How To Make The World A Better Place!

As a follow-up to last week’s question “Is More Content Better Than Good Content” and your personal branding, here are the responses I received… Thank you to those who wrote in. I definitely want to make more “Brocurrences,” but budget-wise it is very restrictive! To Christine, I actually have a webpage (http://nickkawakami.com), but it only …

Countdown begins ….

Aloha, everyone! It’s Monday, Nov. 4th, and pretty soon the holidays will be upon us!  It’s amazing how quickly this year has gone by … seems like it was just yesterday that we were putting away all of our Christmas decorations!  In any case, the holiday season is such a joyous time for me … …

What is Your Personal Brand?

Aloha Everyone! Before I dive into the heavy subject I led with, let’s get some updates from the world of ManoaDNA! In the beginning of October, we were asked to pose as musicians for an upcoming Japanese feature film called “My Guide to Hawaii.” It was an awesome experience being an extra on a film …

Back home ….

Aloha, friends. It’s great to be back … traveling is fun, but coming home always makes me appreciate how lucky we are to live in Hawai’i!  Vegas was fun, though … the weather was gorgeous but my golf game sucked – again!  I really have to get my elbow checked out .. I tried resting …

Columbus Day!

Aloha, all!  It’s Monday, Oct. 14th … Columbus Day here in the U.S., and Thanksgiving Day in Canada.  The holiday probably won’t affect too many U.S. federal workers, though, since many are not working due to the government’s shutdown.  Oh well, we can only hope that Congress and our President finally realize that it’s about …

Rainy NFL Sunday …

A perfect day to stay in and watch NFL football – great match-ups, an onolicious chili omelet and hot Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, and a cool, rainy, overcast day … simply purrrrfect! Meanwhile, excitement continues to build for both MDNA and ‘IOLANI as we head into the last quarter of 2013.  ‘IOLANI will be celebrating its …

Support My Cause!

First off, really happy that there were some good responses to last week’s question: “Where is your dream vacation?” Thanks for the responses, and add your comment at the bottom of this post! Now, onto regular business! I would first like to start off with compliments to a chef. I actually hate any inkling of …

Trades are back!

Happy Aloha Tuesday!  After a week of intensely hot humid weather, the cool trades are back along with the Manoa rain!  Yay!!  Feeling much better now … Things continue to slowly return to normal … September’s been pretty steady as far as gigs go for MDNA.  The group’s been alternating with Alex’s solo performances at …

Sept. 11th .. we will not forget.

Aloha, friends!  It’s Wednesday, Sept. 11th … 12 years ago our country was brutally sucker-punched by a group of Islamic terrorists.  Over 3,000 people died in the attack on New York’s World Trade Center which eventually sent our military forces into Iraq and Afghanistan.  Will this ever end??  No way … man has used religion …