It's A Hawaii Thing

Mahi Crabbe is a local singer and songwriter in Hawaii, but now resides in Las Vegas. He first made national recognition while being a finalist on American Idol, and since then he has continued to work on his craft and perform around the world. He always brings energy to his performances and continues to share his gift around the globe. You may hear his music on local radio stations in Hawaii and performing at local Hawaiian music festivals. He goes by the saying “You can take the boy from the island, but not the island from the boy.” 

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

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#americanidol #mahicrabbe #music #hawaiianmusic

Ari South is one of Hawaii's most recognized young fashion designers. She is the youngest of five kids and was raised by a single mother who was an immigrant from Laos. Now her family currently resides in Waianae, Hawaii. She gained national recognition and attention as a designer on Season 8 of Project Runway. She was also seen on Season 3 and 6 of Project Runway All Stars. She is based in Honolulu, Hawaii and has two labels. Ari South for womenswear and Andy South for menswear, featuring bold prints inspired by the islands. 

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

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Inspired by his long time love of hip hop, sports, and pop culture, Aaron Sakai founded Sleep Times over in 2016 along with his good friend Kavet the Catalyst. Growing up on Oahu, he has a unique and diverse perspective on daily life. During his weekly shows he blends current events with the subtleties of Hawaii living.    As a talk show host, Aaron prides himself in introducing viewers to local artists, news and events, and pop culture icons that perhaps have not been discovered by the mainstream. He also works closely with local businesses to give the audience a refreshing view of an authentic Hawaii.  

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

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Sylvia Jefferies used to do pretend commercials and sing songs from The Muppet Show and Fame to her stuffed animals before she risked it all and moved to New York City to audition for The American Academy of Dramatic Arts. When she completed her time there, having odd jobs that gave her insurance and 800number so that she could call her Mama, she left and began her carnie life moving where the acting jobs were. 

From New York to New Orleans and to Los Angeles, where she met a baby with no eyebrows(Bailey), and the Mama of the baby with no eyebrows (Brook), at a beautiful Latin lady’s pool party, her instincts have never failed her. Sylvia is most known for roles where she doesn’t get to brush her hair and is ‘“less than socially acceptable” like Tracy on HBO’s Eastbound and Down, Jolene on ABC’s Nashville, the Once Beautiful Woman in the feature film, Shaft, Rob Zombie’s bloody victims Misty Dawn in Halloween 2 and Heather Starship Galen in Three From Hell, and other roles that her very southern mother wishes she could let her old lady friends watch. Aside from the few Hallmark Christmas movies where she actually had her hair brushed, Sylvia gets to wear clothes AND makeup in her new project, The Game, which she is currently filming in Atlanta.

Ken Takemoto is a native of Hawaii, born in Haleiwa on August 18, 1934. He spent his childhood in Kaka‘ako and his teenage and college years in Kapahulu. He went to Washington Jr. High and McKinley High School (Class of 1952). He graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1957 and went on to UCLA in Los Angeles to get teaching credentials in art. He started teaching in 1960 and retired in 1996 after 35 years with the Los Angeles Unified School District.  

While still a teacher at the 32nd Street/USC Performing Arts Magnet School, he got his first acting job on a Stevie Wonder music video when one of the school teacher’s wife was looking for an older Asian man. He went on to take a summer acting workshop at East West Players in 1989 out of curiosity and was asked to do props. He continued with it until he retired the same year as Tim Dang. He also did costume design and appeared on stage in four productions. When EWP produced Twelfth Night, he did props, costumes and acted in it as well. During that time, he got agents to represent him in some commercials, print, TV and film.  

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit:  https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/

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“Da Braddahs” local comedy is a celebration and culmination of our proud island culture. How? “Jus’ buckaloose!” Da Braddahs is Tony Silva & James Roache, an ‘ohana-favorite household name. With 24 years as local entertainers, they continue to bring our island community and ‘ohana together for a grand variety of events- baby luau, birthdays, graduations, corporate events, concerts, prison talks, school assemblies, PSAs, funerals… and so much more! Da Braddahs also partner with the Compass Foundation & Manoa Theatre sharing their talent with Hawaii’s youth via mentoring and education. Their donated time is always dedicated to at-risk youth. They are also excited to offer hands-on, interactive workshops such as acting, writing & storyboarding, cameras & lighting, hair & makeup, and editing & scoring music. At the end of the day, more money and fuller fame are, for them, fast-fading. Instead, their utmost hope is to uplift our next generation and our world with greater Aloha Spirit as well as deeper understanding and practice of the cultural traditions of our Hawaiian people.   

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit:  https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/

It's A Hawaii Thing is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.  

