Culturised With Makani Tabura

Zachary Alakaʻi Lum of Haʻikū, Heʻeia, Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu, is a lifetime student, educator, and practitioner of mele Hawaiʻi. A graduate of Kamehameha Schools Kapālama and a current Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Zachary is the executive director of Kāhuli Leo Leʻa, a Hawaiʻi 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to catalyzing aloha ʻāina through mele and other cultural practices. He is the former director of choral music at the Kamehameha Schools Kapālama campus, where he promoted the value of mele in education and as a powerful tool for self-efficacy. As a cultural practitioner, he is a Grammy-nominated producer and member of the seventeen-time Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning group, Keauhou. In addition to Keauhou, he has produced albums––including Kūhaʻo Maunakea (2019), Lei Nāhonoapiʻilani: Nā Mele Hou (2020), Huliāmahi, Vol. 1 (2020), and Kāwili (2021)––as well as live and virtual events, such as Hawaiian Airlines May Day and Mele Huliāmahi. He belongs to Hālau Nā Kamalei o Līlīlehua, a hula school under the direction of Kumu Hula Robert Uluwehionāpuaikawēkiuokalani Cazimero. Zachary is driven by his passion to promote mele and aloha ʻāina as a fundamental tenet of all relationships—familial to lāhui.

Makani Tabura sits down with Vili and Linda Fehoko to talk Tongan Culture. You may recognize Vili from his days as “Vili the Warrior,” the mascot for the University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team.  He was a staple on the sidelines at the Aloha Stadium pumping up crowds during the UH games for over a decade. Nowadays, he’s still cheering players on – for Louisiana State, where his son plays football.

Watch. Listen. Educate. The focus of the “Culturised” Podcast is to learn, to share, to be versed and understand culture whether ethnic, native, or social. Every culture has a history and the goal of this show is to make sure those cultures continue to move forward and rise. Makani Tabura gets to know his guests and dives into all the things that make up Hawaii’s culture. For more videos like this, stay tuned! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and click the bell icon so you will always be alerted of new videos.

Makani Tabura sits down with Aumauinuuese Sioeli Puni to talk Samoan Culture. Puni is the founder of Samoa Sport Foundation, whose goal is to establish accessible sports medicine, education and health care through professional intervention in Hawaii and Samoa.

Watch. Listen. Educate. The focus of the “Culturised” Podcast is to learn, to share, to be versed and understand culture whether ethnic, native, or social. Every culture has a history and the goal of this show is to make sure those cultures continue to move forward and rise. Makani Tabura gets to know his guests and dives into all the things that make up Hawaii’s culture. For more videos like this, stay tuned! Be sure to subscribe to our channel and click the bell icon so you will always be alerted of new videos.

“Da Braddahs” local comedy is a celebration and culmination of our proud island culture. How? “Jus’ buckaloose!” Da Braddahs is Tony Silva & James Roache, an ‘ohana-favorite household name. With 24 years as local entertainers, they continue to bring our island community and ‘ohana together for a grand variety of events- baby luau, birthdays, graduations, corporate events, concerts, prison talks, school assemblies, PSAs, funerals… and so much more! Da Braddahs also partner with the Compass Foundation & Manoa Theatre sharing their talent with Hawaii’s youth via mentoring and education. Their donated time is always dedicated to at-risk youth. They are also excited to offer hands-on, interactive workshops such as acting, writing & storyboarding, cameras & lighting, hair & makeup, and editing & scoring music. At the end of the day, more money and fuller fame are, for them, fast-fading. Instead, their utmost hope is to uplift our next generation and our world with greater Aloha Spirit as well as deeper understanding and practice of the cultural traditions of our Hawaiian people.

Brian Keaulana is the son of legendary waterman “Buffalo” Keaulana and a wonderful woman many simply call “Aunty Momi.”

Keaulana was literally raised at Makaha Beach, where his father was a lifeguard. Keaulana earned the respect of watermen across the world for his powerful surfing style, and later for his ocean safety expertise and lifesaving techniques. He continues to thrive in the ocean as a master of tandem, canoe surfing, big-wave riding and tow-in surfing and has over 500 awards in these fields. The former Hokule’a crewmember also is a professional stuntman and stunt coordinator.

Brian innovated the use of the jet rescue crafts for high surf rescue, invented, and designed the rescue sled behind rescue crafts. He helped implement ocean risk management for the State, County and private sectors with the United States Army Safety Center in Hawaii and around the World.

“One of my biggest achievements is being a local lifeguard and saving thousands of people, and being able to teach that skill around the world,” says Keaulana. “Seeing the impact of the Jet Ski being used to save lives and knowing that I had my hand on that, that is something I’m really proud of.”

Raymond Noh is the President of Noh Foods, whose mission is to create delicious and authentic, simple-to-prepare Asian & Pacific-rim cuisine. Some favorites include Haupia, Japanese Teriyaki, Chinese Char Siu, Filipino Adobo & Kalua Pork.

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Keliʻiokalani Mākua follows the traditional way of kākau uhi.  He apprenticed under Hawaiian tattoo master, Suʻa Suluape Keone Nunes for nearly 3 decades who titled him, Keoneʻulakamakauhi as a Hawaiian tattooing priest in 2016.  He follows in the tradition of his 6th generation great-grandfather, Hūnōhūnōhōlani who his pā is named for. Through the years, he has contributed actively alongside Keone Nunes to bring the tradition of uhi back to the people of Hawaiʻi. Like many traditions in the Hawaiian culture, he and his work belong to the land and people of Hawaiʻi.

Eric Yamashita has been a personal trainer for over 30 years and owns his own training studio called E. Yamashita Personal Training. Prior to becoming a trainer, Eric was a national level bodybuilder with multiple title wins.

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Makani Tabura host Culturised. In this in depth look at the pageantry of drag queens and the society that thrives around the country.