Kampai Sugai Podcast

Today we have professional astrologer, award-winning author, and speaker based in Hawaii. She's the host of a new show called Following Journeys, which is premiering on October 21, 2024. Please welcome the amazing, Alice Inoue!

With a passion for helping people understand themselves and their life paths through astrology, she has built a reputation for her insightful readings and workshops. Alice has a unique ability ...

On today's awesome episode, we have former NBA player and part owner of Tequila Comisario, Rick Darnell, and local marketing manager for Tequila Comisario, Carl Maybin, on the show today!

We talk about how Rick got involved with owning Tequila Comisario, the differences with marketing alcohol versus another product, we razz uncle Carl about his love for the Oakland Raiders, charity work that Rick is involved with, how...

On today's episode, we have a Muay Thai and MMA coach who has been traveling across the world training with some of the best fighters on Earth. He has experienced many hardships in his life that lead him down a dark path, but today, his life has been redeemed. Please give a warm welcome to Kamanu Ruiz!

We talk about Kamanu's journey into martial arts, the "machete story" (it's a good one haha), his...

On today's episode, we have actor, co-founder to Awakened Aloha, entrepreneur, and social media influencer. He's known as Son of O'ahu on social media. Please give a warm welcome to Elijah Kala McShane!

Elijah and I have a great conversation about spirituality, his new venture into acting, the 3 fundamentals of Hawaiian spirituality, the idea of Kaona, thje impact of tourism in Hawaii, local families leaving...

On today's episode, we have aspiring film and television producer, founder of her new nonprofit organization, Kahua Kollective, Miss Chinatown Hawaii 2022, and Miss Hawaii America 2023, Star Dahl Thurston!

We got to talk to Star about a lot of different topics. Star got to share about her influence that her mom had with her, why she decided to compete in pageants, her physical and mental transformation before competin...

On today's episode, we have former Honolulu Police Department officer turned content creator, Doug Korenic, on the show! On Doug's YouTube channel, he talks extensively about his time as a police officer for HPD, and the lessons he learned from his stories as a police officer. He's well known for his coverage of the Mike Miske cases, and his experience patrolling the Honolulu district.

We talk about how Doug...

On today's episode we have National Geographic and multi-award winning author, Rita Ariyoshi to talk to us about her new book. Rita has been a writer and editor for many publications for over 20 years. She was the founding editor for the Aloha magazine, and worked as the editor for the Hawaiian Airlines inflight magazine. For the National Geographic, she was involved with many articles including writing two books: "Hula i...

On today's show, we have a returning guest. On our previous episode with this guest, we talked about his proof of concept film, Higher, which was becoming popular during a time where Hawaii movies needed more representation. Since then, he has been actively involved in creating short films, music videos, commercials, and supporting more of the film industry in Hawaii. He now works for Sight and Sound Productions, and is here t...

On today's show, we have one of my childhood friends. We went to the same elementary school and middle school, but in high school, we went down different paths. Fast forward to today, and we've reconnected as content creators with different platforms. This was a very interesting episode for me to hear the journey that Amber has gone through to get to this point in her life. Please join me in welcoming, mental health advoc...

Today, we have a longtime MMA fighter and MMA coach, who has trained with some of the best in the world including Max Holloway and Cain Valesquez. He has recently made his longtime return to fighting coming off his wins in BKFC and internationally in BYB Extreme Fighting Series. Please give a warm welcome to BYB fighter, Jon "Untameable" Barnard.

We talked about Jon's long awaited return to fighting, why Jon...

We got a special episode for you guys today. We teeter on the line between being real and getting canceled. I think that's what makes for the best conversations, because there's always something to learn from people's perspectives. This braddah is one of the realest guys I know for sure. Please give a round of applause to streamer, podcaster, content creator, entrepreneur, and lo'i kalo owner, Ikaikaloha!

On today's episode, I have local actor, content creator, comedian, and one of the co-founders of The Polyverse series. Please give a warm welcome to Esera Tuaolo aka Mr. Coconut! Esera has been actively creating content for a while creating original comedy skits at first, but has expanded into creating action sequences and adding more depth into his content. His videos are well-known amongst the Hawaii community, but his socia...

On today's episode, I have one of my good friends and fellow podcasters! Recently, he's been pursuing his new side hustle into videography work ranging from funerals, corporate commercials, and other jobs. Please welcome, owner of Hawaii Real Studios, Ioane Keehu.

We literally talk about hockey, Star Wars, podcasting, and videography the whole episode haha! This was a good episode though for people who want to ge...

Today, I'm excited to have on a SUPER talented musician. She's multifaceted in many different ways, and juggles around a lot of different roles. In my mind, she's a chameleon that blends in and adapts to many situations. I have great respect for her as a musician, but also as a friend. Please give a warm welcome to songwriter and singer, the amazing J.Lyn!

There were a lot of topics we covered today. We talk...

On today's episode, we have recording artist and Na Hoku Hanohano 2023 nominee, Mistah Chante, on the podcast! Mistah Chante grew up playing the ukulele before transitioning to playing on the keyboard. He would join his family in jam sessions when he was young, which introduced him to the music world. It wasn't until he went to the Mele Program where things shifted for him, and he really wanted to pursue music as a career...

Today we have a local clothing brand in Hawaii. This company was founded in 2019 in the hopes that the love of basketball could be conveyed to others through their brand. They started a clothing brand, and have hosted basketball events in Hawaii. As basketball becomes even more of an international sport, it's amazing to see the influence it has in Hawaii and the rest of the world. Please join me in welcoming, Mark Daguio and V...

Today we have a pioneer in local Hawaii radio broadcasting. He is the former morning radio personality on Hawaiian 105 KINE, and former program director and morning show on KCCN FM 100. He is currently the weekend weather anchor and entertainment reporter for Hawai'i New Now. He's also the Game Day Activities Coordinator for all of UH Athletics. He's hosted big events in Hawai'i such as the Merrie Monarch, the N...

On today's show we have Miss American Scholar 2022, 2019 Browns Bags to Stardom Overall Champion, 2014 Grand Champion for KZOO Radio AM 1210, and super amazing awesome singer, Aolani Silva! Aolani recently graduated from high school last year, and has been really pushing her music career. Recently, she released her first single called Tides, and is in the process of making her first album. I was able to hear some of her new mu...

Today's podcast is one that I'll definitely remember as one of the craziest and funniest episode I've ever had! Originally, I met Marie and Jenny online on Instagram. Later on, I met them at a photoshoot that was with the company my wife works for, and I'm happy to say, they are the same offline as they are online. I consider them both great friends, and I'm happy to have them on this crazy episode. Please ...