Ray Cooper III is a Native-Hawaiian professional mixed martial artist from the island of O’ahu. He is a two-time welterweight champion who currently competes in the welterweight division of the Professional Fighters League (PFL). He is also a husband and father of 5 and was a three-time state champion wrestler and two-time O’ahu Interscholastic Association (OIA) champion. This Hawai’i native is the only fighter on the PFL roster to win back-to-back championships and make it to the finals every year since PFL started in 2018 up to 2022. He has the fastest knockout in PFL history at 18 seconds and is the 18th ranked Welterweight in the world according to Fight Matrix. In this episode we talk about growing up getting into fights, his simple lifestyle and training methods, his PFL career, his goal of moving to the UFC, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Alexander "Dane" Farnham is an actor who was born in Vermont and grew up in Kailua Kona, Hawai’i. He is a filmmaker, director, writer, producer, comedian and YouTuber. He is most notable for making comedy sketches, parodies, music videos, and impersonating famous people and characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow, Ace Ventura, and the Grinch. He is one of my favorite YouTubers and social media personalities of all-time. He is the one dollah kama’aina with one of the best pidgin accents out there.  In this episode we talk about growing up in Kona, YouTube, getting into acting and filmmaking, his future plans, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Brad "BW" Watanabe is a very talented musician from the Island of O’ahu. He is a singer, songwriter, music teacher, mentor and advocate for the Hawaiian language. This performer has been making music his whole life and has been playing the ukulele and piano since he was just a kid. In 2009 he joined his friends to form an all-star band of local musicians called The Green. He can be found on stage with The Green, Paula Fuga, Kimié, and many others well-known musicians playing bass, keyboards and singing harmonies. In this episode we talk about how he got into the music scene, his musical career, learning Hawaiian as an adult, the importance of the Hawaiian language, and so much more. Enjoy! 

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Haelee Tallett is a jewelry designer from the island of Oʻahu. She is the owner and designer of Oceans Creations, a handcrafted jewelry brand specializing in trendy and unique designs that empower women to be their best selves in every way–from career to personal growth. This impressive young entrepreneur and black belt in Tae Kwon Do is making big moves and already has two store locations on Oʻahu, one at the Ka Makana Aliʻi Shopping Center and a brand new location at the Ala Moana Shopping Center. In this episode we talk about the pressure to pursue a career in your field of study after graduating college, running a business, positivity, self-care, staying true to yourself, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Mark Healey is a professional waterman from the island of O’ahu. He is a big-wave surfer, award-winning spear-fisherman, free diver, and shark-expert. He earned his first surf sponsorship at age 13, went pro at age 17, and has since won many big-wave events like Todos Santos and in 2008 won the Spearfishing World Cup. This husband and father of one is also a conservationist, sky diver, bow hunter, yoga practitioner, photographer, filmmaker, and part-time Hollywood stuntman.  He has devoted his life to the sea and is one of the world’s most prominent watermen. Mark is a man who does it all and most recently won the O'Neill Wave of The Winter in 2020-2021. In this episode we talk about big-wave surfing, being a good learner, lessons you learn in life and from nature, the Hawai'i dynamic, and so much more. Enjoy! 

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Xeana Kamalani Dung is a Native-Hawaiian, Puerto Rican professional softball player from the Island of O’ahu.  She is Hawai’i’s first ever professional softball pitcher and a gold medalist playing for the Puerto Rican National softball team. Kama was a former college standout winning multiple accolades such as all-conference honors while also holding records in multiple categories at UC Berkeley where she pitched the first perfect game in Cal’s history since 2010. She is also a model, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist. In this episode we talk about how she got into softball, leaning into uncomfortableness, what it takes to become a professional athlete, being a trailblazer, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Daniel Aipa is a Native-Hawaiian, Korean, Chinese strength and conditioning coach from the island of Oʻahu. He is a writer and a former college head strength and conditioning coach where he programmed and coached 21 collegiate sports. He is also an author, husband and father of three. He is the founder of The Kū project which has amassed over 100,000 followers on Instagram. As a coach and consultant, he teaches people what it means to build a Kū body and live a Kū life. He is the Kūlest guy in town! In this episode we talk about his struggles growing up, the Kū Project, fitness and nutrition, what is means to be Hawaiian in these modern times, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Rylee Anuheake’alaokalokelani Jenkins is an accomplished Native Hawaiian, contemporary singer/songwriter with an easygoing island style from the island of Maui. She made her debut in 2009 and just a year later won two prestigious Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards for most promising artist and contemporary album of the year. This mother of one has performed, toured, and shared stages with artists such as Bruno Mars, SOJA, Kimié, Tenelle, Fiji, Jack Johnson, Cas Haley, Ziggy Marley, and our past podcast guest Jake Shimabukuro. She is one of the top musical artists from Hawai’i of all-time! In this episode we talk about her rise as a musician, the impact of the pandemic on her life, life struggles, identity as a Hawaiian, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Leon Kaulahao Siu is a Native-Hawaiian, Chinese musician, vocalist, recording artist, composer, poet, author, and producer from the Big Island of Hawai’i. He is also the Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Hawaiian Kingdom and serves as a strategist and spokesman for the reinstatement of the Hawaiian Kingdom. In 2016 he was nominated for the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. He is the only Hawaiian composer whose work was recorded by the prestigious London Symphony Orchestra.  He has composed soundtrack music for several award-winning documentary films, including the 1977 National Geographic documentary, The Voyage of the Hōkūleʻa. You may remember him and his partner Malia singing songs focusing on promoting Hawaiian culture while you were growing up. In this episode we talk about the history of Hawai'i, the illegal overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom, sovereignty, his music career, the problems we face in Hawai'i, and so much more. Enjoy! 

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Jake Shimabukuro is an award-winning Japanese-American Ukulele virtuoso from the island of Oʻahu. He has been playing the ukulele since he was 4 years old and has proven time and time again that there isnʻt any style of music that he canʻt play and he is not limited by four strings. His music combines elements of Jazz, Blues, Funk, Rock, Bluegrass, Classical, Folk, and Flamenco. This musician has gone from local phenom to YouTube sensation, from playing in tiny clubs to headlining the worldʻs most prestigious concert venues like the Hollywood bowl, Lincoln Center, and the Sydney opera house. Jake is also a husband and father of two sons and has performed on the biggest TV shows and in front of people like Queen Elizabeth. He has released a string of award-winning, chart topping albums and most recently he was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as a member for the national council of the arts. He is a living ukulele legend and has been called the Jimi Hendrix of the Ukulele. In this episode we talk about the history of the ukulele, how he honed his skill, his passion for what he does, and so much more. Plus, a special ukulele performance live on the podcast! Enjoy! 

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