The Real Talk Experiment

Robert Lee is a Civil Engineer by trade and has served in the Lions Club International for nearly 40 years and is a Past District Governor of the State of Hawaii. Throughout his many years of service, Lion Robert Lee has served, and continues to serve, in various leadership position within the organization. We sat down to discuss PDG. Robert Lee's history within in the Lions Club and the organizational challenges he has helped overcome. If you are interested in finding out about how to get involved in your local community doing volunteer work then please check out a local Lions Club. You can find a local Lions Club or find out more about the Lions Club International at: https://www.lionsclubs.org/en Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

IT SHOULDA BEEN THE STEELERS! Check out The Real Talk Experiment Super Bowl Special as we raise awareness to the fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers may have been cheated out of the Super Bowl! I'm James Logue and I'm joined by my friend Ken Farm. He's a highly active grassroots organizer and activist. He works closely alongside Hawaii's elected officials to draft legislation. We sat down before the Super Bowl to discuss how the Pittsburgh Steelers were cheated out of the game. We had a bit of technical difficulties but it was a great time. We also hit on topic such as corruption in Hawaii's government, the military, and how great the Pittsburgh Steelers truly are. The ROAD TO 7 begins soon. Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

P. Gregory Frey is a Senior Partner of one of Hawaii's largest Family Law Firms known as Coates, Frey, Tanimoto, and Gibson, AAL, LLLC, where I worked as a Legal Assistant for some time. Grey and I sat down to catch up and discuss his vast experiences and background in law. We discussed the impacts of COVID lockdowns on relationships and families. Greg also dives into a few of his hobbies such as collecting pinball machines. As an avid supporter of tattoos, Greg is a co-founder of Pacific Ink and Art Expo (P.I.A.E.) which holds (pre-COVID) large multi-day expos on all things tattoos. Greg is a highly active alumni of St. Louis high school in Honolulu. He has served on various boards and committees during his illustrious career. Most recently, Greg served as President to the Hawaii State Bar Association in 2020. In 2020, Greg's brother, Lt.Col. Grant V. Frey (U.S. Marines, Ret.) passed away due to COVID-19 complications. In his honor, Greg founded "Semper Frey Inc. dba Wishes GRANTed Foundation: which dedicates their resources to helping veterans in need. "it will help those people, entities and companies who find themselves in desperate and dire need of some form of financial & related assistance because of circumstances well beyond their control, and circumstances that arise through no fault of their own. It may be because of the disasters of COVID-19 (as unfortunately happened to GRANT well before the production & availability of vaccines [approved on an emergency basis] and by extension, to his entire family). It may be because of a similar health issue, job loss or business shutdown. The list goes on & on, of course, BUT the point is this. Our nonprofit 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization, established to honor GRANT, will carefully review all requests for financial & related assistance" -- https://thewishesgrantedfoundation.com/ More information can be found at: Coates, Frey, Tanimoto & Gibson, Family Law Firm: www.coatesandfrey.com Facebook: facebook.com/coatesandfrey P. Gregory Frey, Esq.: Facebook.com/PGFESQ P.I.A.E.: Facebook.com/HawaiiTattooExpo If you would like to find more information on, or donate, the Wishes GRANTed Foundation please go to: thewishesgrantedfoundation.com and on Facebook by searching "Semper Frey: We Remember Grant Frey" Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

Will Espero is a retired Hawaii State Senator with decades of experience in politics. He retired from the State Legislature and began pursuing his passion for creative writing full time. While serving as an elected official, Espero was an avid and vocal proponent of issues such as police reform, legalization of marijuana, housing and other topics which we go in to discussions about. Will discusses his first book titled "Passion in Paradise." You can pick up a paperback, hard copy, or ebook version of his book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other book venders. ********************** Follow Will at: Facebook https://www.facebook.com/wespero Instagram https://www.instagram.com/esperohawaii Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

I sat down for a short while with my homies Ken Farm & Ernest Caravalho to chill out and discuss a wide array of topics from local politics and lack of leadership with long term visions, Native Hawaiian issues, our time served in the military, and other issues. Ken Farm serves as Chair to his neighborhood board and actively engaged in local politics. Ken gives some good information about homelessness and housing and how exactly the cost of "affordable" housing is calculated in regards to the Area Median Income (AMI) which can also be viewed at: http://dbedt.hawaii.gov/hhfdc/2020-hud-income-rents-and-sales-price-by-counties/ Ernest Caravalho is a Native Hawaiian, Air Force veteran who also serves on his neighborhood board and is actively engaged in local politics. Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

