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Welcome back to Part Two of our reunion episode! Hosts Alex and Summer continue their deep dive with Kaian and Wehi, shifting the focus to individual journeys of healing, advocacy, and growth. In this episode: Alex unpacks the damaging myth of victim-blaming for queer youth in the South and explores how systemic abuse pushes survivors into the justice system, drawing on feminist criminologist Dr....

🍱💬 Welcome to Mukbang Monday with Love Pono at Leeward Community College! ✨ In this episode we talk about red flags and green flags in relationships. How they show up in gaming and how they show up in relationships. 🎮 Stay tuned for much more this semester as we discuss how gaming ties in with mental health, relationships, and more.  🍴Food featured in this video:  Jollibee Palabok Chicken joy...

Welcome back to the Live Pono, Love Pono podcast! In this very special episode, hosts Alex and Summer reunite with original Love Pono family members, Kaian and Wehi, for a profoundly honest and vulnerable conversation about the realities of surviving violence. Together, the group tackles the heavy myths society holds about survivors and discusses how trauma fundamentally changes the way you naviga...

Welcome to Career Connect—the podcast where real stories spark inspiration. In this episode, Azriel Burcham sits down with Steven Bednar, Hoʻāla Lifestyle Coach with WorkHawaiʻi, to explore a career journey shaped by education, military and public service, mentorship, and a commitment to giving back. From getting his start at Leeward Community College to serving 22 years in the military and workin...

🍱💬 Welcome to Mukbang Monday with Love Pono at Leeward Community College! ✨ Today we dive into talks in relationships and how double standards come into the conversation!  Stay tuned for much more this semester as we discuss sex education, contraceptives, and more.  🍴Food featured in this video:  Liliha Bakery 1000 Kamehameha Hwy Apt 210, Pearl City, HI 96782 Want to be a part of our Mukbang s...

Happy National Coming Out Day! In this special episode of the 'Live Pono, Love Pono' podcast, hosts Summer and Alex reconnect with Leinani Yahiku, CEO and Founder of Empowering Through Expression (ETE). Leinani shares her beautiful, firsthand perspective on navigating her child’s coming out journey with unconditional love and support. Together, they discuss gentle advice for student-parent...

Happy Talk Tuesday and welcome back to the Live Pono Love Pono Podcast. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this month we want to amplify survivors' voices. Today Alex and Summer have a talk story session with Kimiko, an educator, a mother, and a survivor of domestic violence. Kimiko describes her experience in a marriage with an abuser that was narcissistic and used manipulation...

In observance of the closing of Suicide Prevention Month, we sit down with David Nisthal, an instructor at the UH Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, for an urgent conversation on men's mental health. This episode explores how the heavy societal pressure to be "man enough" turns inward, driving emotional isolation and contributing to a devastating gap in male su...

🍱💬 Welcome to Mukbang Monday with Love Pono at Leeward Community College!✨ In this episode we talk about balancing gaming and relationships and how gaming can get in the way of quality time or be quality time. 🎮 Hear more about how our team encountered this in their relationships and other ways to stay connected. Stay tuned for much more this semester as we discuss how gaming ties in with ment...

In this episode, we explore how societal expectations and the intense pressure to force emotional suppression and isolation among young men. To help us unpack this, we are joined by former Leeward CC Student Life rockstar and current UH Mānoa Presidential Scholar, Kainoa Kaeha! Kainoa is the absolute perfect example of what can happen when you give it your all at Leeward CC and bridge successfully...

Welcome to Career Connect—the podcast where real stories spark inspiration. In this episode, host Zadon Padello sits down with Kamuela Enos, founding director of the University of Hawaiʻi System’s Office of Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation, to explore his journey from Leeward Community College student to community leader and advocate for Indigenous innovation. Kamuela shares how education helpe...

'Ōlelo O Ka Mahina is ASUH’s short series started by the Student Services Counselors that identify as Native Hawaiian.  The purpose of ʻŌlelo O Ka Mahina is to provide an audio library that we can reference that allows us to continue to practice ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.   Stay safe, stay connected, and continue to gain knowledge! Connect with us! IG: asuh_leeward 

🍱💬 Welcome to Mukbang Monday with Love Pono at Leeward Community College!✨ Today we start our collaboration with Natalie Croul! Stay tuned for much more this semester as we discuss sex education, contraceptives, and more. 🍴Food featured in this video: Variety from Foodland Farms Want to be a part of our Mukbang series where we sit and chat? Join here for free bites and fun! https://forms.gle/Q...

