Keep it Aloha

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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. Revitalizing the Hawaiian Language in Hawai'i | Michael Sonoda Dias Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 215)

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    Revitalizing the Hawaiian Language in Hawai'i | Michael Sonoda Dias Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 215)

    Michael Sonoda Dias is a Hawaiian Language speaker from the island of Oʻahu. He is the father of podcast host Kamaka Dias and the man who brought the Hawaiian language into their ʻohana. Through his work at ALU LIKE, he’s dedicated his life to serving Hawai'i and uplifting Native Hawaiian and indigenous families through education, culture, and opportunity. In this episode we talk about Uncle Mike’s upbringing on O’ahu, lots of memories from the 70s, how he learned Hawaiian, why he taught it to his kids, his love for God, the legacy he wants to leave behind, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Mike here: https://www.instagram.com/mikelehalelu33/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

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  2. How a Foreigner From Hawai'i Changed Sumo Forever | Konishiki Keeps It Aloha in Japan (Ep. 214)

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    How a Foreigner From Hawai'i Changed Sumo Forever | Konishiki Keeps It Aloha in Japan (Ep. 214)

    Konishiki Yasokichi (Saleva'a Fuauli Atisanoe) is a cultural ambassador and sumo legend from the island of Oʻahu. He became the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach Ozeki, the second highest possible rank in the sport. During his career, he won the top division championship on three occasions and came very close to becoming the first foreign-born grand champion, or Yokozuna. At his peak weight of 287 kilograms or 633 pounds, he was also at the time the heaviest wrestler ever in sumo earning him the nicknames “Meat Bomb” and most famously, “The Dump Truck”. After retiring from sumo in 1997, he transitioned to a successful post-sumo career in entertainment, music, and philanthropy.In this special Keep it Aloha on the Road episode sponsored by @HawaiianAirlines  we talk about growing up in Hawai’i, getting scouted for sumo, moving to Japan with nothing, his legendary sumo career, life lessons, career after sumo, his sumo tours, and and so much more. Enjoy!Find Konishiki here: https://www.instagram.com/konishikiyasokichi/ 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

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  3. Faith, Leadership & Empowering Women | Lisa Kai Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 213)

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    Faith, Leadership & Empowering Women | Lisa Kai Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 213)

    Lisa Kai is a Senior pastor, author and entrepreneur from the island of Oʻahu. She is a visionary leader with a heart to advance faith, purpose, and community. Alongside her husband — and past podcast guest — Mike Kai, she serves as senior pastor of Inspire Church, a thriving multi-site congregation based in Honolulu. Hawai’i. Each year, she hosts the Arise Conference, empowering women from across Hawaiʻi, the U.S. mainland, and around the world. She’s spoken all over the world, authored Perfectly You and Wake Up!, and is the host of the I Am Her podcast. In this episode we talk about her family moving to Hawai’i after she was born, growing up in a very Asian household, giving her life to God, meeting her husband Pastor Mike, marriage, the upcoming Arise Conference, her faith, and so much more. Enjoy! Get tickets to Arise Conference here: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0A00636AE77B8C8E?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnolV1km59i71Rhma9GBl3zMPNVNvZObGAh8eUIjmFkQaPHLUK0al3XOHYwdM_aem_kZjCX9wyjMd_Vu07oky-8Q Find Lisa here:https://www.instagram.com/lisakai/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

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  4. Building a Positive Platform From Hawaiʻi | Micah Tengan Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 212)

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    Building a Positive Platform From Hawaiʻi | Micah Tengan Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 212)

    Micah Tengan is a content creator and entrepreneur from the island of Oʻahu. He’s a UH Mānoa graduate with a business degree and a storyteller with a growing audience of nearly 2 million followers across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. This young hustler is known for his positivity, creativity, and spreading aloha through community-centric content. When he’s not creating content or connecting with people on camera, he’s using his platform to uplift others, share kindness, and bring smiles to faces across Hawaiʻi and beyond. In this episode we talk about growing up in Waikiki, getting into content creating, his journey as a creator, live streaming, his faith, moving to LA, future goals, and so much more. Enjoy! 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

