 My name is Amy Ortega Anderson, your host for Pinoy Power, Hawaii. Today, we're going to bring you another empowerment with my wonderful guest for producing our acoustic hardtrop concert. Before we do that, I just want to remind everyone to tune in every Tuesday at 12 noon for continued empowerment. We have a mission. We aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and we hope to empower. Today, I have two wonderful producers for the acoustic hardtrop concert coming up on August 25, 2019. And first to my left, a longtime producer who's been bringing the wonderful artists from our Art in Pansa, Filipinas, Lea Lewanag. And then next, we have Nimfa Ilagan. I call her the general because she is indeed the general. Welcome to Pinoy Power, Hawaii. Thank you, Amy. This is awesome. Thank you. It is a pleasure. It is a pleasure, also. We appreciate you taking time out from your very busy schedule. We do have a mission to fulfill with our latest production, and if you could kindly just refer to our acoustic hardtrop concert. Let's tell our listening audience a little bit more about the concert coming up. Thank you, Eteramie. First of all, thank you so much for this opportunity. It's an honor and it's a pleasure to work with you and for this opportunity to be able to promote our show on August 25, 2019. It's the acoustic hardtrops on August 25th at Farrington High School Auditorium. It will start at 6.30 p.m. and then the show will start at 7 p.m., Nimfa, the artist. Yes, and the artists are Jericho Rosales, Ian Santas, Sam Melby, and of course, we are Neggy. Yes. They always have to be a comedy, right? Yes. Yes. Like in Africa. Yes. You know, they're not just fine actors, great actors, actresses. They're also great singers. And for those fan of Jericho Rosales and Sam Melby, they know a lot about hit songs. Yes. And then Neggy has been a very successful comedy singer. Yes. Yes. So, Ian Santas knows a lot about the series, Halik. Halik. Yes. Yes. So, this is a chance for our Kababayan to come and see what's really hot in the Philippines, right? Yes, at the Emmy. We don't have to go to the Philippines to see the artists. Exactly. Yeah. You can just buy their tickets here. Yes. We are bringing them here. Correct. Okay. So, we're trying to bring entertainment in Hawaii because everybody, mostly Filipinos here in Oahu or Hawaii, I learned that mostly two jobs, right? Yes. So, this is a perfect time to have some fun and relax and just enjoy the night. Correct. Yes. We're known to be hard workers. Not just one job, but two or three jobs. Yes. We want to just bring the entertainment here for our Kababayan here. Sometimes, even if you go to the Philippines, they won't be able to watch it. Yes. So, we're trying to bring their idols here in Hawaii and hopefully they get a chance to meet them and take a picture with them and then able to watch the show. Wonderful. So, back into promoting our concert, I'd like to, you know, Lilea, for you, we've been working with each other for almost ten years now. Yeah. Yeah. Thank you so much for your support and at the end, you've been a big support to me, promoting the shows. She's always behind the scenes. Thank you so much. It's a pleasure. It's a pleasure. So, now, you know, this is what we're doing at Pinoy Power in Hawaii and this is an honor. Thank you so much. So, the entertainment here, it's not an easy task. It is an easy thing. There's a lot of work behind it. There are a lot of people who support us, generous people and kind support. I'd like to thank everyone for that and for trusting us on this one. And also, a part of it is not just an entertainment. It is a business, but also a part of it. We would like to give back to the community, to the chosen charity. I'd like to emphasize that and let everyone know that this is just not an entertainment. We want to give back also. Every time I promote a concert, it's always tied into my foundation, grateful art foundation. And within that, I want to reiterate that we help six school districts. That's awesome. Yes. And there are many students that depend on us to help them with their tuition through our scholarship. So, we've helped many people. The other charity that we help is St. Joseph School Orphanage. Wow. There are 17 to 19 residents, ages from 5 to 17 that resize in that orphanage. And all of them depends on our help. Yes. What we have done before past concerts, so these acoustic hard drums, you also want to take part of the proceeds and able to help if it's your organization. I'll be 100% supporting that or other charity. So, I want to just say like the support, the donation that the people giving us, there's a purpose for that. Yes. You know, of course, it's a bonus for us to relax and then able to meet our idols and able to watch. Yes. And also, there's a bigger picture. There's a bigger picture. And then, together, one night, one event, everybody supporting each other, having fun. So, we're just supporting, you know, like combined power for all of us. And then, the goal here is that they will have a happy concert, relaxed, and worth it. Yes. You know, it's a hard work money. Yes. But we want to make sure it's worth it every time they come for us. Yes, unfortunately, we'll go to the... There's a big lesson for us to learn, too, which is unity and their resilience. You know, to never, never give up. You're familiar with that? Yes, yes. Of course, yeah. We're always our motto. Like, when you start something, you just never give up. And this is one thing that I really admire doing. I know it's my first time. I used to... Great job. Yeah, I used to just sponsor. I used to just sponsor, which the first one is the ages. And then the second one is Maha. Yes. And then when I was there at the Emmy during those concerts, I said, oh, I am missing. I am missing a lot. Like, to connect all these Filipinos that are... I said, it was really heartwarming to see all the our Kabobayans together. And I said, oh, I thought I'm doing a lot already in our area. But then when I saw this happening and a lot of folks, not