Tyler Dos Santos-Tam serves as Chair of the Democratic Party of Hawai'i as well as Honorary Consul for the Government of Portugal. We sat down to discuss Tyler's experience in his various roles and how COVID-19 impacted the plans he had made regarding the organizations. Tyler shares how he adapted fundraising and membership outreach for his various groups. We also discussed various other topics such as Tyler's work with the government of Portugal, campaigning, the differences in Democratic Party membership and the disconnect between local Legislators and the Party Platform, such as the legalization of marijuana, and raising the minimum wage. Tyler also makes a special announcement about his future political goals. You can follow Tyler Dos Santos-Tam at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tylerdst Instagram: @tylerdst Portuguese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/portuguesech... Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

Joseph Bonin is a Freemason and Past Master of Honolulu Lodge, Hawaii, under the Grand Lodge of Hawaii F&AM. Mr. Bonin sat down to discuss his journey in Freemasonry, from first approaching a Lodge to becoming Master of a Lodge. Listen in as we discuss various intriguing parts of Masonic history such as Hitler's campaign to rid Germany of Freemasons, as well as Mr. Bonin's personal philosophies and lessons he's learned throughout his own Masonic journey. We hope this episode helps to shine a little bit of light on some interesting bits of history of Freemasonry and how those who might be interested in the Fraternity can pursue their own journey. Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

Hawaii State Senator Glenn Wakai, aka Glennator, joins the podcast to discuss his push to have surfing more widely recognized as a sport that gained notoriety in Hawaii as well as his push to bring a new stadium to O'ahu as well as other topics. You can learn more and follow Senator Wakai at: Facebook.com/Glennator Instagram: @glenn_wakai Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

Mr. Braggs is the President of the NAACP Hawaii, and Member, National Board of Directors, a Navy veteran, and long time Civil Rights Activist stretching from a High Schooler elected to Wilmington, North Carolina's City Council as a Youth Member to his current roles in the Social Justice movement. Our conversation covered so many great topics and points about the lack of community in modern society, the current Black Lives Matter movement, social media's creation of bubbles of sects of society, and dispelling the idea that the NAACP is strictly about supporting the African American community when in reality the NAACP is about supporting Civil Rights and the Constitution. To see Mr. Braggs' full resume go to: https://naacp.org/people/alphonso-braggs You can follow at: Alphonso Braggs https://www.facebook.com/alphonso.braggs Honolulu, Hawaii NAACP: https://www.facebook.com/HonoluluHawa... NAACP: https://naacp.org Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

Major General (Ret.) Arthur "Joe" Logan recently retired as the State of Hawaii's Adjutant General (TAG), and Director of the State Department of Defense. He served 41 years in the U.S Army Reserves, Hawaii Army National Guard, and active duty. MG.(Ret.) Logan joins the podcast to share his experiences and the knowledge he gained from his military service as well as his 20 years of service with the Honolulu Police Department. Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com Please be sure to LIKE, SHARE, and SUBSCRIBE to the channel!

Tracy Arakaki is the founder of PunishUm Motorsports News Magazine. Tracy grew up with a passion for motorcycles and racing. Eventually, he was able to enter into the world of racing himself. He then began his own television show on a local public access channel where he covered local racing events which eventually lead to him working for a major local news channel. Tracy is a community advocate and participates in local politics. ****** Follow PunishUm Motorsports: Instagram: @punishum808 Facebook.com/punishum808 ****** www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com

Dennis Kennedy is a Navy veteran and founder of Barefoot News Media which hosts conservative news articles and other related media materials on their website www.barefootnewshawaii.com. Follow Barefoot News Hawaii on Instagram: @barefootnewshawaii Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com

Ernest Caravalho is a Native Hawaiian who was born and raised in Kalihi on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. Ernest is a veteran of the U.S. Airforce who has experienced many hardships in his life but says that he has always pushed forward and kept a positive attitude. Ernest has gone from homelessness to being a candidate for Governor of State of Hawaii. He has a passion for his homeland of Hawaii, his people, his family, and the disenfranchised. He is an active community advocate for groups such as the homeless. Follow Ernest on Instagram and Facebook: Instagram: @friendsofernestcaravalho Facebook: www.facebook.com/e.d.kaimana.caravalho.5 Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com

Doug Chin is a former Hawaii State Attorney General and Lieutenant Governor. He ran for Congress in 2018 and has since returned to the private sector. Most recently he was appointed to the Honolulu Police Commission by former Mayor Kirk Caldwell. He is most widely known for his lawsuit against the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim countries to which he received many death threats. He discusses his career and death threats he received. Follow Doug on Instagram: @dougchin7 Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com

Chu Lan is a long serving community leader who helps to keep the Historic Chinatown community in Honolulu, Hawaii, a place that upholds tradition and attracts people from all walks of life to shop, dine, and explore. She has fought to clean up Chinatown as she works along side local political leaders and concerned community members. She holds no punches and tells people exactly how she feels. You can follow Chu lan and her work on Facebook by following her page "Chinatown Business & Community Association - CBCA" Find more podcast information at: www.realtalkexperiment.com www.facebook.com/therealtalkexperiment Contact: host@realtalkexperiment.com