Above the bridge
Entertainment and conversation
Episodes
Some conversations hit different because they refuse to pretend. Maci Ono is back, and we go way past gym clips and highlight reels into the messy middle where real change happens: grief, low motivation, depression, identity shifts, and the daily choice to keep showing up anyway. If you’ve ever put on a hoodie, gone full incognito, and tried to talk yourself out of the workout you know you need, you’ll r...
A kid can survive almost anything, but they don’t survive it unchanged. Nelson Sua up in Hawaii inside a home marked by violence, fear, and a family legacy that later gets labeled “Brotherhood of Crime.” He’s honest about what that kind of childhood does to your identity, your nervous system, and your sense of what’s normal. Then he walks us through the moment he finally decides the sto...
Most people judge a DJ by the loudest 30 seconds. We wanted to talk about the other 99 percent of the job: the decisions nobody sees that keep a club alive, a dance floor full, and a night moving in waves instead of burning out early.
We’re joined by DJ Javi, one of Hawaii’s most versatile DJs, to break down the real mechanics of nightlife. We talk DJ battles, mentorship, and the Hawaii DJ communi...
The moment Wes said he’s putting down the mic, I felt it in my gut because I’ve known him as the voice that can move a room. We sit down and get real about why stepping back from MC duties can be the exact move a growing business needs, especially when you’re trying to protect your name, your family, and the standard your clients pay for.
We talk about the path that got him here, from workin...
A club doesn’t earn trust with matching jerseys. It earns trust when coaches, athletes and parents show up with clarity, consistency, and heart. That’s where this conversation with Coach Kea lands as she shares the story behind rebranding to Ho’omau Athletics, a name rooted in perseverance and shaped by a season of real-life pressure.
We get into what it looks like to build a youth volleybal...
RAIN El DAKHAKHNI is the founder of 76 Sips Bar Company, a Hawaii mobile bartending service focused on fresh juice, local ingredients, and craft cocktail quality for weddings, brand events, and private parties on Oahu. We talk through her route from working and opening bars to betting on herself, plus why she’d rather be called a “cocktail artist” than a mixologist.
We also get real about wh...
Five years and nearly 200 episodes later, I’m still recording Above the Bridge the same way I started: showing up, hitting record, and trying to have real conversations that leave me feeling something. This annual Q and A is me answering the questions you sent in, from what made me nervous early on to the one episode that gave me confidence to do the show in front of people, and the honest truth about what it ...
A lot of people get a past they can’t outrun, and a lot of people in construction carry more weight than anyone sees. I sit down with Aaron Siga, a Kaneohe legend who used to be known for scrapping, to talk about how he flipped that energy into something that actually builds people up: leadership, teaching, and a steady “aloha” attitude on and off the jobsite.
We get into the real story behi...
A side hustle that takes off because of shower curtains sounds like a joke, until you hear how it actually happened. I’m sitting down with Marnee, the owner of MarnZaza, a fast-growing local Hawaii brand with a loyal community, bold prints, and a real-world retail presence that keeps expanding. She’s also still doing hair and lashes, which makes her story hit even harder if you’re juggling a day jo...
A band can disappear from the release radar and still soundtrack your whole life. That’s why sitting down with Ho’onu'a felt like a full circle moment for us, from the classics we grew up on to the new music they’re finally ready to unleash. Jared and Christian share what changed since the peak island music days, what stayed the same, and why coming back now is less about “nostalgia” an...
A lot of people love the idea of being a fighter. Far fewer can explain what that mindset looks like when the cage lights turn off and real life starts asking for overtime, tuition money, and patience. I sit down with Nate Yoshimura, a former MMA fighter who went from college wrestling to competing on big Hawaii cards and Bellator, and he keeps it honest about the parts nobody glamorizes: nerves, fatigue, getting ro...
Running a business is hard. Running it from 3,000 miles away forces you to learn the one skill most owners avoid for too long: letting go. We sit down with Ikaika Reppuhn, owner of iRep Detail Supply, to talk about what’s changed since launching the Las Vegas location, how he builds a team he can trust, and why real customer service still beats fast shipping when people need answers, not just products.
She’s shooting University of Hawaii games, building trust with athletes and coaches, and still choosing the harder road. We talk story with Photos by Kaikai as she pushes past the “big fish in a small pond” trap and chases real growth in sports media and sports photography.
We get into how her athlete background shaped her eye and her work ethic, plus the exact moment she decided to stop wai...
Hawaii feels more expensive every year, but the breaking point for a lot of families is childcare. When preschool tuition rivals rent and infant care can hit $2,000 a month, parents get trapped between working to survive and paying just to keep working. I sit down with Malia Tsuchiya from Hawaii Children’s Action Network to talk about what’s driving that pressure and what’s actually moving at the H...
We talk with the Hoku Award winning ukulele artist Brittni Paiva about how she went from classical piano training at age three to committing to ukulele at eleven, learning by ear, and stepping into major festival stages while still figuring out who she wanted to be as a performer.
We also get practical about the modern music grind. Brittany breaks down her home studio approach, why she works in Logic Pro, and...
Pearls on men used to get laughed at. Now they’re a quiet flex for anyone who understands style. We sit down with Jordan Fong, a Hawaii-based jeweler and photographer from the Bay Area, to talk about how he built a look, a network, and a creative life by staying true to what he likes even when it wasn’t “normal.”
We start with jewelry and fashion, including why pearls became his signat...
What does it take to turn a quiet gym into a memory people carry for years? We sit with Paco Loco—Philly-born, Hawaii-made—who built a career at the crossroads of sports, comedy, and DJ culture. From ushering the wildest sections at Lincoln Financial Field and riding with Eagles legends to announcing Kobe Bryant’s final summer-league game before the draft, Paco shows how a single voice can set the ...
Caregiving rarely arrives with a manual. When Megan Taniguchi’s grandmother survived a heart attack and then a stroke, Megan walked away from her job, moved in, and learned how to keep her family together—one blood pressure reading, one bath, one prayer at a time. We invited Megan back to share the unfiltered truth: the daily routines that stabilize fragile health, the medical skills she picked up from g...
Stadium lights. A turn of the head. A breath held before the snap. We sit with the founder of Shang Hi Media to unpack how self-taught skills and a deep love for community transform youth sports into stories families keep for life. What begins as a COVID-era creative outlet becomes a craft rooted in respect—reading plays before they form, catching the quiet moments people miss, and stitching them together with...
The story of Hawaii’s hip hop isn’t a straight line—it’s a flow that bends through island reggae, battle rap, day parties, and studio nights that run past last call. We sit down with Rappa Nui to trace that path from Puna to Oahu, where a poetry-loving kid grew into a meticulous writer who prefers the booth to the spotlight but still knows how to light a room when it counts.
We dig int...
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