Keep it Aloha

Mar 06 2025 171 ep. 111 mins 41
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Your favorite Hawai'i podcast hosted by Kamaka Dias talking stories with influential figures in Hawai'i and beyond about their lives and our culture. Join us as we get to know our guests a little deeper and talk about what keeping it aloha truly means.

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#166 | Krystilez | Nanakuli pride, The Angry Locals, and hip hop in Hawai'i

Mar 06 2025 156 mins  
Krystilez is an emcee and on-air radio personality from the island of O’ahu. This radio veteran has been hosting live events for over 2 decades from concerts with over 1000 people in the audience or a room of 20 kupuna. He is currently the host of a morning radio show called the HI Guys on HI93 and is the reigning #1 night show host on 102.7 Da Bomb for over 15 years. He is also

#165 | Kamakakēhau Fernandez | Being adopted by a Hawaiian family, Hawaiian language, and music

Feb 27 2025 94 mins  
Kamakakēhau Fernandez is a talented musician from the island of Maui. He is a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning singer, Hawaiian language perpetuator and has been featured in the Hawaiian Language version of The Disney Animation Film “Moana”, in which he plays the role of Tamatoa The shiny crab. He has performed on numerous stages within the state of Hawai’i as well as stage

#164 | Michael Alisa | Cultural acceptance, tackling life after football, and finding confidence

Feb 20 2025 117 mins  
Michael Alisa is an actor and model from the island of O’ahu. He is a former collegiate football player for BYU where he was nominated for two national awards before back to back seasons with injuries. During his time at BYU he served in the Puerto Rico San Juan West Mission for the LDS Church. Currently he is a fitness model and trainer who is dipping his toes into the acting wo

#163 | Moses Goods | His love for theatre and trailblazing as a Hawaiian & Black actor in Hawai'i

Feb 13 2025 88 mins  
Moses Goods is an actor and storyteller from the island of Maui. He is one of Hawai’i’s most prominent theatre artists and has traveled both nationally and internationally performing his original work with a wide range of audiences. His body of work ranges from full length plays to theatrical storytelling pieces most of which are rooted in Native Hawaiian culture. His one-man s

#162 | Lyssa Chapman Evensen | Her crazy childhood, filming Dog The Bounty Hunter, and her new life

Feb 06 2025 78 mins  
Lyssa Chapman Evensen is an entrepreneur and former television personality living on the island of O'ahu. This former bail bondswoman and bounty hunter is known for her role on A&E TV’s Dog the Bounty Hunter, in which she, along with her father Duane “Dog” Chapman and various friends and family members, track down and capture wanted fugitives. In 2013 this mother of two r

#161 | Etienne Aurelius Part 2 | The Ali'i Atlas & his theories behind the Lāhainā wildfires

Jan 30 2025 144 mins  
Etienne Aurelius is an award-winning feature film director from the island of Kaua’i. You can learn more about his life on episode 159 on the Keep it Aloha Podcast. In this episode we talk about his Ali’i Atlas event, the reception from his first episode, the truth behind the Lāhainā wildfires, and so much more. Enjoy! Find Etienne here: https://www.instagram.com/i.am.aurel

#160 | Pashyn Santos | Her social media journey, being a creative, and why she does what she does

Jan 23 2025 127 mins  
Pashyn Santos is an actor, comedian and writer from the island of O’ahu. She is a versatile artist and a standout figure in the entertainment world here in Hawai’i. She started out performing hilarious six-second skits about local life on the app Vine, and continued on her social media journey doing famous sketches like the “Pidgin Siri” series, earning her nearly 1 million

#159 | Etienne Aurelius | His insane life & journey to becoming an award-winning filmmaker

Jan 16 2025 150 mins  
Etienne Aurelius is an award-winning feature film director from the island of Kaua’i. Not only is he a producer, cinematographer, writer, and creative director, but he is also the founder/CEO of The ECOH which is a top-tier archival indigenous film studio specializing in theatrical narrative feature films, short films, TV and streaming episodic shows, scripted reality, documentar

#158 | Kekoa Kekumano | His rise to fame, being proud of your roots, and dealing with mental health

Jan 09 2025 127 mins  
Kekoa Kekumano is a waterman and actor from the island of O’ahu. He is best known for his scene stealing performance in the TV series White Lotus as Kai, his role on Hawaii Five-O as Nahele and for playing young Jason Momoa in the smash hit Aquaman. He is a former City and county of Honolulu Lifeguard and now plays the character Laka, a lifeguard, on the hit series Rescue: HI-Sur

Keep it Aloha 2025 | Podcast in Japan, new sponsors, and healing from surgeries

Jan 02 2025 25 mins  
Aloha everybody! Happy 2025! Mahalo for the amazing support in 2024, we truly appreciate each and every one of you. We will have a brand new episode coming out next week, but for now we just wanted to leave you with a recap of 2024 and some quick updates for 2025. It's going to be another amazing year and we are excited to be on this journey with you allRemember to always keep it a