Best PPBS Hawaiʻis Podcasts (2025)

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Maui's DJ Skinny Guy represents for all Hawaiʻi 1:04:16

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Representing Maui, Hawai‘i, DJ Skinny Guy was the first Hawai‘i DJ to battle in the ITF and DMC DJ competitions in 1996. Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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2SHY Hawaiʻi’s first female graffiti writer 1:07:20

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We learn about Hawai‘i’s first female street artist growing up in the 1980s and the story of her friend “TRIAD3,” who passed away in high school. Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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How Norm Winter revolutionized music and radio 53:02

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The former co-owner of Jelly’s, Radio Free Hawai’i and now owner of Idea’s Music and Books talks about his contribution to Hawai‘i’s Hip-Hop and independent music scene. Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Hawai'i's house dance culture | Kaleo Ten 1:34:03

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Known for his groundbreaking music and culture magazine, Quad Mag, this tech guru and dancer breaks down the history of Hawai‘i’s house dance culture. Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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DJ, music and television producer | Jay "DJ Jay-P" Park 1:24:36

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An audio engineer, music producer, television producer and DJ rewinds his life and times in Hawai‘i’s Hip-Hop and local music scene. Hosted by Kavet the Catalyst Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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DJ Leanskee an east coast Hip-hop legend in Hawaiʻi | Lino "Leanskee" Delgado 1:16:09

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Starting out in New York City and Boston, DJ Leanskee is a founding member of The Floorlords Hip-Hop crew, which was recently inducted into the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame at Berklee College of Music. Living in Hawai‘i for more than a decade, he shares his love and knowledge of Hip-Hop culture. Hosted by Kavet the catalyst Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop His…

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Kamasami Kong 33:26

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Enjoy this last episode of What School You Went? as we take a walk down memory lane with radio legend Kamasami Kong. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Hawaiʻi's first Locker and Popper | Kalani Young 1:09:59

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One of Hawai‘i’s first lockers and poppers, this performer from Waipahu, Central O‘ahu, took the style worldwide. Today, he continues to keep alive the legacy of Don Campbell, the Godfather of Locking. Hosted by: Kavet the catalyst Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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RE-LISTEN: Teenage Businessman (with Coen Cadinha) 31:06

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Originally published May 8, 2024. Coen Cadinha is not an entrepreneurial dreamer, he’s an experienced businessman with an inspirational success story… and he’s only 16. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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RE-LISTEN: Soup Soup (with Mark Noguchi) 31:44

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Originally published May 1, 2024. From beef stew to zosui, our soups and stews are windows into the lives of our ancestors, and to this day, the recipes remain a family affair. Chef Mark Noguchi explains. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Faceboo…

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First Native Hawaiian Rapper on Wax | Lionel Wright 1:04:57

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In 1991, MC Lionel Wright and his crew, Club Rox Rock, released one of Hawai‘i’s first rap CDs, Hyped, Dope, Def & Direct. We learn more about the Papakolea, Honolulu native and what rapping was like in the early years of Hawai‘i Hip-Hop. Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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RE-LISTEN: Dis-N-Dat and Everything in Between (with Kutmaster Spaz) 34:38

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Originally published April 24, 2024. His students call him Mr. Bulatao, but you may know him as Kutmaster Spaz. We’ll meet the man behind the microphone. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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RE-LISTEN: Every Person Has A Story and a Dream (with Ronley Lakalaka) 26:45

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Originally published April 17, 2024. A Kalihi boy’s relentless work ethic earns him a professional football contract, but he chose instead to walk away from the game he loved. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Hawai'i T.V. and Radio Legend | Kamasami Kong 29:36

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Meet the host of Breakin’ Hawai‘i (1984), one of the first TV shows that featured local breakers, poppers and lockers. The show, seen statewide, launched Hip-Hop culture into Hawai‘i homes. Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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RE-LISTEN: Macaroni Salad (with Mark Noguchi) 25:37

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Originally published April 10, 2024. Chef Mark Noguchi returns to the show to discuss Hawaiʻi's favorite plate lunch side, macaroni salad. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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RE-LISTEN: What's in a Name? (with Lance Threefingers) 29:29

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Originally published April 3, 2024. A young man has spent his entire life confirming his name is real. Join us for an inspirational story of understanding one’s responsibility. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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RE-LISTEN: Shaka Santa & Tutu Mele (with Alex Ching) 26:49

