Billy V sits down with cultural leaders, music icons, and industry champions shaping Hawaiʻi and beyond.

Protect Kahoʻolawe ʻOhana: Musician Kimiʻe Miner and PKO representative Kaipu Keala discuss the 50-year legacy of the movement, an eight-artist huakaʻi and album project, and Hawaiʻi International Film Festival (HIFF) screenings of “Sacred Island: Living the Dream,” by HNN’s own Mark Carpenter and Corbin Gregory. View the full screening schedule here.

Kimiʻe also reflects on composing music for the Hōkūleʻa documentary, “The Navigator,” which celebrated its world premiere as HIFF’s opening night film. View the full screening schedule here.

Gramps Morgan & Son: The reggae icon joins Billy to talk about blending country and roots reggae in Jamaica, his Grammy-nominated album Positive Vibration, mentoring Hawaiʻi artists like J Boog and Fiji, and why musical boundaries are just “blurred lines.” Gramps takes the stage at Blue Note Hawaii Thursday, Nov. 5. Visit GrampsMorgan.com for more information.

Michelle Sugihara: Marking the 35th anniversary of the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment (CAPE), executive director and HIFF juror Michelle Sugihara shares the inspiring full-circle journey of local writer Bryson Chun (Moana 2, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.). She also highlights how HIFF short-film winners qualify for Oscar consideration and shares advice for rising creatives. Learn more at capeusa.org.