Henry Kapono is a legendary Native-Hawaiian musician from the island of O’ahu. This thrilling performer has it all. He is a vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, composer, and audience favorite. He has won multiple honors and awards such as the Nā Hōkū Hanohano 2021 Favorite Entertainer of the Year and was also nominated for a Grammy. Most recently he celebrated 50 years of his era defining music from his group C&K. In this episode we talk about growing up playing sports, getting stuck abroad trying to play music, how his legendary career in music got started, sharing positivity in this world and so much more. Enjoy!

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Maluhia Kinimaka is a Native-Hawaiian professional surfer from the island of Kaua’i.  This Roxy girl is not just a force of nature on some of the worldʻs most iconic waves, but is also a valedictorian, Stanford graduate, structural engineer and architect,  an environmental activist, model and most recently starred in Surf Girls Hawaiʻi, which is a documentary series on Prime Video featuring five of the best young native-Hawaiian surfers who are inspiring a new generation of women to jump into the ocean. In this episode we talk about growing up in the waters of Kaua’i, giving up surfing to pursue an education at Stanford university, the hit series on Prime Video “Surf Girls Hawai’i”, the Hawaiian culture, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Kolby Moser and Nainoa Langer are two Hawai'i filmmakers from the Big Island of Hawai’i and Moloka’i. Kolby is a commercial and documentary filmmaker, podcast host of Uncut Podcast Hawaii, and the founder of ARIA studios. She is also a wifey and momma to Hayley, Kaci and Ollie. Nainoa Langer is a Moloka’i boy who found his way around the world as a filmmaker, music producer, storyteller and traveler. His distinctive style of storytelling has brought him to work with some of the biggest brands,  artists, tourism boards, and networks around the world. He also has released music under his won recording artist project name ‘Nai’.  Together they combined their amazing talents to direct and produce a documentary called Hometown Legends about five legendary Hawai’i Island kūpuna who share their mo’olelo of life back in the day and how they see it changing in this modern age. In this episode we talk about growing up in small towns on the neighbor islands, how their career in film got started, Gas or Pass, their documentary Hometown Legends which will be in the Hawai’i International Film Festival, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Fina Nainoa here: https://www.instagram.com/nainoalanger/

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Award-winning singer-songwriter and 2022 Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards Female Vocalist of The Year Paula Fuga joins us once again to talk story with Kamaka. They catch up on life, answer questions live on Instagram, and talk about having an abundant mindset. Enjoy!

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Welcome to your favorite Hawai'i podcast hosted by Kamaka Dias talking stories with influential figures in Hawai'i and beyond about their lives and our culture. Join us as we get to know our guests a little deeper and talk about what keeping it aloha truly means.

We have new episodes every Thursday and new social media clips every single day! Mahalo for listening :)

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Keao NeSmith is a Native-Hawaiian linguist from the island of Kaua’i. He holds a PhD in applied linguistics and is an educator and translator who has taught at various universities in Hawai’i, Tahiti and New Zealand. His work on “Neo Hawaiian” as a separate variety of Hawaiian has informed debate in Hawaiian language studies, as well as broader issues in language revitalization. He has translated a number of books into Hawaiian, including The Hobbit, The Little Prince, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and the Harry Potter series. He most recently finished a Hawaiian translation of The Chronicles of Narnia. In this episode we talk about learning Hawaiian from native speakers, the Hawaiian we speak today, the goal of our language, linguistics, translating popular novels into Hawaiian, and so much more. Enjoy!

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https://www.waikato.ac.nz/study/success-stories/keao-nesmith

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Kuana Torres Kahele is a Native-Hawaiian award-winning musician from the Big Island of Hawai’i. He is a vocalist, songwriter, record producer, hula dancer and educator most known for his original acoustic compositions in the Hawaiian language. In 1995 he co-founded Nā Palapalai, a legendary Hawaiian music group that has released numerous albums which have charted in the top five of the Billboard top world album charts. Nā Palapalai also won many Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards including Group of the year. In 2011 he released his first solo album which reached No. 2 on the top world albums chart and won him 5 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards, including Male vocalist of the year. In 2014 he voiced the lead character in the animated short film by Pixar called Lava. Kuana also regularly teaches cultural workshops around the world and runs the Kuana School of Hawaiian Music and Culture, teaching 200+ students in Tokyo, Fukuoka, and Osaka. In this episode we talk about growing up in Hilo with his grandmother, starting his music career, lei making, learning from legendary Hula teacher Johnny Lum Ho, Hawaiian folklore, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Markian Benhamou is a content creator from all over the world. This popular influencer found success on YouTube and Facebook where he uses his platform, and smile to create positive, happy and healthy spaces around us. He founded Smile Squad with the mission to make the world better, one smile at a time. His hard work and dedication to his craft has garnered him millions of followers and over billions of views throughout his social media channels. Most recently he traveled around the US for a year living with 10 different families learning what it is to be American. He is now retired from social media and ready to spill the tea with us. In this episode we talk about being a third culture kid, living all over the world, his journey of self-discovery, quitting social media, his video series staying with families all across the United States, his impressions of Hawai’i, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Jack Soren is a wave-surfing, graffiti spraying, mural-painting Native-Hawaiian artist from the island of O’ahu.  He has produced several solo exhibitions as well as contributed works to numerous groups and collective shows. Having developed an extremely applicable style, his work has been commissioned for major branding and marketing campaigns by organizations like Vans Triple Crown and companies like Hawaiian Airlines. This prolific mural artist also produced massive work for clients like the International Market Place in Waikiki and Bloomingdales. In this episode we talk about growing up in La'ie, his religion and faith, his art, family, staying true to yourself, and so much more. Enjoy!

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Zion Thompson, Ikaika Antone, and Jordan Espinoza are 3 of the 5 current band members from the popular Reggae band called The Green. Zion, the guitarist, and Ikaika, the keyboardist, are former band members of a group called stir crazy. Jordan is the band’s drummer who joined the team in 2011. Together with their two other band members Caleb Keolanui and our past podcast guest Brad Watanabe they make the super team of music called The Green. With four distinct voices, the ability of four separate songwriting talents, and musicianship of “pop-burnish roots reggae style” that they cooked up, The Green quickly became a popular local band on the island and beyond. Countless miles of touring, six studio albums, iTunes best Reggae album of 2010, 3 Nā Hōkū Hanohano awards in 2014 for Group of The Year, Reggae Album of The Year and Entertainer of The Year have led them to become recognized as one of the industry’s best. In this episode we talk about about their individual journeys in music, how the formed the band, their brotherhood and love for each other, the tour life, important band updates, and so much more. Enjoy!

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