Aloha Alive: The Dawn O'Brien Podcast
Why Aloha? the whole world knows what aloha is--love in Hawai'i--but better to ask WHY ALOHA? the answer is as essential as breath & as fun as whistling, so LET'S GO!
Podcasting since 2025 • 27 episodes
Aloha Alive: The Dawn O'Brien Podcast
Latest Episodes
E:27 Healing Hearts Finally, Overcoming Trauma Truly
Stop asking, “What’s wrong with me?” & start asking, “What happened & how do I heal forward?” Healing Hearts Creator Rob Gross talks about how trauma leads to so many “bad choices” a.k.a. survival strategies gone wrong.You’ll he...
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Episode 27
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E26 Handsome Hawaiian Hammah: Young Musician DILLON PAKELE
Some lights don’t go out—they move. When Dillon lost dad, Kaulana Pakele of Mana‘o Company, & later hanai uncle, the legendary Fiji, the room dimmed. What came next is a story of regeneration with respect: a bedroom-turned-studio in a Hawai...
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E25: Why Flipping HI Govt? Gary Cordery on Corruption & More...
O, CORRUPTION, what corruption? Hawaii has won "Most Corrupt State in U.S." for years running. We're paying sky-high prices for gas & groceries, housing & everything else. Is there any HOPE?! Local businessman & advocate for t...
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E24: From Gangstah to GOD! Peacemaker Matt Taufete'e
A single punch on a Kalihi street lead to two life sentences, headline news & a family shattered by gang retaliation. BUT GOD! A long broken road across generations lead to hard-won forgiveness. Not just for one man, but two families. And t...
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E23 MAKE ME LAUGH! Top HI Comic Kaleo Pilanca
You'll LOL or "buss laugh" as Hawai'i locals say, then you may cry. He did! Kaleo Pilanca takes us to the heights of joy as he's known the depths too. Join us for history of comedy, current culture & lots & lots of ALOOOHA!Book K...
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