Culturised With Makani Tabura

Culturised With Makani Tabura

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  • The Culture of Comedy - James Mane

    James Mane is a larger than life Samoan stand up comedian, actor, and podcast host from Hawaii. He is the first Samoan to do stand-up comedy on American television via FNX’s First Nations Comedy Experience which highlighted many Native American comedians and other indigenous people and can be seen on Amazon Prime.

    Mane is a co-star of an Adult Swim TV hit called, ‘Decker’ where he played Lanoi Arnold who was dubbed the unofficial king of Hawaii. Which can be seen on Amazon Prime and YouTube.

    Mane has performed stand up comedy throughout the country most notably in Las Vegas’ hottest Friday night comedy show the ‘Dirty at 12:30’ in the South Point Hotel Casino, The World Famous Comedy Store, the Maui Comedy Festival, and the L.A. Comedy Club.

    Mane has worked with comedians such as Dave Chappelle, Bert Kreischer, Doug Stanhope, Wanda Sykes, Ronny Chieng, Graham Elwood, Louie Anderson, Eddie Ifft, Amy Schumer, Brian Posehn, The Impractical Jokers, and many others.


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    37 min
  • The importance of the culture and the music of the culture with Aaron J. Salā

    Aaron J. Salā is President and CEO of Gravitas Pasifika, a boutique firm intent on harnessing the power of creative storytelling to advance Native Hawaiian, local Hawaiʻi, and Pasifika worldview and talent through the exploration and integration of, and experimentation with, creativity in production. He is a contemporary and traditional Hawaiian music singer and pianist most well known for his Hawaiian swing style, his 2005 award winning album, and for receiving the Most Promising Artist Na Hoku Hanohano Award in 2006.   

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    38 min
  • Culture of Kanaka Solutions - Kimo Leong

    My name is Kimo Leong, owner of Kanaka Solutions we Spread Aloha n Malama. Da Po’oof NA KANE KOA O MAKUA a LaHui who has Malama Aina our AHUPUA’A Kaniana cave to Ke’awa’ula. WILD WEST was starting to be jus dat ENTITLED people outside our 96792 community started feeling like they could come Camp ,throw parties n make bonfires. We noticed they jus had no respect for da Aina n da area they was in. Da KAPUNA put a lot of work in to protect what we see today and dat is $$$$ has not touch dis part of da coast line n da beauty of MAKUA. Today our local fishermen fish n local OHANAS come n enjoy our AHUPUA’A.Da LaHui we patrol EVERYNIGHT no camping or bonfires Only ACTIVE FISHING.Some do not agree with what we do but it’s our Kuleana to MALAMA.I just a Hawaiian sharing our culture n spreading dat Aloha to Da World rather its working in da film industry or surfing world Da best way to teach is hands on from a Hawaiian not a HAOLE or a outside one kanaka with KOKO.  

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    32 min
  • Culture with Native Hawaiian Health, Wellness and Healing , Kuulei Birnie

    Papa Ola Lōkahi, the Hawaiian Health Board established in 1988, is charged with raising the health status of Native Hawaiians to the highest possible level, which it achieves through partnership, programs and public policy. Learn more at papaolalokahi.org  

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    #hawaiian #native #wellness #healing

    31 min
  • Culture of Wahine and ʻAha Wahine, Mehanaokalā Hind

    Mehanaokala Hind is a Kumu Hula and cultural practitioner skilled in hula, oli, and ceremony. She descends from the hula lineage of Kumu Hula Leinaʻala Kalama Heine and earned the rank of Kumu Hula in 2009 when she completed the ‘ūniki rites set forth by her Kumu.  She has been trained in mele oli from some of Hawaiʻiʻs master chanters.  Mehana brings a breadth and depth of relationships with Native Hawaiian communities, leaders, schools and organizations that is hard to match.  She has committed her life to teaching the lāhui to chant and hula the wisdom of their ancestors. Mehana was also instrumental in the starting of the  ʻAha Wahine and Lāhui Kanaka movements.  

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    #hula #kumu #wahine #native #hawaiian

    34 min
  • Culture of Mental health, Kekupu Nourrie

    Edmund Kekupua’enohopono’ike’ohia Nourrie Jr. is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Cultural Educator. He graduated from Chaminade University in 2018 with his Masters in Counseling Psychology, and has been working in a clinical setting for over four years at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) as a member of the Behavioral Health Department, as well as a Clinical Therapist with Imua Health Group. Kupu also serves the community as a Cultural Educator for Malama Recovery Services and Malama Ku Ola, both of which are located on WCCHC campus. His clinical focus lies in grief and existential therapy, and his cultural focus is in plant medicine (la’au lapa’au). Additional professional interests include existential philosophy, music/art therapy, dream analysis, oli, ho’oponopono, and pain management. Kupu is a veteran of the United States Air Force, and was honorably discharged as a result of a debilitating injury sustained overseas during the Occupation of Iraq in 2006. In his personal time, he is a musician, plant enthusiast, and amateur craftsman.  