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Originally published December 6, 2023. As Shaka Santa and Tutu Mele take their yearly seats in front of Honolulu Hale, sculptor Alex Ching reveals the process of getting the icons ready for the holidays. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Storytelling Through the Lens of a Camera (with Megan Tasaki) 27:02

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She started telling stories through the lens of her camera when she was eight. Today, Megan Tasaki is using her craft and passion for people to develop tomorrow’s leaders. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Chasing a Dream Job (with Chaz Mihara) 31:17

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Chaz Mihara is chasing his dream of being a local sportscaster. Why he believes serving as a mentor will help him achieve his professional goals. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Hawai‘i’s B-52 Roaches (with John Baraquio) 31:00

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They’re ruthless, merciless and seem to enjoy scaring the bejesus out of people. The flying B-52 is also a fierce baby maker – but is no match for this exterminator. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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The Risks and Rewards of Sports Officiating (with Tom Yoshida) 35:10

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Insults, threats and physical abuse, a few of the sad risks sports officials face. Hawai‘i Sports Official Hall-of-Famer Tom Yoshida tells us why the rewards outweigh the risks. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Hawai‘i FoundHer (with Darien Siguenza) 23:34

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The search is over for an organization that economically empowers culturally driven, ethically conscious, women-led businesses. How Darien Siguenza helps Hawai‘i FoundHer. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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A Young Man with a Purpose (with Sterling Higa) 46:31

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Sterling Higa is young man with a purpose who has a clear vision of Hawai‘i’s future – and like EF Hutton, when he talks, people listen. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Peace on Your Wings (with Jenny Taira and Laurie Rubin) 32:36

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Meet the creative minds behind a moving musical, a true story of 12-year-old Hiroshima atomic bomb victim who folded 1,000 paper cranes for peace before passing away. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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The Baby Toon (with Cassidy Crowley) 27:02

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Eight years ago, Cassidy Crowley captured the attention of a land shark when she was only 7-years-old. How that experience turned her into an extremely successful business owner. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Hawaiʻi’s 2024 Distinguished Young Woman (with Madison Iwashita) 27:17

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Since 1958, 780,000 young women have competed in this prestigious program but only a few have won this “Distinguished Award.” We’ll meet a local girl who owns that title in 2024. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Freshwater Czar (with Jeremy Kimura) 32:48

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Without freshwater, there are no rivers, streams and underground aquifers, and without freshwater, there is no life. Jeremy Kimura refuses to let that happen in Hawaiʻi. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Jimmy “Da Geek” Bender 29:46

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You can catch this Geek on morning radio alongside Michael W. Perry, at midday with a couple of other Poor Sports or on Spectrum OC16…catch him if you can. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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DJ Chicken Jerky (with Ella Wong) 39:14

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Eleven-year-old Ella Wong found her groove in the music world and now has a beat on the local DJ scene. She also happens to have one of the coolest stage names in town… Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Wedding Filmmaker to Emmy Award Winning Director (with Stephan Boeker) 44:09

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For 25 years, Stephan Boeker was a popular wedding filmmaker on Maui. Today he is an Emmy Award Winning Director, whose unique approach to storytelling is inspiring others to chase their dreams. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Looking Through the Rearview Mirror (with Bob Sigall) 29:22

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Historian, author and business consultant Bob Sigall never took a single journalism course. In fact, he was psychology major. So how did he become one of Hawai‘i’s top newspaper columnists? Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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The Story Behind “The Companies We Keep” (with Bob Sigall) 27:53

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When Bob Sigall was eight-years-old he sold lost golf balls for a dime to make money. How that entrepreneurial spirit influenced his life and created “The Companies We Keep.” Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Kaua‘i’s Haunted Schools (with Lopaka Kapanui) 30:08

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Master Storyteller Lopaka Kapanui continues the conversation about Hawai‘i’s most haunted schools. In this episode, we travel to Beautiful Kaua‘i, where hair-raising stories abound. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Lua: The Way of the Hawaiian Warrior (with Ramsay Taum) 28:15

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A bone-breaking conversation with world-renowned Hawaiian Cultural Advisor Ramsay Taum who tells us why those who practice the Hawaiian martial art of Lua have their eyes set on their opponent’s joints. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Andagi (with Albert Teruya) 29:40

