It's A Hawaii Thing

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  • George Chung, CEO of Jungo TV with Top K-pop Channel Hallypop

    Lanai & Brook go K-Pop! Featuring George Chung – CEO of Jungo TV with Top K-pop Channel Hallypop.

    FULL 4K Video: https://itsahawaiithing.com/kpop/


    George is a former World Karate Champion pro athlete turned media executive. He started his career in martial arts, winning 5 world titles, was inducted to the Black Belt Hall of Fame, and spent 15 years at the SF 49ers as the first Martial Arts Coach to win a Super Bowl ring. George later moved to TV production specializing in multi-cultural media and has produced TV around the world with over 400 shows.

    Currently, George Chung is the CEO of Jungo TV, founded by himself and Dr. Oz. The company has launched 21 TV channels including HALLYPOP, the top K-pop channel in South East Asia, celebrating Asian Pop Culture, and is now available worldwide.

    34 min
  • Asian-American Jason Scott Lee On Acting, Keys To Balancing Life With Work, Growing Up In Hawaii

    Exclusive Video Interview:

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    Jason Scott Lee is an Asian-American Actor and Martial Artist who gained fame for his portrayal of Bruce Lee in the movie ‘Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story. He attended Pearl City High School before Fullerton College in California. Mowgli in ‘The Jungle Book’, ‘Rapa Nui’, ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny’, to name a few. He voiced the role of David Kawena in ‘Lilo and Stitch.’


    Currently, he stars as detective Kaleo in the popular TV series Hawaii Five-O.  Scott Lee starred in the live-action adaptation of ‘Mulan’ where he plays villain Bori Khan. Jason spends his time now taking care of his taro patch on the Big Island with his three children and plans to sail around the world with his wife, Diana.

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    39 min
  • Hawaii's Keiko Agena, From Fox's hit show Prodigal Son joins Brook Lee & Lanai Tabura

    Watch the full TV episode of It’s A Hawaii Thing here.


    Originally from Pearl City on Oahu, Keiko Agena talks with Brook & Lanai about her hit shows and working as an actress with some of the most well-known actors on Television. From the early days on Gilmore Girls to The First, then Better Call Saul, and now on the Fox hit show Prodigal Son where she plays Dr. Edrisa Tanaka.

    Watch the full TV episode of It’s A Hawaii Thing here.

    41 min
  • Kimee Balmilero, Dr. Noelani of Magnum PI & Hawaii 5-O, Comedy Success & Working On The Islands

    Brook Lee & Comedian Lanai Tabura talk with Hawaii Native Kimee Balmilero. She plays the role of Dr. Noelani, a medical examiner on Magnum P.I. & Hawaii Five-0 television series.


    FULL VIDEO 5K:
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    A Kaneohe native, Kimee is best known for her regular role as medical examiner Dr. Noelani Cunha on Hawai‘i Five-0 and Magnum P.I. Other credits include the original Broadway cast of Mamma Mia, the children’s TV series Hi-5 and a short stint on The Star of Honolulu as “The Bali Hai Girl.” Since moving back to Hawaii in 2012, she has founded a handful of creative companies including Improv Hawaii, The Hawaii Comedy Festival. In March 2020, Kimee opened a small black box studio in Kakaako called Tiny Stage Hawaii where they produce several live streams.

    36 min
  • Diva Zappa, Actress & Fashion Designer Tells All, It's A Hawaii Thing TV

    Laughs and knowledge with Diva Zappa! Family life now ALL covered by Brook & Lanai on It's A Hawaii Thing Podcast.

    FULL 5K Video: https://itsahawaiithing.com/diva-zappa/

    Diva Zappa is an intuitive tarot reader, artist, actor, and healer based in Los Angeles. Daughter of a rock legend, she has always been connected to the world in a unique way. She uses her connection to energy and the world around her to create artwork that opens the heart and centers the soul. divazappa.com @divazappa | @magikatarot

    41 min
  • Hawaii Councilman Augie T - From Stand-Up Comedian to Elected Official

    Featuring Augie T – Current City Councilman & Longtime Stand-Up Comedian

    FULL 4K Interview

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    Augie T. is a professional comedian, TV, movie actor, radio personality, and Honolulu Councilman for District 9. He has been performing for audiences in Hawaii, across the United States, and internationally for 28 years. He was recently named one of the U.S.’s top undiscovered comedians in 2020 by Thrillist magazine.

    Some of his other achievements include the funniest comic in Hawaii and one of Hawaii’s top 100 influential Filipinos. He was awarded the best comedy show by Honolulu Magazine and has won 2 Na Hoku Hano Hano awards which are Hawaii’s equivalent to the Grammy Award. You can hear him every morning on the Augie Radio Show on Shaka 96.7

    He has appeared on the Wayne Brady Show and was a regular on Baywatch Hawaii and has also had roles on Hawaii Five-O and Magnum P.I. His movie credits include Get A Job, Horsepower, Midsummer’s Hawaiian Dream, and Aloha Surf Hotel where he plays the lead role.

    46 min
  • Chad Owens - Hawaii Sports Success, Values As Pro Athlete - Live With Brook & Lanai From Hawaii

    Full-Length Video Interview 4K: http://itsahawaiithing.com/chad-owens


    Lanai Tabura & Brook Lee From It's A Hawaii Thing sit down with long time Pro Football Player Chad Owens.  

    Chad Owens grew up on Oahu and was played professional Canadian football wide receiver. He attended Roosevelt High School before graduating from the University of Hawai’i. Owens played for the University of Hawaii’s Rainbow Warriors as a wide receiver from 2001-2004 where he still holds the record as Hawaii’s all-time yardage leader. In 2010 Owens was signed as a receiver for The Toronto Argonauts and played six seasons with them, breaking records for all-purpose yards and winning the CFL Most Outstanding Player Award in 2012 as well as rated the best player in the league on the TSN Top 50 players. Chad is married to Rena Owens with two daughters and a son, Sierra-Lynn, Areana and Chad Jr. Chad Jr. is following in his father’s footsteps playing quarterback for his high school team class of 2022. Owens moved with his family back to Hawai’i in 2019 and was a 2020 judge in the Teen Miss Hawai’i Contest. 


    34 min
  • Billy Kemper | A Champions Story Of Perseverance, Training & Family In Hawaii

    Full 4K Interview https://itsahawaiithing.com/billy-kemper-podcast 


    Lanai & Brook talk with Billy Kemper. A Maui born World Surfing League Athlete, Big Wave Tour Champion, and four-time Pe'ahi Challenge winner. The 30-year-old surf champion is married to Tahiti Kemper, a personal trainer, and the couple are proud parents of four boys aged 3,5,10,11.

    Kemper’s wins include 2015 World Surfing League (WSL) Big Wave Tours first Pe'Ahi Challenge, 2014's WSL's "Ride of the Year," 2013's WSL "Wipeout of the Year" and the 2012 Steep and Deep Pipeline Photo Challenge. Recently Kemper returned from Morrocco in 2020 where he was hospitalized for a significant surfing accident. Currently, Kemper is working on a documentary to highlight the discipline and dedication that made his surfing journey successful.

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    43 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.