    National Suicide Prevention Hotline- 800.273.8255  

    Hawaii Crisis Line - 808.832.3100 or text ALOHA to 741 741  

    Resources for deaf, hard of hearing, & blind- https://www.csc-hawaii.org/ 

    Junior Nourrie 

    MSCP, Cultural Educator 

    Malama Recovery Services | Malama Ku Ola | Ha Ola Village 

    Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center 

    697-3722|697-3225|697-3720 

    [email protected]  | wcchc.com  

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    #mentalhealth #clinical #therapy

    35 min
  • Hawaiian Cultural Practitioners with Ohana Kupono Consulting, Mana & Kalehua Caceres

    Kalehua Kamohaliʻi Caceres is an ʻŌiwi from Māʻili, Waiʻanae, Oʻahu. She is the eldest daughter of Gregory Kamohaliʻi Jr. and Edwena Kanani Awong, granddaughter of Gregory Kaʻilihou Kamohaliʻi Jr. of Kahoma, Ritchie Grace Pūʻiakeonaonaokaleimokihana Parker of Honolulu, Edward Kalani Awong Sr. and May Kuʻulei Aldeguer of Māʻili. She is a graduate of Kamehameha Schoolsʻ Class of 1996 and the University of Hawaiʻi West Oʻahu with a BA in Humanities with a concentration in Hawaiian-Pacific Studies. Kalehua was a Hawaiian language immersion teacher and preschool director for 13 years in Waiʻanae and is currently a program director for a Hawaiian-serving family-child interaction learning preschool program with 12 sites across three islands.


    Mana Kaleilani Caceres is an ʻŌiwi born in Orange County, California and raised in Tacoma Washington. He is the eldest son of Doiron Caceres Jr. of Lāʻie and Susan Huihui of Kahuku, grandson of Doiron Caceres Sr. of Kaʻū, Patricia Kaneta of Kalihi, Moke Huihui of Pauoa and Thelma Moniz of Kakaʻako.  Mana graduated from Clover Park High School in 1995 and earned his Bachelor’s of Arts in Communications from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in 2000. He is the Principal Consultant of their family-owned business, ʻOhana Kūpono Consulting.

    They have raised their four children, Makoa, Kamaehu, Hiehie and Kamana in Honouliuli.  As an ʻohana, they practice mālama iwi kūpuna to restore the ancestral foundation of their family.  Ma luna o ke aloha 'ohana, ola nā iwi.


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    #waianae #hawaiian #culture

    37 min
  • Culture & Music - Hawaiian Falsetto Music Star, Kamakakehau Fernandez

    If anyone could be described as having “Hawaiian heart and soul,” it is indeed Kamakakehau Fernandez. Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, a 6 week old African American infant was adopted and brought to the shores of Maui, Hawaiʻi by Robyn Nae’ole, It is here that his new family and home shaped “Kamakakēhau” (Kamaka) into one of Hawaiʻi’s refreshing  talents.   Kamaka’s education played a huge part in his love and appreciation for the Hawaiian culture and music. He is a graduate of the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program Also an educator amongst many teaching Hawaiian language,’Ukulele and many other skills to do with Hawai’i’s culture all in effort, to keep Hawai’i’s language alive and thriving. He is proud to be a fluent speaker of the Hawaiian language in which Kamaka has also done voice over work for the Hawaiian language version for one of Disney’s  featured films “Moana”. To also include his many award winning accolades.   Social media: IG kkf_musicn_more Facebook can follow me : Kamakakēhau Fernandez  Twitter @kanilele LinkedIn: Kamakakēhau Fernandez  

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    #Falsetto #muscian #hawaiianmusic

    41 min

About Culturised With Makani Tabura

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Hosted by Makani, the focus of Culurised is to introduce the Hawaii not many visitors and often times’ Local residents don’t know, hear about or experience. We feature guests that are “cultured” in certain aspects of Hawaiian culture. Sharing their knowledge and Mana’o on what makes our Native Hawaiian culture. The history, language, arts, education, and people. Guests will be Community leaders, artists, Kumu Hula, Kahu and everyday Hawaiian people.