It's A Hawaii Thing

It's A Hawaii Thing

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It's A Hawaii Thing episodes

  • Hirie Preforms LIVE, Talks Diversity, her World Travels & Sings With Brook & Lanai

    Singer & songwriter @HIRIE spun her global citizenship into a lush and vibrant strain of reggae-pop in the middle part of the 2010s. Backed by a six-piece band, the Filipino-born, Italian-raised, Oahu-based musician enjoyed somewhat of a breakout with her positively focused 2016 release Wandering Soul, and later built on that success with 2019’s Dreamer.


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    43 min
  • Director & Actor Ron Yuan, 25 Years On & Behind The Screen | In-Depth with Lanai & Brook

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    Ron Yuan has been a force in front of and behind the camera – Hollywood’s secret weapon. Yuan is one of the most sought-after character actors with over two decades of experience from off-Broadway to FILM/TV and in addition, is an excellent martial artist. Most recently, Ron Yuan starred as Sergeant Qiang in Disney’s live-action adaptation of Mulan. He has had roles in Sons of Anarchy, Prison Break, Golden Boy, Siren, and CSI: NY, to name a few. He also lent his voice to many video game series, including Mortal Kombat 11 as the iconic Scorpion, Call of Duty: Black Ops II & III, Halo, Resident Evil, and many more.

    36 min
  • Comedian Joey Guila, Healing Through Laughter | Laugh is to Live

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    If laughter is medicine, comedian Joey Guila has your prescription. His biggest joy is to bring happiness to any event. He is a complete entertainer on stage and takes you through a journey of Old School and New School, his multicultural style of comedy hits home for all audiences. Before Comedy, he was a licensed cosmetologist working in Beverly Hills.


    Joey won the regional "Kings Of Comedy" competition. He had an hour special on Hulu and was on Warner Bros animation film Luis and the Aliens. Recently he was in the movie Lumpia With A Vengeance. He has also been on HBO, Showtime and you can now watch him on Netflix on Jokoy's In His Elements Special.

    As a cancer survivor, his biggest mission is to bring healing laughter through standup comedy. Joey says he is living his dream and now wants to be the first Eurasian on Cribs to have a chandelier in his mobile home. “To laugh is to Live, so Live Long and Keep Laughing,” – Joey Guila.

    39 min
  • Hawaii Beach Legend Brian Keaulana, Hawaiian Waterman & Stuntman Talks With Lanai & Brook

    Brian Keaulana was raised at Makaha Beach, where his father was a lifeguard. Keaulana earned the respect of watermen across the world for his powerful surfing style, and later for his ocean safety expertise and lifesaving techniques. He continues to thrive in the ocean as a master of tandem, canoe surfing, big-wave riding, and tow-in surfing and has over 500 awards in these fields. The former Hokule’a crewmember also is a professional stuntman and stunt coordinator.

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    42 min
  • Brook Lee & Lanai Tabura Welcome Singer Niko Del Rey, Beatboxer With The Filharmonic Capella Group

    Niko Del Rey is the beatboxer for the capella group, The Filharmonic. An LA-based group of Filipino-American youngsters who were featured in NBC’S hit musical competition, The Sing-Off. The 5-piece vocal group made the semi-finals, joined The Sing-Off national tour, and were featured in the Universal Pictures hit movie Pitch Perfect 2.


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    38 min
  • Meet Pashyn Santos, Superstar Hawaiian Comic Writer & Entertainer, Brook & Lanai Discuss All

    Full VIDEO must-see Interview: http://itsahawaiithing.com/pashyn

    Social Media sensation and creative genius #PashynSantos gets this hilarious Hawaii podcast rolling with a stroll down "myspace" memory lane. Brook & Lanai get to the bottom of how she got started creating content and her transition into writing and editing comedy skits with known Hawaii Brands like Zippys (with Lanai!). #ItsAHawaiiThing #PashynSantos #BrookLee #LanaiTabura

    44 min
  • Live Hawaiian Music with Justin Kawika Young, Brook Lee & Lanai Tabura

    4K Live Video: https://itsahawaiithing.com/blogs/podcast/kawika-young-music


    It’s A Hawaii Thing Podcast welcomes back Kama’aina boy Justin Kawika Young, a gifted singer/songwriter from the Windward side who at a young age achieved great success in the Hawaiian music scene.  He swept the Hawaiian Music Awards in the late 90’s winning Best Performance By A Rhythm & Blues Artist, New Artist of the Year, and Honorable Recognition for his version of the classic song “Crazy Love.” Justin made his directorial debut with the documentary, My Hero’s Shadow: From Hitman to Hero, based on the untold story of Shane Stant – the infamous hitman that “clubbed” Nancy Kerrigan. Told from the perspective of his much younger sister Maile, (who was two at the two of the incident) it is a personal story of childhood trauma, the cycle of child abuse, and where it leads.

    42 min

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Co-hosts Lanai Tabura & Brook Lee interview Hawaii celebrities, artists, community leaders, and more on this fun, a new weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.