#dabraddahs #comedy #comedian

“Da Braddahs” local comedy is a celebration and culmination of our proud island culture. How? “Jus’ buckaloose!” Da Braddahs is Tony Silva & James Roache, an ‘ohana-favorite household name. With 24 years as local entertainers, they continue to bring our island community and ‘ohana together for a grand variety of events- baby luau, birthdays, graduations, corporate events, concerts, prison talks, school assemblies, PSAs, funerals… and so much more! Da Braddahs also partner with the Compass Foundation & Manoa Theatre sharing their talent with Hawaii’s youth via mentoring and education. Their donated time is always dedicated to at-risk youth. They are also excited to offer hands-on, interactive workshops such as acting, writing & storyboarding, cameras & lighting, hair & makeup, and editing & scoring music. At the end of the day, more money and fuller fame are, for them, fast-fading. Instead, their utmost hope is to uplift our next generation and our world with greater Aloha Spirit as well as deeper understanding and practice of the cultural traditions of our Hawaiian people.   

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit:  https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/

It's A Hawaii Thing is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.  

#dabraddahs #comedy #comedian

Kayla Blake was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and moved to Los Angeles to work professionally as a dancer (Fame tv series, Disneyland, music videos). While working on Fame, she fell in love with acting and started classes immediately. Sure enough, she made the right decision and acting has been her passion ever since.  

Her first professional job was on the critically acclaimed show, China Beach. Ever since, Kayla has had the good fortune of working with some incredibly talented industry professionals: Exit to Eden directed by Gary Marshall, Nowhere Man with Bruce Greenwood, One West Waikiki with Cheryl Ladd, Sports Night created by Aaron Sorkin, Hawaii with Michael Biehn, Four Christmases with Vince Vaughn & Reese Witherspoon, A Thousand Words with Eddie Murphy, House of Cards with Robin Wright, L.A.’s Finest with Jessica Alba, For All Mankind with Jodi Balfour, and most recently with Tim Robbins as a member of his theater company, The Actors’ Gang. With Tim Robbins as director and co-writer, Kayla and 11 other actors created the original play, The New Colossus, which traveled to Chile, Argentina & on a National Tour in 2020. Currently, Kayla is performing in a virtual play called We Live On. In both The New Colossus & We Live On, Kayla has the honor of sharing the stories of her Chinese and Hawaiian ancestors.  It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

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#Dancer #Fame #WeLiveOn #HouseofCards

Paul Ogata’s show is an edgy, often-improvised, always-hilarious, mad romp through the corners of his mind. His quick, animated delivery of clever material led him to victory in the prestigious 32nd Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition.  Paul’s one-hour special, “A Collection Of My Favorite Lies,” debuted in 2021 on Amazon Prime. Paul also had one of the only half-hour specials on Comedy Central Asia. In America, you can see Paul on the Showtime presentation of “Pacific Rim Comedy.” Paul has also been featured on Comedy Central’s “Live at Gotham”, the syndicated “Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen” and co-stars in the underground hit motion picture, “Porndogs” with adult-movie legends Ron Jeremy, Tera Patrick and the late Marilyn Chambers. He has also appeared in Damon Wayans’ film “Behind the Smile”, on ABC’s “Celebrity Family Feud,” on CBS’ “The Late Late Show” as well as on TBS, NBC and PBS.  While Paul performs across the United States, his tour schedule also includes regular stops across six continents. Paul headlines shows from Times Square to Tokyo and from Sydney to San Antonio. And every chance he gets, Paul Ogata performs for the troops everywhere they are: in basic training domestically, overseas in war zones or even in the middle of the ocean on Navy ships of all sizes.  

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  

To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit:  https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/

It's A Hawaii Thing is a https://www.wikiocast.com/ production.  

#comedy #LiveatGotham #comedycentral #comicsunleashed

Kelly Boy DeLima is the founder and leader of the group, Kapena. His musical journey began in 1984 when he competed with his two Tongan brothers in Brown Bags to Stardom. His niche of being that “haole boy who could sing Hawaiian music” gained the group a lot of attention and within a few years, Kapena became one of the hottest bands in the islands. Kelly Boy has toured all over the world spreading that electrifying Kapena music that fans first fell in love with. He is a multiple Na Hoku Hanohano award winner and has come out with over 20 CDs. Kelly Boy has been bringing that feel good island music to the world for over 30 years! He plays throughout Hawaii seven nights a week and he still tours all over the world. His genuine personality, captivating stage presence and timeless music has made him one of the hardest working musicians in the business.  

It's A Hawaii Thing Productions. Quality content for the Hawaii Enthusiast and traveler.  Celebrities, artists & community leaders vomming together to showcase the spirit of the islands. New weekly program dedicated to anything and everything unique to life in Hawaii.  To Learn more about It's A Hawaii Thing visit:  https://www.itsahawaiithing.com/

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#hawaiianmusic #kapena