Kampai Sugai Podcast

Today, we have Miss Windward Hawaii USA on the show to give us some insight on her pageant life. Anela works incredibly hard balancing her every day life along with being Miss Windward Hawaii USA. In this episode, she talks about the responsibility she holds in being Miss Windward Hawaii, and the media attention that she has been receiving through this whole process. Find out more about Anela when...

Today we talk story with Hawaii's rising recording artist, Aries J. This year he released his new album, Category 5, as well as his new music video, "Stevie." In Hawaii, hip-hop is not showcased as much as Jawaiian music, but Aries J is breaking ground and showing that hip -hop has evolved here on the islands. Listen to his story and his advice on building your own brand here on thi...

Today we have Kelii Klobucar, a car salesman from Tony Honda, who's come to talk to us about his experience being a car salesman. There are a lot of stereotypes that negatively depict car salesman, but Kelii is breaking that standard. He wants to show people that buying a car at a dealership can be quick, simple, and hassle-free. Listen to how Kelii is changing the car salesman industry for g...

New episode today with Michael Le, one of the owners of the popular poke restaurant, goPoke in Seattle, Washington. goPoke started in December of 2016, and business has been booming since then they opened. In this podcast, Michael and I talk about goPoke's upbringing and their unique style to introduce traditional poke to the mainland audience. They even close at 8:08pm to represent Hawaii&ap...

In this episode, we have Peter and Grace with us who are very dedicated vegans. There's a stigmas about vegans though as some refer them as "angry vegans," but today I wanted you guys to understand that not all vegans are not "angry vegans." To understand why vegans are passionate about their lifestyle, we need to listen to why they live that lifestyle. We hope this is a g...

Today's guest is the State Senator of District 24 in Hawaii, Jarrett Keohokalole. Over the month of June, I have collected a bunch of questions and topics from the community to cover with Senator Jarrett for this podcast. In this podcast, we cover a variety of community issues that concern Hawaii on the district level, but also on a statewide level. For me, this was an amazing podcast to list...

Today's podcast we have licensed Mental Health Counselor, and Marriage and Family Therapist, Jennifer Cabe, who is on the show to discuss about mental health. As of late mental health has become an important topic for our society to discuss about, and having a platform like this to discuss about mental health is perfect for the community. We cover heavily about depression as it is the top men...

Today's new guest, Nicole Rombaoa, is a bodybuilding competitor that has undergone an amazing transformation over the past two years. We talk about her journey over these past two years, and the many people she has encountered throughout her journey. She also shares the importance of taking care of our minds and our bodies. We hope that you are inspired to engage in your own self-transformati...

Today we talk story with Professor Edward Keaunui from UH West Oahu. Professor Keaunui has over seven years of experience teaching in the UH system, and is passionate about investing his knowledge and wisdom to the students he encounters today. Professor Keaunui wears many other hats including being the Risk Management and Insurance Program Coordinator at UH West Oahu, and is currently a board mem...

Today's guest, Ray Aivazian III, is an sustainability activist that has done incredible work with cleaning beaches all over Hawaii. He created a device that separates synthetic material from clean sand even to where his device collects material that not even filters or screens can collect. Ray has come onto the show to share about his passion for the environment and what we can do to improve...

Today's guest, Jessika Tseng, is an up-and-coming local entrepreneur that is currently building her business, Lemon Supply, from a simple lemonade stand to a global phenomenon. Lemon Supply currently resides in the heart of Shirokiya, and she hopes to expand her rapidly growing business. We talk about Jessika's journey as an entrepreneur, her desire to help the environment, the importanc...

My guest today is one of my best friends, Mana Maglinti. One of the most genuine people you'll ever meet. We talk about our experience serving together, and how that has impacted us today. The main focus is on living intentionally, and we strive to live that kind of life today. We hope that you encouraged by our talk, but also that you are able to grasp a life of integrity too. Follow Mana on...

In today's episode, we welcome our new guest, Ricky to the show. He's a dog trainer that has a mind for entrepreneurship. We go in depth into the mindset that society has inherited, and what schools are not teaching us students today. It's enlightening to understand new perspectives, and to learn from one another. Maybe today's discussion will change your perspective on your ca...

In today's episode, our guest is an up-and-coming Hawaii filmmaker, named Sky Bruno. He's already began to make a name for himself with his recent work on his short film "SHAPE," as well as his mini-documentary on Sean Yoro. He's here today to share about his current project titled "Haoles Get All the Girls," and to share his message about the importance of expre...

In this episode, I bring on one of Hawaii's young fishing gurus, Jamie Hamamoto. We talk about fishing, but there's more to Jamie than her fishing accomplishments. She's an active businesswoman, scientist, tutor, cook, and much more. You'll just have to find out on this episode just how many hats Jamie actually wears on a day-to-day basis. Also, check out Jamie on Keiki Fishing...

In this episode, I bring on one of my close friends, Stone Needham. We talk story about Youtube, music, gaming, vortexes, and much more. Here we try to uncover the age old question, can Stone remember the names of the people he has met? We shall see as we get into the legend that is, Stone Needham. Check out Stone on Youtube! Check out all the links associated to Talk Story w/ Gaven Sugai here:  h...

In this podcast, I bring on on a guest every episode and we tackle  variety of topics. We don't know where the conversation will go, but we always have a good time talking story. My purpose is to bring communities together one conversation at a time. Hopefully this podcast will inspire you to get out there and build communities with others too.  Talk Story with me by using the email included...