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Ep 17 global (and local) warming, cat conditions

this episode was recorded on July 25, 2006

Ep 16 Car Troubles, Truck Angel

Whoa -- ok -- check out the stories in this one -- thrilling tales from the Indie Musician Universe -- involving extreme heat, car trouble, and as always, angels in some form or another...

Ep 15 we're finally back!!!

...talking about Identity in this one...along with tales of an magical canine during a Toast guitar lesson, and lots of eating of oranges...

Ep 14 attending an American Idol dress rehearsal, Roy's Restaurant, cat conditions, LGBT people in CA history textbooks

somethings we talk about in this episode:

• Boy's Day (May 5)
• our friends Hope Mayo and Daniel Ho
  
• MAKENA to perform at Long Beach PRIDE: Sat 5/20 5p-6p, Sun 5/21 4p-5p
• CA State Senate votes to require the CA history curriculum includes historical LGBT figures, a move initiated as early as 2003 by Equality California
  
• MAKENA to perform at benefit for Long Beach Chapter of Equality California: Choices Nightclub in Long Beach, Sat 5/27 5p-6p
  
• we attend a dress rehearsal for American Idol
  
• Roy's Restaurant and the best chocolate dessert ever on Mother's Day
• cat eyelid surgery, somatitis
  
• MAKENA on Radioio.com/radioioacoustic.php
  
• our friend Melissa Lewis
• Maricar Camaya's film "TransArt"
  
• NEXT EPISODE --> ...curious sense of superiority surrounding Hawaii...
  

Ep 13 May Day, an Asian stereotype, bragging, cat care

some things we talk about in this episode:

• May Day is Lei Day in Hawai'i, our childhood experiences in public school
• our music is played on the latest HawaiianConcertGuide.com episode
  
• incidents with strangers and alcohol at Mai Tai Bar
  
• Asian-Americans stereotyped as being rich (and spoiled), our experiences
  
• chefs vs. musical artists
• our podcast phone number is 206-203-4475 if you want to leave us a voice mail
• cat care insider info
  
• our MySpace makeover by Stef

Ep 12 new CD, how we met

we're back! here are some things mentioned in this episode ~

• our first ever CD of music as MAKENA is finished! it's called "By Request" because the songs are a representation of the most popular songs we do at gigs. they're a cross section of what we usually do at a show: covers, originals, and traditional Hawaiian. we're still haven't got the songs up on our website.
  

• "Tell Me," one of MAKENA's original songs, will be included in a short documentary by film-maker Maricar Camaya, sponsored by Visual Communication's "Armed With A Camera" Project

• definitely still getting back in the swing of doing a podcast again! :D have fun listening to us stumbling around. heehee!!!