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Orignal Song: Hawaii Is My Home

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Background on Hawaii Is My Home

Ever since I moved away from Hawaii I’ve been thinking about writing an anthem for those who’ve left the island where they were raised.  A lot of friends I’ve grown up with have moved away from the island for one reason or another.  For those who’ve had to leave, there’s a longing to return, to remember where you come from.  It makes you feel like nowhere can really be home and you’re like a tourist everywhere you go no matter how long you live there.

This song is for all the people who’ve been raised in Hawaii, but had to leave.  Hawaii will always be home.

March 17, 2014 Original Songs 10 comments
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Kupuna – An Interactive Documentary About the Bridge to the Past of Laie, Hawaii

Nathaniel Hansen: professor, director, producer, and friend. Kupuna

Nathaniel Hansen: professor, director, producer, and friend.

A close friend of mine, Nathaniel Hansen, is working on a documentary focused on the elderly Polynesian of my home town of Laie, Hawaii.  Nathaniel has done previous work focusing on the bridge the elderly create to the past in any community.  Now he’s taking that concept and placing it over the unique and amazing place I grew up on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii.  The title of the documentary is Kūpuna and it is a story that is begging to be told, but can only be told through the voices of those who have lived through so much of the 20th century and into the new millennium.

In Nathaniel’s own words, Kūpuna is an interactive documentary portrait of Laie, a small Hawaiian town on the island of O’ahu...

December 11, 2012 Inspiration No comments
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Good to Great #1: Level 5 Leadership and Changing the World

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Looking out the window to blame/credit others.

What is Good to Great Level 5 Leadership?

Level 5 leadership, as Jim Collins explains it in his book Good to Great, refers to a person who is ambitious and driven first for the cause, for the job, for the mission, and not for himself/herself. This is a direct reflection of their fanatic drive towards results, yet this type of leader simultaneously maintains a humble purpose. It is a paradoxical mix of personal humility and professional will. For this type of leader it has nothing to do with them; greed and self-gratification are not the motives. It has everything to do with the people and organization.

An analogy used to help describe this type of leader is the window versus the mirror (see images)...

August 20, 2012 Books, Good to Great No comments
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