In the studio this week is Roman from Kolohe Kai. We get to talk a lot of music, especially about how to be a successful musician in today's world. Much has changed in the last 20 years and Roman is one of the best at putting together both the music, and the business side of things. We talk about writing music, video production, his musical heros `Ekolu, how artists make money and his new single Catching Lightning.

Paula Fuga in on Zoom with us this week to talk about her upcoming album. It is currently in the works with some singles to be released this year. We go on to discuss her younger days and rough upbringing, musical influences, American Idol, Mike Love, and Mana Maoli. We end with some really fun listener questions. Good job with those!

In this special episode we have on Dr. Dr. Darragh O'Carroll who is a ER doctor at Kuakini Medical Center. We wanted to hear first hand how Covid-19 is affecting the Emergency rooms here in Honolulu. We discuss Hydroxychloroquine, Dexamethizone, Cytokines, masks, the transmisability of the virus, testing, going back to school, and tourists. It's an informative podcast and Dr. O'Carroll was really open to answering our questions.

Today was supposed to be the three amigos, but we were lucky enough to secure Sugar Rush winners Cori Nakamoto and Chef Nixon. Cori is the owner of Cori's Cake Dreams and Nixon Mad Cakez. Both are located here in Honolulu. In this pod they talk about their experience on the show and how they became professional bakers. The boys also have some time to themselves and discuss Star Wars, Diabetes, the future of Hisessions, and bidets.

You can find Cori @coriscakedreams on Instagram

You can find Nixon @madcakez on Instagram

This week we are joined by local personality, Bill V. Most people don't know that Billy is a Star Trek fanatic. He and Devon spent the first thirty minutes of this podcast talking about Star Trek while Kyle and Jon tried to keep up. The boys then talk about local music, media and Bill's role in Devon's career.

You can find Billy at https://www.facebook.com/broadcastbillyv

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In this special episode we have on Dr. Jill Omori who is the city spokesperson for Covid-19. Dr. Omori shares with us information on contact tracing, reporting of infections, how the virus transfers, and masks. We then go in to listener questions, testing, Vitamin D, and schools. The podcast ends with a discussion about Dr. Omori's personal project with Hawaii Homeless.

You can get more information about the Hawaii Home Project at: https://www.facebook.com/hawaiihomeproject/

This week we are joined by Darin Yap who is the lead trainer at Tactical Strength in Honolulu, Hawaii. We talk about his journey as a personal trainer, and how he went from starting as a personal trainer, to becoming the "go to" for high level athletes. They also go into what the average person can do to be more efficient at the gym. Lastly, they touch on Max Halloway and what makes someone like him so successful.

Kelly Boy Delima is of course the lead singer/`ukulele player for the Legendary group Kapena. Beyond being a talented musician, Kelly is a master story teller and takes us back to the early days of his youth. We hear stories about music, life, and growing up in Honolulu. It was a great time had by all and we're so happy he was able to stop by.

You can follow Kelly on Twitter and Instagram @kelly_boy_delima

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Paul Ogata started his comedic career here in Honolulu, and made the transition to touring the world! We were fortunate enough to have Paul sit with us to discuss comedy vs. music, cancel culture, computer programming, Covid-19, and Rick Rubin vs. Mutt Lang. It was a fun discussion and we're glad that he was able to spend some time with us.

Check out Paul on Celebrity Family Feud September 27th (on ABC)!!

You can follow Paul on Twitter and Instagram @paulogata

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Kelly Hu dropped by the show last week to discuss being a part of pop culture, playing Lady Deathstrike, being a minority in Hollywood, doing voice over work, the Vagina Monologues, and visiting Hawaii. We also took some listener questions. Kelly has been an actress since she was 18 years old and has so many awesome credits to her name. She's such a down-to-earth local girl and we were all so excited to talk to her!