Hawaii's Maleko and Flash Show

Native Hawaiian and Grammy-nominated, Henry Kapono, is a multiple award-winning vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, and composer. Equally known for his community support and philanthropic endeavors, Kapono recently launched "The Henry Kapono Foundation" in 2018 with a mission to "support the community through music and the arts and by giving with Aloha." He was also on the podcast last year.  

Barry Flanagan is an American Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Record Producer and founder/co-founder of the acclaimed Hawaii-based musical duo "HAPA". 

Flanagan is known for his Songwriting, Record Producing, Guitar skills and vocal performances.

In 1980, Flanagan moved to Hawai'i to dedicate a year of research and study of of two indigenous Hawaiian Arts: Kiho 'Alu, or "Slack Key Guitar" and "Haku Mele", Hawaiian Poetic Song Composing. It was after hearing the music of American Musician and Film Score Composer Ry Cooder's work with iconic Hawaiian Slack Key Master Gabby Pahinui that inspired Flanagan's sojourn to Hawai’i to explore these two Native Art forms.

Flanagan immersed himself in Hawaiian Culture and Art, seeking out Native Speakers, Teachers and Composers of Hawaiian Songs, passionately studying indigenous Art forms with Hawai'i as the backdrop.

Living Room Live — #AlohaTogether is hosted by KITV4‘s “Good Morning Hawaii” anchor Maleko McDonnell, and iHeartMedia’s Flash host of Star 101.9‘s “Flash Drive”.

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Episode 4 premieres, Sat, May 9th at 4 PM on KITV / Radio rebroadcast at 9 PM on Island 98.5, KSSK

Featuring performances from:

B.E.T, Jonah Jaxon, Kelandy Music, Lehua Kalima, Makana Music, Johnny Helm, DeShannon Higa. Special appearances by Mayor Derek Kawakami, Big Koa, Eli Olson, Julie Chu Miss Hawaii USA 2018, Martha Smith from Hawaii Pacific Health, and many more

Our fundraiser is huge success thanks to YOU. We’ve raised $30, 000 for Mission First Responders! Proceeds are 100% donated to fund personal protective equipment for health-care professionals across Oahu.

Today's episode features two sides of Hawaii's broad musical spectrum. We start off with radio hit Party on the WKND sensation Kelandy, who talks about meeting Josh Tatofi outside the Republik after Tatofi was denied entry (Maleko can relate). Kelandy also talks about making and creating music in a coronavirus world.

Then, we change things up a bit with guitar virtuoso/activist Makana. He's been nominated for a grammy, performed with some of the music industry's biggest artists, and never once signed a record or management deal. This independent artist has been gigging since he was 14 and still manages to reinvent himself every few years, sometimes months.  We ask about his performance at the White House and protesting in the new world. 

Both artists perform on Episode 4 of Living Room Live -- #AlohaTogether which premieres Saturday, May 9th at 4 PMon KITV4. Watch the live stream here on our YouTube channel. Subscribe for alerts and updates.

Living Room Live — #AlohaTogether is a COVID-19 relief benefit concert for Hawaii. Entertainers will come together for a multi-platform broadcast concert series across KITV and iHeart Radio. Proceeds will go toward funding protective equipment for health-care professionals.

Living Room Live — #AlohaTogether is hosted by KITV4‘s “Good Morning Hawaii” anchor Maleko McDonnell, and iHeartMedia’s Flash host of Star 101.9‘s “Flash Drive”

The broadcast will be carried simultaneously on-air on KITV4 & iHeartRadio Honolulu’s KSSK and Island 98.5, and live-streamed on social media at 4 PM Hawaii Time. Proceeds will go toward funding protective equipment for health-care professionals.

The premiere of Episode 3 will air on Saturday, May 2nd at 4 pm on KITV and will be available on Maleko and Flash Youtube channel if you miss out on the live stream. With appearances by Members of the Air Force, Christina Kim, Jasper Wong, Karen Keawehawaii, Kym Pine, and many more. Episode 2 was a huge success thanks to YOU, doubling our donations to almost $30k for Mission First Responders! Watch the episode & donate now!

