We did not expect this interview to be so much fun! 😂 Lauren is the owner of Hawaii Flora + Fauna in Makawao. She shared about building her bespoke lei business, how she forages for lei ingredients, and the burnout and fears that come with owning a business. And just when you think the interview is over we start talking about the "fauna lei" 😲🤯

🌷 Follow Lauren's shop at https://www.instagram.com/hawaiiflorafauna/

Here in Hawaiʻi is now on TV – catch it Sundays at 5pm on KHON2! If you forgot to set your DVR (or if you're not in Hawaiʻi) you can find the TV episodes on our website, https://hereinhawaiitv.com/category/tv-show/

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Julia is the founder and director of Reach for the Stars, the first and only student-led dance program for special needs students in Hawaiʻi. She shares what she saw lacking in opportunities for students with special needs like her sister Lilia, and how Reach for the Stars is addressing those needs.

🌟 Learn more about Reach for the Stars at https://www.reachforthestarshi.org/

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Dr. Theresa Wee is a pediatric obesity health and wellness expert who has been practicing in Waipahu for over 40 years. She shares about deciding to become a doctor at 8 years old even though she didn't know of any women doctors, her struggles with adversity including the grief of losing her husband, and her program – Walk with a Doc Oahu.

🚶🏻‍♀️ Feeling up for a walk? Check out https://walkwithadoc.org/join-a-walk/locations/waipahu-hawaii/

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Find episodes on our youtube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@HereinHawaiiTV 

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Lopaka Kapanui, the master storyteller behind Mysteries of Hawaiʻi, shares about his family history and how he was able to process and heal so that he could become the loving and devoted family man he his today.

🌺 Lopaka's company, Mysteries of Hawaiʻi, was voted the #1 Ghost Tour in the Nation last year! Follow them and book a tour https://www.mysteries-of-hawaii.com/

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Dayton Asato, 3rd generation owner of KC Drive Inn, shares his family's story in running one of the iconic restaurants on Oahu since 1934. In addition to the stuff that made it into the episode, we also talked about cleaning grease traps, making waffle dog batter and extra thick ono ono shakes by hand, and all the places KC Waffle Dogs have gone around the world.

Here in Hawaiʻi is now on TV – catch it Sundays at 5pm on KHON2! If you forgot to set your DVR (or if you're not in Hawaiʻi) you can find the TV episodes here on this channel.

🌺 KC Waffle Dogs are available for parties and fundraisers! Follow them to see where they're popping up next! https://www.instagram.com/kcwaffledog/

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners 

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Find episodes on our youtube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@HereinHawaiiTV 

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

In Episode 3, we spent the day at Thompson Ranch on Maui with 2nd generation rancher, Jerry Thompson. Jerry took us all over his land, sharing about caring for their animals, their work to restore native trees, his family history (his dad put up the first telegraph poles on Maui 🤯) and issues they deal with like wild deer.

We didn't intend for the tour portion of our visit with Jerry to be the podcast for this episode, but it was so cool we had to share it. Please excuse the camera-work, we were riding around rocky terrain and my wife was flipping the camera between Jerry and me, the animals and the amazing view.

It was a truly fascinating, even life-changing day for us. If you're planning a trip to Maui, we encourage you to book a tour at Thompson Ranch – http://www.thompsonranchmaui.com/

Catch new episodes of Here in Hawaiʻi Sundays at 5pm on KHON2! If you forgot to set your DVR (or if you're not in Hawaiʻi) you can find the TV episodes on our youtube channel – https://www.youtube.com/@HereinHawaiiTV

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Here in Hawaiʻi is now on TV – catch it Sundays at 5pm on KHON2! If you forgot to set your DVR (or if you're not in Hawaiʻi) you can find the TV episodes on our website – https://hereinhawaiitv.com/

Homegrown superstar Kelly Hu was our main guest for Episode 2. We had an amazing conversation and could only fit a tiny bit of it in the edit for TV, so we hope you enjoy hearing the extended cut here.

We mentioned how we talked about getting bullied before, you can find that conversation in my other podcast "Hanging Out with Nolan Hong" – https://youtu.be/VLY53A_K2KU?si=-WaJcW1IHo1oGdr8

✨ https://www.instagram.com/kellyhu/

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Here in Hawaiʻi is now on TV – catch it Sundays at 5pm on KHON2! If you forgot to set your DVR (or if you're not in Hawaiʻi) you can find the TV episodes on our website, https://hereinhawaiitv.com/category/tv-show/

Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award Winner Chardonnay was our main guest for Episode 1. We had an amazing conversation and could only fit a tiny bit of it in the edit for TV, so we hope you enjoy hearing the extended cut here.

🌺 Connect with Chardonnay 

✨ https://www.instagram.com/chardonnay.music

🌺 Please join us in supporting our partners

🫶🏼 https://www.instagram.com/hawaiistatefcu

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/citymill

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/alohacarehawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/eliteparkinghawaii

🫰🏼 https://www.instagram.com/uhahealth

👕 https://www.instagram.com/hilifer

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Miki is the founder and CEO of Education Incubator. She began her career in biosystems engineering, then moved into education where she spent 20 years in teaching, administration and curriculum development. She reflects on the positive changes she's seen in the classroom, and shares lessons from growing up in a tight-knit community on Maui, the importance of creating safe spaces, and how the Foundations of Aloha program allows her to continue to share the teachings of Uncle Pono Shim.

Learn more about Education Incubator and Foundations of Aloha: https://eduincubator.org/

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii

Melanie is a media producer, a James Beard award-winner for Best National Cooking Series, and winner of an Emmy Award for best historical, cultural, religious documentary. She shares stories from her career in media production, starting on the mainland working on music videos, coming home and working at PBS, and what she's up to now.

Follow Melanie's current project Small Batch: http://smbatch.co/

Come join us in our facebook group, Here in Hawaiʻi! https://www.facebook.com/groups/hereinhawaii