Hisessions Hawaii Podcast

Jon, Jake, and Lopaka sit down with Kyle for a 1 on 3 interview about the local band, Pure Heart. We talk a lot of history about winning Hoku awards, starting out in music, and who we looked up to in the music business. It was a fun podcast. Find Lopaka on Insta: @hunagruv Find Jake on Insta: @jakeshimabukuro Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https:/...

It's the new year and what better way to kick off 2023, than with one of our favorites, Maila Gibson-Bandmann! We start off with fireworks, and then work our way to a bunch of other topics. Thanks for tuning in! Find Maila on Insta: @mailagibson Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kup...

2022 went by so quickly! We end the year with a fun discussion about past guests, ice cream, Chat GTP and anything else off the top of our heads. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! Find us on Insta: @hisessions Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: https://...

Jon Matsubara is a famous chef here in the islands. He is the creator of the original "Hawaii Lobster Roll," and talks to Jon and Devon about working for Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong, living in New York, and doing business during the pandemic. Find Jon on Insta: @feast808 Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.t...

Todd Yukumoto stops by the podcast to talk about his time with Kalapana, his non-profit organization (Hawaii Saxophone Foundation), and Shochu! Find Todd on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/todd.yukumoto Support Todd's Non-profit here: https://www.hisaxfnd.org/ Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamas...

Noland and Jamie Hong stop by to talk about Nolan's career in acting, creating consistent content, Nolan's fear of birds, and other random topics. Find Nolan and Jamie on Instagram: @thenolanhong Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: https://www.kupukupulandscaping...

Herb has joined us in the past, but only on Zoom. We talk about his touring, teaching the younger generation, and a lot about the `ukulele. Find Herb on Instagram: @herbohtajr Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: https://www.kupukupulandscaping.com/ Love watching...

Johnny Valentine is a music genius who started in the clubs of Waikiki to playing with artists from all over the world. He is currently part of Kalapana, and continues to entertain here on Oahu nightly. Find Johnny on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JohnnyValentineHawaii Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://ww...

Kamaka is a world renowned Hawaiian falsetto singer. He comes into the studio to tell us about his journey into music, being raised in Hawaiian immersion, and Maui recommendations. Find Kamaka on Instagram: @kkf_musician_more Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: h...

Del Brown sits with us to tell us about his amazing adventures around the world. He has hiked places like Mt. Rainer, Kilimajaro, etc. and tells us what life is like on the mountain. Find Del on Instagram: @nworbled Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: https://www...

Coach Gerald Oda stops by the podcast this week to of course talk baseball. He gives us some insights on his coaching style, going to the Little League World Series, and reminisces about going to school with Devon. Support the team here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/product/world-champs-22/716 Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Fin...

Grant Uchida stops by the Hisessions studio to talk parody music, the You Tube algorithm , cosplay and the anime One Piece Find Grant here: https://www.youtube.com/c/GrantUchida Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: https://www.kupukupulandscaping.com/ Love watchin...

Ben Vegas stops by the studio to talk about his first guitar, playing music on the mainland, and writing "hooks." Find Ben here: https://www.facebook.com/ben.vegas.5 Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Buy tickets for Devon's play here: https://www.manoavalleytheatre.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.teamyamasato.com/ Visit Kupukupu Lan...

Jeremy Cheng is a talented singer and contractor who stops by the studio to talk about his journey into music. We also touch on him being a pilot, getting fired from gigs when he started in the biz, and real estate investing. Find Jeremy here: @jeremychenghawaii on Instagram Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Buy tickets for Devon's...

Alex Cheng is the founder of Instamersion, a digital marketing company. We talk about his business, moving to Hawaii in his youth, minimalism, and how he has been able to acquire a decent amount of real estate. Find Alex here: @instamersion on instagram Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Buy tickets for Devon's play here: https://www...

Ed Sugimoto is the founder and creator of the Aloha Revolution clothing line. We bring him on the podcast to discuss the recent New Kids On The Block concert, starting a clothing line, the meaning of VH07V, and staffing shortages. Find Ed here: https://vh07v.com/ @vh07v on instagram Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Buy tickets for...

Pi`i Miguel is in studio this week to talk about Stecks, Steely Dan, and his time playing with artists like Brother Noland and Justin Young. Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Buy tickets for Devon's play here: https://www.manoavalleytheatre.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.locationshawaii.com/agent/jon-yamasato Visit Kupukupu Landsca...

Chaz Umamoto is in studio with us to talk all about music. We discuss music production, the scene, Sync, Kpop and his new project "The Brewz." Find Chaz here: @thebrewz808 on Instagram https://craftbrewzmusic.com/ Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Buy tickets for Devon's play here: https://www.manoavalleytheatre.com/ Find Jon here:...

Kutmaster Spaz sat down with us to talk about being a DJ. It was an eye opening discussion about the profession and what makes a good DJ. We also talked about his struggles with Dyslexia and Bullying when he was younger. Find Kutmaster Spaz here: @spazkutmaster on Instagram Find Spaz's son here: @djjojoflow Find Spaz's book here: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B0B3WF1WP1&preview=newtab&link...

We were very lucky to have Roy Sakuma stop by the Podcast to discuss the upcoming `Ukulele Festival this month. We also get to talk to Roy about learning from Ohta San, becoming a teacher, and The Wildest Show In Town. Find out about Roy and all his events here: https://www.ukulelefesthawaii.org You can also call or e-mail Roy Sakuma `Ukulele Studio here: Phone: 808-732-7339 lessons@roysakuma.net...

Daniel Ikaika Ito is in the studio this week to talk about his journey from Kamehameha student, to marketing extraordinaire. We get into journalism, hard work and end the pod with a discussion about surfing. Definitely a good dude. Find Daniel on Instagram: @ka_ito Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.locatio...

Justin Young stops by the pod to talk about the movie he produced called "My Hero The Hitman." We also talk a bit about Top Gun, the start of his career, and how he goes about his songwriting. Find Justin's Movie Here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/my-hero-the-hitman/id1613998528?cmp=rt_where_to_watch&ign-itsct=RT&ign-itscg=30200 Find Justin Here: @justinkawikayoung Find Kyle's designs here: h...

Patrick O'Day and his son Elijah stopped by the studio to talk about fishing! We go through different styles of fishing, gear, remedies for sea sickness, and other topics. Find Patrick and Elijah here: @Keiki Fishing Adventures @keikifishingadventures on Istagram as well Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.l...

Pomaika`i joins us to talk about her family heritage, karaoke, and her work with Mana Maoli. It was a great conversation and she is always fascinating to talk to. Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.locationshawaii.com/agent/jon-yamasato Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: https://www.kupukupulandscaping.com/ Love w...

After a hiatus, the boys return to catch up on what has happened over the last few weeks. They talk about catching Coronavirus, the Depp/Heard trial, Top Gun and Eating in Hilo. Find Kyle's designs here: https://www.hilifeclothing.com/ Find Devon Nekoba here: https://kumu.com/ Find Jon here: https://www.locationshawaii.com/agent/jon-yamasato Visit Kupukupu Landscaping: https://www.kupukupulandscap...