On this week’s episode of “Island Beat,” Billy V. sits down with Maui native and award-winning musician Joshua Kahula. He just released a new album for the first time in 13 years. One of the songs, “Cup of Aloha,” holds a special message of healing for the people of Lahaina.

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On this episode of Island Beat, Billy V. takes a look at a film being featured in this year’s Hawaiian International Film Festival. “The Queen’s Flowers” is among 24 short films and nine feature films now up for HIFF’s “Made in Hawaii” awards.

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Tristyn and Kamohai Kalama never dreamed they’d one day be hosting their own show on HGTV. Their new series, “Renovation Aloha,” which premiered on Feb. 20, focuses on the Kalamas’ business of buying some of the grungiest, most rundown properties on Oahu and transforming them into beautiful homes for local families. But it wasn't always easy for them.

In this episode of Island Beat, we chat with the power couple about the concept of the show and hear some of their top home renovation tips.

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Last week, 21-year-old Gabriel Goes, of Honolulu, passed the “blind audition” for his rendition of Sublime’s “What I Got,” getting Chance the Rapper to turn his chair.

Despite the other coaches not turning their chairs, they all agreed that Goes’ energy was infectious.

In the latest episode of Island Beat, Goes sat down with Billy V to talk about his experience getting up on stage and what inspired him to audition.

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It took barely seven seconds for a Hawaii singer’s talent to be recognized on “The Voice” on Monday night. Maui’s Kamalei Kawa‘a performed his own rendition of “Redemption Song” by Bob Marley and the Wailers and barely got his first chords out of before Chance the Rapper swung his chair around.

Kawa'a joined Billy V to talk about his music background and what it was like getting up on that stage.

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When Archie Kalepa thinks back on his days growing up in Lahaina, he remembers a much different town from the tourist mecca that it used to be right before the Aug. 8 wildfire.

It was a much simpler time, when he would go fishing with his grandparents.

The renowned Maui waterman comes from nine generations of family members who lived in Lahaina – and has heard many stories of Lahaina that were passed down through the years. He hopes that these stories will be carried on as Lahaina begins the rebuilding process.

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Stacy Kealohalani Ferreira took over as CEO of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in November, and is already crafting a new vision for the agency.

Ferreira previously served as budget chief of the Hawaii State Senate and was the executive strategy consultant and division director of Extension Educational Services for Kamehameha Schools, where she also served as the trust coordinator for the Charles Reed Bishop Trust.

She recently sat down with Billy V on the “Island Beat” podcast to talk about her big goals.

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Phill Cain was working as a scuba diving instructor at Waikiki Dive Center when he got the call to compete for a chance to win $4.56 million in the Netflix reality show “Squid Game: The Challenge.” Little did he know that he would be one of the top finalists out of 456 contestants.

Spoiler alert if you haven’t watched the finale: Cain ended up in the top two and lost to player 287 Mai Whelan in the final game of Rock, Paper, Scissors.”

In this episode of Island Beat, we talk to Phill about what was going through his mind at that time ... and how Hawaii carried him through the show.

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