128 episodes

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.

Keep it Aloha Kamaka Dias

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 210 Ratings

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.

    #124 | Eli-Mac | American Idol, finding her sound and never giving up

    #124 | Eli-Mac | American Idol, finding her sound and never giving up

    Camile Velasco A.K.A. Eli-Mac is a proud Filipino musician from the island of Maui. She is a singer-songwriter who launched her career at the age of 18 when she landed a spot on American Idol as a top 10 finalist on season 3. From there she went on to record a version of Bob Marley’s Guava Jelly produced by his son Stephen Marley, at Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica. The track earned her the Hawai'i music awards single of the year. Since then, this Roots girl has been touring relentlessly across the US and beyond and have shared the stage with iconic artists like Gwen Stefani, Sublime, Lauryn Hill, Shaggy, Stephen Marley, Iration, SOJA, Collie Buddz, J Boog and Common Kings, just to name a few. In this episode we talk about her journey on American Idol, her long road to success, never giving up, how she found her sound, cannabis, music, and so much more. Enjoy!



    Find Eli-Mac here: https://www.instagram.com/eli_mac/



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    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepitAlohaPod/

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    • 2 hr 6 min
    #123 | Roman De Peralta | Kolohe Kai, mental health, and finding his Dream Girl

    #123 | Roman De Peralta | Kolohe Kai, mental health, and finding his Dream Girl

    Roman De Peralta is a musician from the island of O’ahu. He is a singer, songwriter, and frontman of the ultra popular group Kolohe Kai which is a local Hawaiian reggae band. In 2009 they broke out on the music scene with an array of original songs like “Ehu Girl”, “Cool Down”, and “First True Love” which today have over 100 millions streams. Their popularity has been undeniable as they have been one of Hawaii’s #1 most streamed reggae artist of the past decade with over 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify. In this episode we talk about his musical inspiration, the start of Kolohe Kai, his mission abroad, mental health, how he met his wife, future goals, and so much more. Enjoy!

    Find Roman here: https://www.instagram.com/kolohekaimusic/



    Check out his new single here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j48Zh0JlESo



    Buy our merch on: https://keepitaloha.com/



    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepitAlohaPod/

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod

    • 1 hr 54 min
    #122 | Evan Nagao | World Yo-Yo champ, starting a music career, and spirituality

    #122 | Evan Nagao | World Yo-Yo champ, starting a music career, and spirituality

    Evan Nagao is a yo-yo prodigy turned musician from the island of O’ahu. He is the 2018 world yo-yo champion and 5 time national yo-yo champion. At the age of 3 he was already proficient in 2A yo-yoing and was invited to various tv shows like Jay Leno and Ellen Degeneres. After a few yoy-o hiatuses he decided to pursue a music career under the artist name Evan from Heaven. He debuted his single “Waves” in June 2019 and used his second single “The Last Stand” as the music for his routine for the 2019 world yoyo contest. In June 2020 he released his third single “Me Entiendes” and in November 2020 he released his debut album titled LOVE which included 10 songs. In this episode we talk about starting yo-yo at an early age, discovering his purpose in life, winning the world yo-yo championship, spirituality, pursuing a new career in music and so much more. Enjoy!



    Find Evan here: https://www.instagram.com/evannagao/



    Buy our merch on: https://keepitaloha.com/



    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepitAlohaPod/

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod

    • 2 hr 11 min
    #121 | Kamohai & Tristyn Kalama | Real estate, Renovation Aloha, and life

    #121 | Kamohai & Tristyn Kalama | Real estate, Renovation Aloha, and life

    Kamohai and Tristyn Kalama are two house experts from the island of O’ahu. Tristyn is a design expert who is also a licensed mental health counselor by trade and was the CEO of the nonprofit Kokua Support Services, where she continues to serve on its board of directors. She hosts HGTV’s new show, Renovation Aloha with her husband Kamohai. Kamohai is a full-time real estate developer and part time landscape photographer. In their show, he identifies and acquires rundown properties with potential on the island of O’ahu and Tristyn oversees the home renovations and designs. Together they search for the perfect families to move into their new home. They also have a podcast called Deals and Aloha and a YouTube channel where they highlight other investors and business owners, and educate others on how to invest in real estate. In this episode we talk about being the trailblazers in their families, getting into real estate while being in debt, their new show on HGTV, their love story, creating generational wealth, and so much more. Enjoy!

    Find Kamohai & Tristyn here: https://www.instagram.com/kamohaiandtristyn/



    Buy our merch on: https://keepitaloha.com/



    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepitAlohaPod/

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod

    • 2 hr 14 min
    #120 | Da Boyz 2 | Team Avatar

    #120 | Da Boyz 2 | Team Avatar

    Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, these four braddahs lived apart on different islands. Then, everything changed when they came to O'ahu! Only the Keep it Aloha podcast, master of aloha, could bring them together...2 years passed and Kamaka and Jordan discovered the rest of team Avatar, an airbender named Sam Potter and an earthbender named Nainoa Langer. And although their accolades are great, they have a lot to learn before they are ready to inspire anyone. But we believe their aloha can save the world. Team avatar joins the Keep it Aloha podcast catch up and talk about the projects everyone has been working on in their lives, the Avatar the Last Airbender TV show, Sam and Nainoa’s new film and side projects, play Avatar trivia, Moke Gabs, and so much more. Enjoy!

    Find Sam here: https://www.instagram.com/captainpotter/

    Find Nai here: https://www.instagram.com/nainoalanger/

    Find Kamaka here: https://www.instagram.com/kamakadias8/

    • 2 hr 8 min
    #119 | Megan Godinez | Her surfing hiatus, coaching and being a professional aunty

    #119 | Megan Godinez | Her surfing hiatus, coaching and being a professional aunty

    Megan Godinez is a waterwoman from the island of O’ahu. She is a professional longboard surfer, fisherwoman, boxer, coach and so much more. She is a Ford ambassador and is one of the most multi-faceted people you’ll ever meet. She is an OG slippah slappah and your favorite professional aunty. In this episode we talk about trying out everything as a kid, choosing to pursue surfing, her surf hiatus while working retail, coaching, Hawai’i life, and so much more. Enjoy!

    Find Megan here: https://www.instagram.com/aunty_megzzz/



    Buy our merch on: https://keepitaloha.com/



    Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/kamakadias

    Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KeepitAlohaPod/

    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keepitalohapod/

    Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@keepitalohapod

    • 2 hr 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
210 Ratings

210 Ratings

Djbrennan ,

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.

BrnNRaise808 ,

Mahalo plenty from Seattle!!

So good to hear the locals talking stories n laughing!! Can’t wait to see who your next guest going be! Stay Pono🤙🏽

mmiyashima ,

Mahalo!

Absolutely love this podcast & the awesome guests!

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