Hanging Out with Nolan Hong

Pua is a creative entrepreneur who became one of the OGs of the Hawaii podcast game when she co-created the “Best Life Ever” podcast back in 2015. She went from business coach to business owner when she opened Pualena Digital Design last year. We talk about life lessons and how the many twists and turns in her life helped make her the person she is today.

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Life guidance expert Alice Inoue joins us for a record-setting 3rd time! We talk about the year that was 2020 and how life is all about balance. She shares some mindsets to improve your life and how to navigate 2021. She also explains astrology, dispelling misconceptions and how it all works.

Info on her 2021 online event on 1/18/21

Solomon is a Native Hawaiian artist, illustrator and visionary. He shares his experiences, learnings and inspirations that shape his philosophies on how we can heal our islands, our nation and our world. Plus, you’ve heard of the “golden rule”. Well Solomon shares the “platinum rule” and it’s

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It’s been a rough 5 months. We talk about why it’s been so hard for Nolan to get back to recording. We didn’t remember if we talked about losing Chad on the podcast so apologies if this is repetitive… We also talk about positive stuff with the kids and step-dad life, and the turning point that happened earlier in the pandemic.

Elizabeth is a body positive surfer who is using her social media to expand the image of the surfer girl to include women of all shapes and sizes. We talk about how she survived being lost at sea in the Gulf of Mexico as a teen, how she overcame her fear of the ocean thru surfing, and how Hawaii called her “home” from the mainland.

Queena is a messaging mentor, coach, entrepreneur and podcaster. We talk about building a business, fear of failure, dealing with childhood trauma in our relationships, her 14 years in Rhode Island and her business ventures. (This was recorded in March 2020, follow Queena on instagram and facebook to see what she’s up to now that COVID has changed everything!)

• Queena on Instagram
• Mom is Talking on Instagram
• Queena on Facebook

Pono is our neighbor, and he joined us back in March to pay tribute to Gloria Takaoka, the most wonderful lady who took care of our whole neighborhood. Aunty Gloria was one-of-a-kind, and Pono’s friendship with her should be the premise for a sitcom. From newspaper clippings taped to his door, to pinwheels from Daiso, a floor-to-ceiling cat collage, and Bubbles the pig, we loved all of it and we know you will too

Aleeka is a development manager with the American Cancer Society. She shares how she ended up in Hawaii, how she deals with fears, writing a book with her husband, her experience with race issues, fake news, having difficult conversations, Black Lives Matter, health equity & racial equity.

• The Vog by Aleeka & William Morgan
• Solitaire fundraiser game
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Holy smokes 2020. It’s just us today with an update as to how we’re doing 5 months into quarantine, anxiety being around people, and what it’s like to go to a funeral during the pandemic.

Jeff is Executive Director of Habilitat. He shares about growing up in Texas when busing started, his experience with addiction and treatment programs, approaching substance use as a symptom instead of the problem, and his take on the war on drugs.

• Stronger Together Habilitat episode
• Habilitat website

For this Stronger Together segment, Joan Naguwa, Executive Director of HUGS, talks with Nolan about their mission, how they serve Hawaii’s families as they care for a seriously ill child, and how things have changed for them since the coronavirus.

• HUGS website