In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, Summer and Alex sit down with Leeward Community College's own Shayla to discuss suicide awareness, mental health, and the everyday power of community intervention. Drawing from recent ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) insights, the team breaks down how to identify behavioral warning signs, understand what suicidal thoughts might sou...

🍱💬 Welcome to Mukbang Monday with Love Pono at Leeward Community College!✨ Today we start our collaboration with IMLeeGaming! 🎮 Get to know our teams and where to find us in this introductory video. Stay tuned for much more this semester as we discuss how gaming ties in with mental health, relationships, and more. 🍴Food featured in this video: Oh My Grill (Aiea Location)Pearl Kai Shopping Cen...

'Ōlelo O Ka Mahina is ASUH’s short series started by the Student Services Counselors that identify as Native Hawaiian.  The purpose of ʻŌlelo O Ka Mahina is to provide an audio library that we can reference that allows us to continue to practice ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.   Stay safe, stay connected, and continue to gain knowledge! Connect with us! IG: asuh_leeward 

*Disclaimer: The following episode has topics of sexual assault. Viewer discretion is advised. Aloha and happy Talk Tuesday! This Tuesday we continue SAAM with the topic of consent and the popular informational video about consent with tea as a metaphor. Syreeta Washington and Jessica Shaffer joins us to discuss the pros and cons of the video that has been referenced for a decade and its nuances i...

Welcome to Career Connect—the podcast where real stories spark inspiration. In this episode, host Zadon Padello sits down with Shaena Peralto, CDL and forklift instructor for Leeward Community College’s Workforce Development program and Automotive program alumna. From being homeschooled and growing up around construction sites to helping launch her family’s trucking business during COVID, Shaena s...

'Ōlelo O Ka Mahina is ASUH’s short series started by the Student Services Counselors that identify as Native Hawaiian.  The purpose of ʻŌlelo O Ka Mahina is to provide an audio library that we can reference that allows us to continue to practice ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.   Stay safe, stay connected, and continue to gain knowledge! Connect with us! IG: asuh_leeward 

*Disclaimer: Sexual Assault is mentioned in this episode. Viewer discretion is advised* Happy Talk Tuesday and welcome back to another episode! Today we have Hannah Gaerlan from the Sex Abuse Treatment Center (SATC) with us to discuss the previous topics from this month and how talking about these things can help survivors in their lives. Whether it be opening the floor to talk about it, help rele...

Aloha everyone and Happy Talk Tuesday as we dive into another episode.   Today we dive into Shame and Sexuality with Celina Herrera, Psychology Professor at Leeward Community College. We talk about how sensuality gets mixed in with sexuality and how movement has been sexualized in certain cultures and religions. We open the doors for embracing movement and immersing your body in reconnection. 

Aloha and welcome back to another episode in the Live Pono Podcast! Today Shayla Hanaoka from the Leeward Community College Mental Health team joins us in a discussion about sex, consent, sexuality, and curiosity of how these subjects affect the genders. Alex and Summer host and help guide us through the many questions that come up in what it means to explore yourself and your sexuality in a way t...

Aloha and welcome back to another Mukbang Monday! 🍴  Today Love Pono talks about sex with the UH Health Promotion Program. How do we start the talk? When is it the right time to talk about consent? Am I being too rude? How do I tell my partner I want them to get tested? We explore the answers to navigating this talk and consent in this episode.  Food from: Guieb Cafe 98-025 Hekaha St Building 4 U...

Happy Talk Tuesday, listeners! Welcome back to the Live Pono, Love Pono podcast. We're continuing our February deep dive into the Five Love Languages, and this week, Summer and Alex are stoked to welcome back Professor Syreeta Washington! We’re unpacking Words of Affirmation . But here’s the thing: speaking this love language takes way more than just saying "I love you" on repeat. It...

Welcome to Career Connect—the podcast where real stories spark inspiration. In this episode, our host Kiani Verdugo is joined by Jaime Craycroft, a faculty member at Leeward Community College with a strong background in music, musical theatre, and vocal performance. Together, they explore Jaime’s journey from LCC student to returning as faculty, and what it takes to build confidence, master your c...