Stories about the aquatic experiences that shape who we become back on land.

Who talks you out of your worst ideas, and into your best ones?For the first time, we hand the mic to our mate Chris “Mysto” Miyashiro: surfer, artist, voyager. Mysto takes us into Hawaiʻi’s underground voyaging communities, where backyard builders keep canoe sailing traditions alive with humility and resourcefulness.In four vignettes, we hear stories of friendship, loss, healing, and bold dreaming. Mysto sits down with some of the men who shaped him: Cromwell Day, Uncle Kiko Kitazawa, Hualālai Keohuloa, and Kalani Alapa’i. We get deep insights into what makes Hawaiian channels so intense, why the Hawaiian canoe sheds embellishments to navigate heavy water, and how the va’a and the ocean become places to move rage, love, and memory into action. We learn how simple rigs, tarp sails, and DIY problem-solving – human ingenuity – make ocean travel more accessible than most people think. …ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi Glossary:waʻa (canoe), ama (outrigger float), ʻiako (crossbeams), manu (bow and stern endpieces), makani (wind), hōʻailona (sign, omen), kuleana (responsibility), ʻiwa (frigatebird), hānai (adopted or raised family), pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole English).Send us Fan Mail…Co-Hosts + Production: Lauren L. Hill & Dave RastovichSound + Video Engineer: Ben J Alexander Theme song: Shannon Sol Carroll Additional music by Kai Mcgilvray   + Ben J Alexander Closing track: 'Sunseekers' by AndysixstringJoin the conversation: @Waterpeoplepodcast …Thanks to our generous sponsors this season:Patagonia Australia: in business to save our home planetNgalung Kalla Eco Retreat: surf adventure paradise The Sunglass Fix: give your favourite sunglasses new lifeSodii: hydration for salty humans…Subscribe to our newsletter for BTS stories from making the podcast, and the books, films and music we’re currently into. Written by us + free to read.