Episode 3 will include special performances by ~ Alx Kawakami, Eli-Mac, Jenny Yim, Kamuela, Leilani Wolfgramm, Lion Fiyah

We're hitting both sides today with a special two guest episode. We start by getting a very important update from the front lines with Dr. Darragh O'Carroll who's op-ed in USA Today amplifies his frustration with what he calls the "denigration of science in the United States."  Whoa. Then we lighten the mood with a preview of the third episode of Living Room Live -- #AlohaTogether and Alx Kawakami. Alx has been enjoying extra family time with his toddler (back up drummer). He's also been working hard for Hawaii. He shares with us details on a program from the Henry Kapono Foundation to help the thousands of musicians in Hawaii who are currently out of work. He also talks about a unique mask-making program his ohana launched at 'Iolani, where for every mask sold, a hospital worker gets one too. It's a must-hear and must-see show, and frankly, it beats watching Tiger King for the third time. Living Room Live airs on ABC-KITV4 in Hawaii. Check your local listings for showtimes. Please subscribe to the podcast, and leave a comment on iTunes, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

The second concert in our fundraiser series for Mission First Responders features performances by Barry Flanagan, Taimane Gardner, Kimie Miner, Jasmin Nicole, Jesse Savio & Yoza.

The concert originally aired on ABC-KITV 4 on Thursday, April 23rd, at 8pm and was rebroadcast on KSSK Radio, Island 98.5 on Saturday, April 25th at 9 PM.

Hosted by Maleko & Flash. Living Room Live — #AlohaTogether continues to raise funds for Mission First Responders to buy and distribute personal protective equipment for first responders and healthcare professionals.

Featuring performances by:

Barry Flanagan, Taimane Gardner, Kimie Miner, Jasmin Nicole, Jesse Savio, Yoza. Also featuring many special guest appearances by local celebrities, leaders, and personalities. Hosted by Good Morning Hawaii’s Maleko McDonnell, and Star 101.9’s Flash.

As we approach the end of April, we talk with Lieutenant Governor Josh Green, M.D. about Hawaii's flattened curve and the light at the end of the pandemic. How do we prevent a worse second wave? What happens to tourism? Why have so many people not been able to get unemployment benefits? What does Hawaii's job market look like in 2021? Green has some great ideas and answers some tough questions in his usual blunt and sincere way in this issue of the Maleko & Flash Quarantine Podcast.

A benefit concert for COVID-19 relief in Hawaii. Entertainers come together for a multi platform broadcast event airing Saturday, April 18 and support of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in Hawaii.

Featuring unique in-home performances from Josh Tatofi, Mike Love, 4th & Orange, Tavana, and Ana Vee.

Proceeds will go towards finding protective equipment for healthcare professionals.

Hosted by Maleko, and Flash, and featuring some of Hawaii‘s favorite personalities, celebrities and musical guests.

This broadcast aired originally on KITV4 – ABC Honolulu, and iHeartMedia Honolulu’s KSSK-FM & Island 98.5.

Pro golfer Christina Kim keeps it real. She joins us fresh off the course for a conversation about almost everything from life before the ‘rona and what’s to come. Find out what’s really going on in professional golf, and what it takes to stay on top. We “absolutely“ have a ball in this episode of the Maleko and Flash podcast. Follow us at MalekoandFlash.com and be sure to rate us on iTunes. #MalekoAndFlashPodcast

Today we talk to an emergency room doctor about his first hand experience with COVID-19. He keeps track of how many times we (mostly Flash) touch our face, and we learn some new information about what coronavirus does to the human body.

Dr. O’Carroll is an emergency physician in Honolulu and a medical writer. His most recent article for vice predicted everything happening now a month ago. He graduated from Punahou, got his M.D. from the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii and his training in emergency medicine from one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, Los Angeles County Hospital.

He is the Medical Director for the All Hands and Heart Smart Response Disaster Organization. He volunteered with the disaster relief organization “Team Rubicon” to deliver disaster relief after Hurricane Dorian struck in 2019. He recently consulted on the Netflix docuseries “Pandemic: How to prevent an outbreak,” released in January 2020.