Here in Hawaii

Nani shares how she has found different ways to be of service to others, whether it be from her hall of fame UH women's basketball career, coaching, teaching, training, and even in real estate. We get to hear her perspectives on success and how to define abundance. Book: https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-Abundance-Method-Manifesting-Everything/dp/B0BKCPZTRL @speaking_abundance_method IG and TikTok W...

Brittni won her first Nā Hōkū Hanohano at age 15. Since then her career in music has been filled with multiple awards, millions of downloads, and performances with music legends, but her life has also been filled with challenges. Last year, she found out that she's on the autism spectrum, which helped explain her sensory sensitivity. She's also been dealing with imposter syndrome even though she h...

How does a guy go from working at the cable company to starting a brand that we see EVERYWHERE here in Hawaiʻi? Ed takes us through his journey, from humble beginnings with the idea for VH07V (aka Aloha Revolution) coming up from his blog, how it took getting laid off from his job of 23 years to push him into going all-in on his business, and the rewarding life it has given him today. He shares ho...

Minda shares about visiting the Heart Mountain internment camp where her mother was born, and takes us through her journey from becoming a mother during her senior year of high school, going on to college, working as a chemist after the anthrax scare, then going to law school and becoming a public defender. She shares the deep connection she has to helping people, especially those who don't have s...

James Mane is a stand-up comedian, actor and podcaster, and was the first Samoan to do stand-up comedy on American TV. He talks about being mentored by Andy Bumatai, how his parents laid the foundation for his career path, and how his experiences growing up in the 80s shaped his comedy today. Support James at: https://comedianjamesmane.com/ https://www.instagram.com/comedianjamesmane/ https://www....

Ryan Chun started Elite Parking (then Elite Valet) as a 20-year-old with a payphone number on his business card. Today, with over 30 years of experience running a hospitality business that happens to park cars, Ryan shares about the many people that impacted him along the way, how his business philosophy was influenced by the kindness and support of his parents, and how being honest and authentic...

Dr. Ashley Ono is an internal medicine hospitalist and an Aloha practitioner. She shares how anxiety and imposter syndrome almost drove her to leave medicine, and how even though she was a skeptic, the practie of meditation brought her back. Along this journey she became a student of Pono Shim, who taught her the Aloha Response. She shares some of his teachings and gives some examples of what look...

Local people, local stories, inspired by ALOHA. We know we're lucky we live Hawaiʻi – not just because of the scenery, but because of the spirit of aloha shared by all of us who call Hawaiʻi home. Host Nolan Hong talks story with kamaʻaina to uncover experiences that we can all relate to and connect with. The "Here in Hawaiʻi" theme song was written & performed by Chardonnay (insta @chardonnay.mus...