignty, their futures and so much more. Enjoy!
Find Shane here: https://www.instagram.com/suddenrushnation/
Find Kwai-Chang here: https://www.instagram.com/sojuicyhawaii/
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 -
#130 | Kamaka Pili | The importance of storytelling, Hawaiian culture, and his journey of self
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 show Aloha Authentic, his journey of self, and so much more. Enjoy!
Find Kamaka here: https://www.instagram.com/kamakapili/
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
Customer Reviews
Goes deep and wide in Hawaiian and local culture
As a malihini here for only 25 years, I love how this podcast goes deep and wide in Hawaiian and local culture. My first listen was Keao NeSmith, whose translation work I have admired for many years. His mana’o about ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi was amazing—and here I am second-guessing my use of ‘okina and kahakō lol. I loved what he said about haole and aloha and “mana leo” and so much more. Other highlights have been Kamaka Pili, Kelly Hu, Sudden Rush and others from journalism, movies, sports, and music. The most fun so far was Frank Delima, Andy Bumatai and Angie T. I was laughing so hard I might have been a danger on the road—and I learned a lot about local comedy. Through it all is Kamaka with his nahenahe style taking us through the highs and lows of history, trauma, culture, hope and joy. Mahalo.
Podcast Suggestion
Hawane Rios to be a guest on your podcast. Filled with manna& talent. In 2022 she Spent 2 spiritual months on Papahanamokuakea.
Mahalo Kamaka for your Vision & care.
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interview: Paniolo Albert Morita and his sister Alberta DeJetley both longtime and historical residents of Lana'i.
interview: a Haole who has shown malama to state of Hawaii... there must be 1 or 2
Mahalo Clare L.
Everyone should listen to this
This podcast has a wide variety of guests that provide great conversation, insight, advice, and stories. Every episode will leave you feeling good and hopefully with a new perspective and appreciation of life and how to be your best self and just a good person all around. I love this podcast.
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