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No glaze, no powdered sugar and no sprinkles! Chef Albert Teruya reveals the secret to the perfect Andagi - crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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The Healing Practice of Ho‘oponopono (with Ramsay Taum) 28:13

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World-renowned Hawaiian Cultural Advisor Ramsay Taum returns to talk about the healing practice of Ho‘oponopono and explains how reconciliation and forgiveness can break barriers to peace and harmony. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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The Healing Art of Lomilomi (with Mālia Helelā) 38:35

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Kumu hula and lomilomi practitioner and trainer Mālia Helelā tells us why she looks to the ‘āina for grounding and inspiration and how hula and lomilomi work hand-in-hand. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Kahuna (with Lopaka Kapanui) 33:58

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If you could put a curse on someone would you? Master storyteller Lopaka Kapanui will keep you on the edge of your seat as he takes you deep into a mysterious and sometimes dark world, in his newest book, “KAHUNA.” Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikT…

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Son of O‘ahu (with Elijah Kalā McShane) 34:46

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Elijah is a devoted Ambassador of Aloha. His mission of sharing The Way of Aloha has reached millions around the world via his social media reach and his work as a speaker, facilitator, and ceremonialist. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Faceboo…

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Memories of Kui Lee (with Kimo Lee) 38:49

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Kimo Lee tells us about his dad, who happens to be one of Hawai‘i’s greatest singer-songwriters of all time. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Ultimate Waterslide Tester (with Nohea Keaunui-Gould) 32:17

1y ago32:17

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Nohea Keaunui-Gould may have one of the coolest jobs in Hawai‘i. In fact, it might be the coolest job EVER. Nohea is the Operations Manager and Wet’n’Wild in Kapolei and the Ultimate Waterslide Tester. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Taiko Drums for the Deaf (with Chizuko Endo) 32:08

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Chizuko Endo is the co-founder of Taiko Center of the Pacific. She has traveled the globe performing & teaching - dedicated to the evolution of modern Taiko as we know it today. Several years ago, she started teaching deaf students about the art of taiko drumming. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get y…

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The Sherlock Holmes of Magic (with Alan Arita) 24:12

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After a 30-year career at HPD, this retired Police Captain knows what others are thinking. He is not a not psychic, but uses his five senses to create an illusion of a sixth sense… Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Jason "Buz 1" Tavares 1:22:38

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An integral part of Hawai‘i's underground hip-hop scene in the late 80s into the early 90s, Tavares pushed the limits of lyricism with his original styles and freestyle flows as a member of the Hi-State Family, VM and Moʻilla Pillaz Hosted by: Kavet the Catalyst Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok Facebook…

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Project Shaka (with Steve Sue) 33:42

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With a new documentary and an effort to change our state’s license plates, Steve Sue’s mission to spread aloha is bringing shaka back. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Mālama ʻĀina Foundation (with Tahjra Alcoran and Haley Pimental) 32:57

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The Mālama ʻĀina Foundation looks to perpetuate Hawaiian culture by using its practices in teaching STEAM to the next generation. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Terrence "Big Teeze" Hallums 1:24:54

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Hallums was one half of HerbanJoint, Hawai‘i's first rap crew toever rock the stage with Hip-Hoplegends like Cypress Hill, Houseof Pain and the Pharcyde. Thisgold record recording artist, radiohost and entrepreneur shares hisdecades of knowledge. Hosted by Kavet the catalyst Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTo…

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The Bird is the Word (with Cameron Datanagan) 28:25

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Hobbyist Cameron Datanagan speaks pigeon. He raises them, too. Welcome to the world of pigeon fancying. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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Pigeon Racing (with Dexter Wong) 29:45

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Step (or fly?) into the world of pigeon racing with lifelong hobbyist Dexter Wong. Send us a text Support the show WHAT SCHOOL YOU WENT? is available anywhere you get your podcasts. Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi

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DJ Kutmaster Spaz 1:27:15

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A master of the mix and cut on the turntables, this DJ started in his bedroom and quickly opened his own club, started radio stations and a multimedia empire. Hosted by: Kavet the catalyst Alanui Mele: Hawaiʻi Hip-Hop History Follow us on: YouTube Instagram TikTok FacebookBy PBS Hawaiʻi