Hawaii's Maleko and Flash Show

Join Maleko & Flash as we get funky with Sweedish Jazz star Gunhild Carling (Postmodern Jukebox) and TikTok sensation Becky Mits. We're LIVE on location in Hawaii Kai, at Liko's Tap & Table.  Gunhild Carling is a Swedish jazz musician, singer, and songwriter. A multi-talented musician, Carling can play several different musical instruments, can sing, and dance. Besides her parents and herself, Gunhild Carling's siblings are all also accomplished musicians. Carling and her family perform worldwide as The Carling Big Band, with Gunhild headlining the group. In addition to playing jazz music at their shows, they perform acrobatic stunts and other talents. Carling also guest performs with orchestras and choirs around the world on her own.  Becky Mits is a TikTok sensation, with 922-thousand followers and over 22-million likes. Her rise to TikTok stardom happened almost overnight during COVID-19 lockdowns and quarantines. The social media superstar is also the co-host of the Sam and Ryan Show on iHeartMedia Honolulu's 93.9 The Beat. Becky's quick wit and fun banter make her an instant hit with Maleko & Flash, too, as she puts back a plate of Oysters and Sashimi during the conversation.  Liko's Tap & Table is an open-air restaurant in Hawaii Kai, on the island of Oahu. Liko's is one of just a handful of restaurants on Oahu located on the water. Overlooking Kokohead Crater and the Hawaii Kai Marina, Liko's is a calming respite just outside of the city. The menu features popular American flair from breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Once a week, the restaurant features local gourmet chefs who create one-of-a-kind premium menu's usually reserved for 5-star resorts. They serve us up a seafood tower and some quick bites to soak up the delicious cocktails served seaside.

We're broadcasting from world-famous Waikiki on the beach at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. We're sipping Mai Tais and learning a little history with Micah Suderman, Food and Beverage Director at the resort. Chef Will Chen joins us to talk about simplifying your holiday meals while giving us some super inside secrets to ordering Thai food. Maile Sengoura, of Maile's Thai Bistro fame, brings lunch and explains why Flash is weaker than Director Lauren Murata, who downs volcano fire hot sauce like it's water. All this, and a postcard view from the beach in this episode of Hawaii's Maleko and Flash show.

Hawaii's favorite local artist, Kim Taylor Reece, joins Maleko and Flash live on location at Kohana Agricole Rum distillery in Kunia, Hawaii. Working with Hula Kahiko for almost 40 years, KTR continues to preserve and share the ancient hula for generations worldwide. 

We get to sample a new limited edition batch of  Hawaiian Agricole Rum made from sugarcane. Every varietal of heirloom sugarcane has a story and flavor profile all its own. At Kō Hana Distillers, home of Kō Hana Hawaiian Agricole Rum, they try to honor and celebrate the Kō they nurture and grow.

We're taking the show on the road for Season 3 of the Maleko & Flash show with guest interviews from scenic locations around Hawaii and special musical performances from island musicians. This week we're broadcasting from Shore Fyre Grill with musical guests Henry Kapono and Kelandy.

Join us from sunny Waikiki as we sip Old Fashioned cocktails and Mojitos while hearing from Hawaii's legendary Henry Kapono. The famed musician talks about life in quarantine, helping fellow musicians, and his holiday concert stream, which will go LIVE in 5 timezones on December 11.

Then, Party on the Weekend songwriter Kelandy tells Maleko and Flash why parties are "reserved for the weekend" and what he plans to do when a vaccine is released, and the new Roaring Twenties arrive.

It all happens with some minor technical difficulties as we stream LIVE from the beautiful International Marketplace in Waikiki.

Maleko McDonnell and Flashee Flash are on the road interviewing Honolulu's next mayor, Rick Blangiardi.  Hawaii's Maleko and Flash are broadcasting from the Longboard Lounge and SWELL pool deck at the Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach. Season 3 of the Maleko & Flash podcast is socially distanced still delightfully socially-awkward.  Brooke mixes up two of the Alohilani Resort's most popular drinks, and Nick returns to tell our viewers how to get exclusive Kama'aina perks!  About our Guest: The only mayoral candidate born on the mainland, Rick Blangiardi for Mayor, went to UH and became a football coach, a role he held until 1977. Throughout the 1990s, Blangiardi held leadership positions at television stations throughout the mainland with stints in Seattle, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Los Angeles.   At the end of the decade, he was president of Telemundo Group, the Spanish language television network. In that role, he said he led the 2001 sale of Telemundo to NBC, “the largest acquisition of a foreign-language broadcaster in the United States by one of the major television networks,” according to The New York Times.   Since 2002 he has headed both KHON and KGMB. After the 2008 financial crash, Blangiardi led the consolidation of two stations, KGMB and KHNL, into Hawaii News Now.

Maleko & Flash revisit with Dr. Darragh O'Carroll, an E.R. doctor and Vice contributor about Coronavirus and the ongoing COVID-19 surge in confirmed positive cases in Hawaii. Much has been learned about the deadly disease since we last spoke, and Dr. O'Carroll gives us an update from the front lines of Hawaii's emergency rooms. On the eve of a second lockdown mandate and stay-at-home work-from-home order on Oahu, Dr. O'Carroll shares promising new treatments and scientific discoveries with our hosts. From treating patients with Remdesivir, convalescent plasma, and dexamethasone, there's a lot to cover. Subscribe to the Maleko and Flash Podcast on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, MalekoandFlash.com, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Restaurants and bars in Hawaii struggle to survive amid the ever-changing landscape provided by COVID-19 and the accompanying mayoral mandates. We talk with Joe Lorenzen, brewmaster and restaurateur about how his company is navigating the changes and planning to survive.

With so many people affected by the current pandemic, Hawaii Foodbank’s Annual Food Drive Day is going virtual this year! While things can’t happen in person, Hawaii Foodbank is offering three virtual opportunities to support your neighbors in need. If you and your family have room to give, please visit HawaiiFoodbank.org to see how to get involved on August 15th. Food Drive Day may be virtual this year, but your impact couldn’t be more real.