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  5. What Hawaiian Sovereignty Looks Like in Action | Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 211)

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    What Hawaiian Sovereignty Looks Like in Action | Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 211)

    Dennis "Bumpy" Kanahele is a Native Hawaiian leader from the island of O’ahu. He is a cultural practitioner and one of the most influential voices in the modern Hawaiian sovereignty movement. Bumpy is best known as the leader of Puʻuhonua o Waimānalo, a self-sustaining Hawaiian community built on traditional values, culture, and aloha ʻāina. He rose to prominence in the early 1990s after leading the historic Makapuʻu occupation, which resulted in land being returned to Native Hawaiians and helped spark a larger movement. He was later selected by Hawaiian elders as the President and Head of State of the Nation of Hawaiʻi, representing Native Hawaiian interests both locally and internationally, and has spent decades advocating for Indigenous rights and Hawaiian self-determination.In this episode we talk about his upbringing in Waikiki and Waimanalo, how he got into the sovereignty movement, his path towards becoming President of the Nation of Hawai’i, the occupation of Makapu’u, the future of Hawai’i, world peace, and so much more.Find Bumpy here:https://www.instagram.com/national_sovereignty/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

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  6. How a Barber in Hawaiʻi Became a Content Creator | Isaiah Kaikala Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 210)

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    How a Barber in Hawaiʻi Became a Content Creator | Isaiah Kaikala Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 210)

    Isaiah Kaikala is a content creator and barber originally from Washington, now living in Hawaiʻi. When he’s not cutting hair, you can find him on the golf course or online making content. He’s cutting hair, creating content, and now talking stories with us in the studio today.In this episode we talk about growing up away from Hawai’i, living with Hawaiian values in Washington, how he got into cutting hair, how he ended up in Hawai’i, his content creating journey, Mo Bettah Golf, Pokémon, and so much more.Find Isaiah here:https://www.instagram.com/kalakutz/ 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

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  7. Chasing Waves While Building Purpose | Pua DeSoto Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 209)

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    Chasing Waves While Building Purpose | Pua DeSoto Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 209)

    Pua DeSoto is a professional surfer and entrepreneur from the island of O’ahu. She is the youngest podcast guest we’ve ever had on and now she is back 2 years later as the CEO of Actions of Aloha. Check out episode 65 of the Hawaiiverse podcast to learn more about her life story.In this episode we talk about what she’s been up to since her first time on the podcast, life in college, going all in to surfing after graduation, Actions of Aloha, 2026 goals, and so much more. Enjoy 🤙🏽 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

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  8. This NBA Champion Is Representing Culture & Community | Patty Mills Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 208)

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    This NBA Champion Is Representing Culture & Community | Patty Mills Keeps It Aloha (Ep. 208)

    Patty Mills is an Indigenous Australian professional basketball player from Australia. He is a five-time Olympian, NBA Champion, and 16-year NBA veteran. Across his NBA career, Patty has played in over 900 games for seven teams, including a pivotal role in the San Antonio Spurs’ 2013–14 championship season. Internationally, he recently competed in the 2024 Paris Games, where he moved into fifth place on the all-time Olympic scoring list. From leading the Australian Boomers to their first Olympic medal, to serving as the nation’s first Indigenous Olympic flag bearer, this legend has built a legacy rooted in excellence, humility and service. He’s a recipient of both the NBA Cares Community Assist Award and the Joe Dumars Sportsmanship Award — honors that reflect the way he carries culture, values, and responsibility wherever he goes. Today, he brings that same mindset to Hawaiʻi as the General Manager of the University of Hawaiʻi Rainbow Warrior basketball program. In this episode we talk about growing up indigenous in Australia, how he got into basketball, the journey to the NBA, winning an NBA championship, why cultural identity is so important, how he ended up in Hawai’i, becoming the GM for UH, his future goals, and so much more. 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

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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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    Kamaka Dias
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