{"id":17628,"date":"2025-12-10T08:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=17628"},"modified":"2026-01-02T11:03:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:03:04","slug":"2025-alumni-spotlight-lanai-tabura-lana%ca%bbi-high-elementary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/ko\/2025-alumni-spotlight-lanai-tabura-lana%ca%bbi-high-elementary\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumni Spotlight: Lanai Tabura (L\u0101na\u02bbi High & Elementary)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lanai Tabura<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Occupation: <\/strong>TV host and public speaker
What school you grad? <\/strong>L\u0101na\u02bbi High & Elementary \u201887
Location:<\/strong> Honolulu, HI<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Born and raised on the island of L\u0101na\u2018i, Lanai Tabura is an entertainer, entrepreneur and cultural storyteller whose three-decade career spans radio, television, comedy, food and travel. He earned four Emmy nominations and won an Emmy for a piece he co-created called “Ramen Yokocho,\u201d which captures how ramen came to the United States, and specifically how it came to be a staple food in Hawai\u2018i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2013, he traveled the country with his brother Adam and friend Shawn Felipe on their Aloha Plate food truck as part of The Food Network\u2019s \u201cGreat Food Truck Race,\u201d ultimately winning $50,000 and a new truck. He later appeared as a co-host on CNN\u2019s Anthony Bourdain specials and collaborated on multiple international projects with CNN\u2019s Richard Quest. Lanai also hosted Netflix\u2019s Street Food: Hawaii<\/em>, introducing global audiences to the islands\u2019 rich culinary heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the founder and host of Lanai\u2019s Travel Club, he curates immersive journeys for travelers that blend local culture, cuisine and storytelling in such destinations as Japan, Spain, Portugal and Thailand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He can be heard daily across three regions \u2014 94.7 KUMU in Hawai\u02bbi, InterFM in Tokyo, and Island Style Cruisin\u2019 in Fukuoka \u2014 sharing music, stories and aloha throughout the Pacific. His mission remains to uplift Hawai\u02bbi\u2019s people, music and food while building bridges of aloha around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Briefly describe your journey after high school.<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> I got into radio pretty quick\u2014about two months after graduation, I was on the radio. As I started making a name for myself, I got more into acting and doing television commercials. I was part of a comedy group called the \u201c3 Local Boyz\u201d and we had a few hits like \u201cRice Rice Baby\u201d and \u201cMe So Hungry.\u201d In my mid 20s, I started creating TV shows, and the rest is history.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What are you up to these days?<\/strong>
\uc5d0\uc774<\/strong>: I created a travel club and I take people all over the world on food tours. I also host and produce a show called Lanai\u2019s Travel Club<\/em><\/a> \uadf8\ub9ac\uace0 Cooking Hawaiian Style<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Why did you choose this career path and what do you enjoy most about it?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> Radio has always interested me when growing up as well as television. I enjoy both because it gives me a chance to create.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What makes you #PublicSchoolProud?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> I loved everything about it! Everything from the socializing part to eating school lunch! Growing up on L\u0101na\u02bbi, we were a tight community. I love representing L\u0101na\u02bbi High & Elementary. Not too many people can say they do.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Favorite subject in school?<\/strong>
A: <\/strong>History by far! I sucked at everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: Favorite school lunch or breakfast?<\/strong>
A: <\/strong>We would have chicken lau lau, lomi lomi tomato and rice once a month!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What type of extracurricular activities were you involved in?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> I was a jock. I played volleyball, baseball and basketball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: A teacher or mentor you\u2019d like to thank<\/strong>?
A:<\/strong> I want to give a <\/strong>huge mahalo to my history teacher Frank Terrazas and my home economics teacher, Miss Johanna Lum. They always scolded me, but they also pushed me as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Q: What advice do you have for students?<\/strong>
A:<\/strong> Pay attention! School is gonna fly by. Also be respectful to your teachers. They are underpaid and have to deal with you everyday! They have one of the toughest responsibilities in the world.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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