After a brief hiatus in 2023, Da Best Hawaii is proud to be back in 2024. Expect new weekly episodes starting February 2024 highlighting the best in Culture, Cuisine, Crafts and Community here in Hawaii and beyond. 

Watch weekly episodes Wednesdays on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram. You can also listen to the Da Best Hawaii Podcast on Spotify, IHeartRadio and Apple Podcasts too. 

Keep in touch with what is new, trending, loved and more in Hawaii. 

In the summer of 2019 a perfect partnership was formed, friends Olena Heu and Pali Kaaihue paired up and joined forces to travel to Alaska as part of a Doko Ga TV adventure mania series of shows. Since then, the Da Best Hawaii creator and Doko Ga TV creator have been working together ever since. 

We are pleased to announce a continued partnership between the two friends involving both shows Doko Ga TV and Da Best Hawaii. You can watch Doko Ga TV on Hawaiian TelCom and on KHNL Saturdays and on K5 Sundays, beginning in September Doko Ga TV will feature quick 2 min clips of their favorite Da Best Hawaii episodes. 

Be sure to tune in and watch Doko Ga TV every week Saturday on KHNL 2pm and Sunday 8:30pm on K5. Pali, Olena and special guests showcase adventure mania and some oishii places to eat, visit and support! 

We are excited to share that Da Best Hawaii is turning 2 years-old! To celebrate our Terrific 2's we are sharing some of your Fan Favorite episodes each week. Flashing back to some of the most informative, entertaining and delicious shows you all loved. 

We appreciate the overwhelming show of support and aloha these past couple of years and are thrilled to celebrate with you! Mahalo for watching and stay tuned. 

Be sure to also listen to the unedited Da Best Hawaii podcast now streaming on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 
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Spring is in the air and there are so many exciting things happening! Da Best Hawaii is in full swing and we are booked with content through June 2020.

At the moment our episodes are highlighting Hawaii Food & Wine Festival which has given around $3-Million back to our local community, education programs and more. April is all about Earth Month, so that is very green, sustainable, eco-conscious and earth-friendly. May we are going to venture to Kualoa Ranch to showcase all the wonderful things they are doing there... and June is going to highlight some of the Hawaii's Best Winners. 

At the same time the unedited and raw Da Best Hawaii Podcast is now streaming on Buzzsprout, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. Select interviews are uploaded randomly, so be on the lookout for new ones - longer than the TV show and unedited. 

Things are very exciting and moving right along in the right direction as we head face first into 2020. 

So this little idea that I had to create a best of Hawaii TV show has now also morphed into a stellar, raw and uncut podcast too. 
You can listen to some of the best 'Da Best Hawaii' episodes on Apple Podcasts, Buzzsprout and Spotify too.
Perfect for your driving time, while at work with your headphones plugged in or if you're just cooking at home. 
Some of the episodes featured so far in the podcast were too lengthy for the TV show so you can hear them in their entirety:
Kalani Pe'a
Jake Shimabukuro
Robert Cazimero
Jasper Wong (artist and founder of Pow Wow Hawaii). 

Follow, subscribe and listen. 
You can also watch full episodes on Hawaiian TelCom, Facebook and YouTube. 

Unedited, raw and unscripted - Da Best Hawaii Podcast is now streaming on Spotify. 

You can listen and follow here - just click this link: 
​Or open the Spotify app and search Da Best Hawaii.  

Wow, this year makes 2 years since Da Best Hawaii was launched. It has been an amazing ride and we are so thankful and grateful to our fantastic partners, supporters, followers and fans. 

This past summer we started to think about other ways to do great story telling...and with so many wonderful stories under our belt, it just made sense to take these interviews and share them. 

Perhaps every month, we will feature a past episode, unedited and audio only on our latest podcast -

Here is the first one! A great talk story with Maui resident and Grammy winner Kalani Pe'a. 

Just one month after our launch the feedback, results and growth has been so wonderful! We truly appreciate all of our fans, followers and features for joining us on this momentous journey!

So far our reach on Facebook alone has exceeded 15,000 people.  And for the month of June our impressions on all social and internet platforms has hit close to 30,000. 

Beginning July 1st we have some very exciting news to share, both Hawaiian TelCom and American Savings Bank are joining our ohana as presenting sponsors. 

And, for the next 2 years Hawaiian TelCom will also stream our webisodes on their featured video on demand platform.  Be sure to tune in!

Again a big mahalo to all who believed in us, supported us and have joined us on this magical and impeccable journey thus far - there's so much more to come! This feeling is truly da best!

For more information on: 
American Savings Bank www.asbhawaii.com
Hawaiain TelCom www.hawaiiantel.com

MY NEW PASSION PROJECT

Some of the most profound passions in my life have included sharing great stories, helping others and capturing memorable moments. From the young age of 6 years-old I began to  photograph people, places and things. In elementary school I was a nationally recognized writer and photographer, in high school I anchored the morning announcements and in the 6th grade I emceed our May Day program. Then I started a life-long effort to give back to the community by volunteering. These values have remained strong and an utmost priority in my life. 

Here's where I segue into my next passion project: Da Best Hawaii™
People want the best in life. If that means exploring the best places, eating the best food, finding the best products and sharing the best experiences there is a constant theme -- its all Da Best. My idea to showcase Da Best Hawaii comes from my many years of involvement, dining, traveling, meeting new people and learning about history, inspiration and motivation. My abilities as a journalist, writer, researcher, blogger, television personality, social media influencer and community member... have helped me to hone my skills and thus share compelling, award-winning, creative stories. 

Taking together my passions for photography, videography, storytelling and helping the community/local businesses -- I am launching a brand new medium to showcase the very best of Hawaii digitally and on a social sphere entirely produced, photographed, edited, curated and hosted by yours truly!

Da Best Hawaii will showcase 4 simple things: 
B - Beginning and how it all Began
E - Entrepreneur or Expert (chat with an official who will give us a behind the scenes and all the inside scoop.)
S- Story everyone has a story and here we tell it and share it.
T - Get a Taste (showcase the must Taste or Try). 

So do me a favor and get ready for my new project that is entirely about giving back and sharing the love. Lookout for segments and bite-sized webisodes that will give you a behind-the-scenes look at Da Best Hawaii. Produced by me, shot by me, photographed by me, edited by me, coordinated by me and hosted by you know who.

There's no limit to what we can do as long as we put our minds to it and have Da Best intentions at heart. 

Follow the journey online 
@DaBestHawaii

www.dabesthawaii.com 

Also, if you have a suggestion of something that you think is Da Best feel free to connect with me via this contact link:
https://www.dabesthawaii.com/contact.html

Da Best Hawaii Media™
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