Hawaii Matters. Sunday at 6:30am on Pacific Media Group Oahu radio stations
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Kumi Macdonald on NAMI Hawaii and NAMIWalks Hawaii on October 10 (2026) Hawaii Matters Mental Health National Alliance on Mental Illness
Guest Kumi Macdonald (Executive Director at NAMI Hawaii (https://namihawaii.org/)) shares her own experiences as a Mom, a Daughter, and advocate for understanding mental health conditions in our different communities.
NAMI Hawaii (https://namihawaii.org/) has support groups for persons who may be on their newly diagnosed mental health condition journey and helps to provide a safe space to express one’s concerns, hopes, and wonderings.
The annual NAMIWalks Hawaii (https://namihawaii.org/walk/) fundraising walk will be held statewide on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Oahu’s NAMIWalks (https://namihawaii.org/walk/) will be at Kaka’ako Waterfront Park from 9am to 12pm, with activities until 1pm. More: namihawaii.org
Kathy With a K is your host. "Hawaii Matters", a community program that airs on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. Hawaii across Pacific Media Group Oahu (https://pmghawaii.com/radio/) radio stations:
KDDB 102.7 Da Bomb (https://1027dabomb.net/) | KQMQ HI93 (https://hi93oahu.com/) | KUMU 94.7 KUMU (https://kumu.com/) | KPOI 105.9 The Wave (https://1059thewavefm.com/)
To be featured or for inquiries on "Hawaii Matters", please email: kathywithak@1059thewavefm.com
27 Sept 2026
Grant Itomitsu on Culinary Institute of the Pacific, 80th Jubilee for KCC (2026) Hawaii Matters Kapiolani Community College HFWF
Guest Grant Itomitsu (https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/cv/gitomits/) joined Kapiolani Community College in 2003, thanks to a phone call from the Culinary Arts department at KCC (https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/programs/culinary/) asking if he’d be interested in returning to the campus as an instructor.
Since 2019, as KCC’s Culinary Arts Department Chair, he shares more on the Culinary Institute of the Pacific (https://culinaryinstitute.hawaii.edu/), the fundamentals in the kitchen, and how the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival (https://hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com/) helps new chef(s)-in-training get additional real world experience outside of the classroom.
Also, did you know about the Food and Dining options at KCC (https://www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu/support-and-campus-life/food/) (as of 2026)? Good stuff!
Kathy With a K is your host."Hawaii Matters", a community program that airs on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. Hawaii across Pacific Media Group Oahu (https://pmghawaii.com/radio/) radio stations: KDDB 102.7 Da Bomb (https://1027dabomb.net/) | KQMQ HI93 (https://hi93oahu.com/) | KUMU 94.7 KUMU (https://kumu.com/) | KPOI 105.9 The Wave (https://1059thewavefm.com/)
To be featured or for inquiries on "Hawaii Matters", please email: kathywithak@1059thewavefm.com
20 Sept 2026
Bernie Caalim on Pacific Historic Parks and "Honouli'uli: A History Awakened" (2026) Hawaii Matters
Bernie Caalim (Director of Marketing Communications at Pacific Historic Parks (https://www.pacifichistoricparks.org/)) talks about the Honouli'uli National Historic Site (https://www.pacifichistoricparks.org/history/honouliuli-history) [1943-1946] and the importance of preserving its history: "The largest incarceration site in Hawai’i that held POWs from many countries and US citizens through the duration of the war."
Guest Bernie Caalim talks on the fundraising event, "Honouli'uli: A History Awakened" (https://hawaiitheatre.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUl00000A8uorMAB)to be held at the Hawaii Theatre on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
Kathy With a K is your host for this podcast
"Hawaii Matters", a community program that airs on Sundays at 6:30 a.m. Hawaii across Pacific Media Group Oahu (https://pmghawaii.com/radio/) radio stations:
KDDB 102.7 Da Bomb (https://1027dabomb.net/) | KQMQ HI93 (https://hi93oahu.com/) | KUMU 94.7 KUMU (https://kumu.com/) | KPOI 105.9 The Wave (https://1059thewavefm.com/)
To be featured or for inquiries on "Hawaii Matters", please email: kathywithak@1059thewavefm.com
Who has been a guest on Hawaii Matters
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Elia Titiimaea
Lei Jardine-Kanahele
Gerrit DeWeese
Valerie Smalley
Elizabeth Pickett
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Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100
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Kathy With a K and Michael T host the show. Published by Pacific Media Group Oahu.
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