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The Hilarious Way I Met Uncle Rabbit Kekai

Fred Hemmings posted on Facebook today… “Just visited Rabbit. The sun is setting in his long life of aloha. How lucky we are to share it with him.” I was sad to see this post but also felt extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to make memories with the legendary Rabbit Kekai….

ByMalika
May 12, 2016
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24 Hours on Oahu!

Here’s my snapchat feed from the day! Plus, the full interviews from both the KITV4 and Hawaii News Now studio interviews. Waipuna modeled for the first time in an official capacity!

ByMalika
May 11, 2016
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Behind the Scenes: Season 6 Premiere of Hawaii Five-0

The Hawaii Five-0 season premiere has become a tradition of sorts for my family and I. I don’t have a very good memory so I just re-read my “Hawaii Five-0: Over the Years” and “Behind the Scenes: Season 5 Red Carpet” blogs… I have more fun at these events than I even remember! Thank… Read More

ByMalika
September 25, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Kapena Falls

I have to admit… this one was not on my list. Sometimes, when you’re on a production you just have to go with what the producers want. Soooo, I did. Kapena falls is a dangerous area – people have died there. The water has the potential to carry leptospirosis and the cliff-jump is unsafe.

ByMalika
January 30, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Making Ti Leaf Lei

This Travel Channel project is extra rewarding for me because I actually had a say in producing, field producing, location scouting and even scheduling everything! The original list was a little too “touristy” for me…

ByMalika
January 29, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Outrigger Canoe Paddling & Supsquatch!

For our Travel Channel project, it was amazing to start our first day off with some time in the water! We shot the tandem surfing, outrigger canoe surfing and supsquatch surfing in a couple of hours down in Waikiki…

ByMalika
January 27, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Kahuku Local Grinds

To sustain ourselves during our intense 3-day shoot we had to make sure to fuel our bodies with onolicious (yummy) food! The two spots that ended up getting featured in our Travel Channel episode were Kahuku Superette and …

ByMalika
January 25, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Dirt Biking

I have to admit, dirt biking has never been on my list of things I must do in my lifetime. I like to have a little more “protection” between me the ground and other moving or fixed objects that could cross my path. I’ve always been kind of a scaredy cat…

ByMalika
January 25, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Surfing the North Shore & Sandy’s Shorebreak

I’ll start with the Sandy’s shorebreak because I was TERRIFIED. I mean, I know Sandy’s… the shorebreak is deadly. In college I used to surf there regularly but I always paddled out to a spot called “Full Point” and surfed with uncles. I’ve always considered the shorebreak off limits. I’ll swim out past it… Read More

ByMalika
January 23, 2015
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TRAVEL CHANNEL: Tandem Surfing

Many of my favorite memories are from days I spent with my hanai big brother Brian Keaulana. Brian is a wealth of information when it comes to anything to do with the ocean. The first day I met him, he taught me how to standup paddle, canoe surf and tandem surf.

ByMalika
January 23, 2015
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No Sitter? No Problem. Right…?

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The day you need everything to go perfectly, something always goes wrong. Today, I met the CEO of the company I work for – for the FIRST time! … and my sitter didn’t show up. Here is the saga that ensued…

ByMalika
January 6, 2015
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Santa Shaves His Head for #TeamTrucker

Today, I got an interesting request from a jolly old man. SANTA… as in Claus! Santa contacted me wanting to do something special for the Dukes family. A few days ago, Trucker’s mother, father, siblings and numerous family members and friends shaved…

ByMalika
December 25, 2014
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