Culturised With Makani Tabura

Culturised With Makani Tabura

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Culturised With Makani Tabura episodes

  • Culturised: Purple Mai'a | The Technology of Culture

    Culturised Podcast, Building Tech While Protecting Culture, Purple Mai'a joins Makani

    FULL VIDEO | https://culturised.com/blogs/shows/purple-maia

    Olin Lagon struggled through school attending four public high schools on Oahu, dropping out at one point and then completing an alternative learning track. Since high school, Olin has been a serial social entrepreneur, innovator, and community organizer, currently focused on clean energy. He founded multiple companies, nonprofits, and an educational nonprofit. He invented and launched the first commercial crowdfunding service which scaled to channel $100 million to fund causes worldwide before being acquired. He holds multiple patents and his designs have been adopted by numerous Global 1000 companies and institutions like MIT. His inventions have been adopted by Global 1000 companies across five very different industries. He has spoken at conferences worldwide including a keynote speaker at Microsoftʻs Annual Developerʻs Conference. His community service includes the U.S. Navy, the Peace Corps, and numerous nonprofits. He’s a past Petra Fellow (Center for Community Change) and East West Center Fellow (general studies focused on software engineering and Asian industrialization). Summa Cum Laude UH Manoa graduate. Raised in public housing, Olin now lives in Kalihi Valley with his wife and two sons.





    30 min
  • Hawaiian History, Peace And Conflict Dr. Umi Perkins discussion with Host Makani

    Culturised Host Makani welcomes Dr. Umi Perkins a Hawaiian History Scholar

    Full Video Episode |  https://culturised.com/blogs/shows/umi-perkins

    A graduate of Lahainaluna and Harvard, ʻUmi Perkins received a PhD in Political Science from the University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa. He teaches Hawaiian history at the Kamehameha Schools and is a lecturer at the Matsunaga Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution at UH Mānoa. A former Fulbright scholar, his research focuses on Hawaiian land tenure. He has over 50 publications and has written for The Nation, Hawaiʻi Review, The Contemporary Pacific, and many other publications. He is a regular contributor to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs and co-wrote the screenplay for the feature film The Islands. #culturised #HawaiianMonarchy #HawaiianHistory

    33 min
  • Iolani Palace, A Historic Discussion with Paula Akana

     Paula Akana – Executive Director of Iolani Palace

    View the entire podcast on https://culturised.com/blogs/shows/paula-akana


    Paula Akana is much known for her 30 plus years as a broadcast journalist for KITV Island News. Paula is a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools, and the University of Hawaii at Manoa where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism. Paula has served with a number of local nonprofit organizations over the years, including the Board of Directors for YMCA Metro Honolulu and Ma‘o Farms and is a member of the Hawaiian Civic Club of Honolulu. She has also volunteered with the Polynesian Voyaging Society for many years, working on education initiatives, voyaging planning, and fundraising efforts.

    Culturised features different cultures within Hawaii, such as Samoan, Filipino, Korean, Japanese and Chinese that have contributed to what has today become known as “Island Culture.”


    35 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.