On Da Rock

Scot Matayoshi is the State of Hawaii House Representative for the Kaneohe and Kailua area. Also a practicing attorney, Scot took a break to join me to talk about his plans for the next session. We chat about our shared passion for growing the agriculture industry in Hawaii, as well as other topics including the big topic, COVID-19. 

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Emiko Miyazawa is a designer and maker that specializes in jewelry with her company M33ms Designs. Her designs are inspired by art, and her company has been growing. Emiko came into 2020 with big plans and then the pandemic hit, but she stuck with it, and opened her storefront and workshop, MISÉ Hawaii. We sit and chat about her business, opening a store in a pandemic, and art.

Find her on Instagram:

@m33msdesigns

@misehawaii

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Royanne Doi is a Pearl City HS grad that oversees global ethics for Fortune 100 companies like Prudential and Yamaha Music. Based in Tokyo, she continually nudges the needle of change in the world of diversity and inclusion, especially around equity for women in the workplace. We chat about her career, corporate ethics during COVID, dominant and non-dominant culture, and habit stacking.  

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Jhana Young is the Sustainable Fisheries Program Coordinator at Conservation International Hawaii. She's definitely a young leader that gives me hope! She's thoughtful about how to solve some of Hawaii's problems by blending her personal passions with work. She's a hunter, fisherman, and all around awesome person. 

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Whitney Aragaki is a biology teacher at Waiakea High School, our alma mater. We get a teacher's perspective on what's happening in the class, or virtual class, in the COVID era. We chat about the positive and negative impacts of this on our students. We also chat about place-based learning, something we're both passionate about.

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Allison Izu Song is the driving force behind local fashion brand Allison Izu. Starting from trunk shows and now in Ala Moana Shopping Center, Allison has been through it all. We chat about her start, entrepreneurship, COVID, and other stuff. 

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Deren Oshiro, Athletic Director for Hawaii Baptist Academy and President of the Hawaii Interscholastic Athletic Director Association, joins me to talk Hawaii high school sports. We chat about high school sports in 2020-21 and beyond. We also talk about coaching, specialization, and many other sports topics. 

Elia Herman is a Senior Program Manager at Kupu and my old coworker. We chat about the conservation field and how it can become a viable and substantial job market. We also chat about malasadas and stuff.

https://www.kupuhawaii.org/hysc

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Kuhao Zane is the COO and Creative Director at Sig Zane Designs + SZKaiao. Sig Zane Designs is a globally-renown design brand that spreads a message of aloha through their apparel and designs. Based out of Hilo, Kuhao is part of a father/son team that continues to design awesome pieces that many enjoy. We chat about COVID, art and design, hula, and Hilo.

Pick up your gear at https://sigzanedesigns.com/

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Matthew Bauer is the Chief Operating Officer at Kupu, and my former boss. Kupu changes lives, plain and simple, including my own. We chat about creating jobs in conservation, youth development, and how impactful a mission-oriented organization can be. 

Kupu is looking for ʻaina workers right now, find out more at www.kupuhawaii.org

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