too many is doing this. And with your hard work, it's not easy. Now, I'm one of you guys, producer, thank you for inviting me and being in the group. Thank you. So yeah, I said like, oh, it's a time that Filipinos really have at least connection and know it's other. So this is a perfect time. And you really get to know people the way we conduct ourselves. So it's an experience of a lifetime where we learn. And hopefully it will take us through trials, through relations and adversities, right? Yeah. It is a struggle. It's not easy. We have to work hard on it just to make our ends very nice and fulfilling. So it is for the community, for the part of your portion or a part of the ticket that you spend your money on it, it will go to a good cost. It's a good cost. And also, we talk about trying to connect to communities, to people. So also, local businesses that connect to these concerts, it is our way of also promoting their business. So we are introducing and promoting their business and first hand experience, of course. So it is truly a community connection in the entertainment industry. And that's why we approach some of the local businesses if they would like to connect. And then we can promote their business. Yeah. So I didn't know if I started with the ages and then maha. Yes. You know? I'm glad to do that. You know, she's busy doing her full-time job. Yes. You are a full-time? Yes. I mean, I'm still full-time. Yeah. What do you do? We will invite you back for another interview. But what do you do as a full-time? You're one of the higher-ranking Filipinas. Okay. Yeah, not really. But I was here, migrated to Hawaii 1997 at the Army. And then after almost two years after that, I tried to impart what's best for me. So I joined the military actually in the Army. So being in the Army for more than 20 years. Wow. So I would say like, yeah, more than to be exact, I'll be 21 years in September. Well, thank you for your service. So it's still full-time and yeah. Army. I'm proud and glad of doing it. Yeah. But I'm not really a general, but I'm proudly serving. I call her the general because she gets things done. Yeah. In addition to that, you also own and operate a very successful, you know, one of those things that we always want to have every day. Tea drinks. Yeah, tea preso. Yeah, tea preso. And a little bit, what I do also on the side is the tea preso bar, which is in Waipao. So it's also an opportunity to say thank you at the Army for all those customers. But if you've never been there, please try to visit us and we have all these milk teas, smoothies and puffs, and hot and cold drinks. So we do serve those at the Army. Thank you. I'll bring your drinks. I'll just get a sampling, right? Yeah. I came from work, so I said I should bring the drinks, but it's not going to be good until I get here. But I get out from the house early this morning. But then I'll come back and bring some drinks. Wow. We want to take care of our wonderful think tech crew. Yeah, we'll come back. It's possible for us to have our weekly empowerment. Okay. So let's get back to our conversation. You know, some people say oh, the ticket is expensive. No, no. So let's explain that. Okay. There are several options and that's why we have many different price categories. Okay. So of course bringing the artist is not free. You know, we have to take care of the talent fee. Especially in the front. Especially in the front. Yes. Especially Jericho and some Melvys. Yes. If they followed my production at the ME and Alamuyen compared to Maha, you know, Maha was a little pricey. But here, we did our best to make it affordable for everyone. So we priced up the general admission $40. So open seating. The middle section, for those who are familiar with Farrington High School, it is a great venue. My price difference is $40 for the upper section of the auditorium. It's $55 for the middle section. And then VIP 2 is only $95. For VIP 1 is $125. Those are the front rows and seats on right after our sponsors. Yes. So it is still on open seatings. However, among VIP 1 and VIP 2 and again, VIP 1 is $125 and VIP 2 is $95. You get a chance to take a picture with the artist right after the show at Farrington High School. Meet and greet. Meet and greet and photo option. Correct. That's why the price is like that. And like I said, you might take it. This time. My goal, why we price it up like that based on our expenses and hopefully, we can gain a lot. Enough to share with our charities. Yes, charities. And of course, there are people who are doing well. Not just the artists, but we have people that work behind the scenes. Behind the works that we paint. And really working so hard and would like to share to them and they deserve it. And then the amount of money that you spend on the hotel and the venue. Yeah. We're going to talk more. I have a problem. I have like, those are the ticket prices and maybe for others it may sound like it's a little pricey and I understand and that's why we give you an option to maybe take the middle section and end the $40. After agreeing to be a producer and a promoter, I understand where all the money is budgeted for. So I understand the pricing. Believe me. Yes. We have a better understanding. Yeah. We're going to continue our conversation. This acoustic heartthrob where we have a chance to showcase the talents of the Filipinos here in Hawaii. And not just Manny Pacquiao, you know. Yes. There are entertainers that are so big and wonderful and we will continue our conversation. We'll be right back here on Pinoy Power Hawaii. Aloha. My name is Duration. You are watching Think Tech Hawaii. I will be hosting a show here every other Wednesday at 1 p.m. And we will be talking to a lot of experts and guests around sustainability, social justice, the future here in Hawaii, progressive politics and a whole lot more. So please tune in and thank you for watching Think Tech Hawaii. Aloha, y'all. My name is Mitch Ewan. I'm from the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute. And I'm the host of Hawaii, the State of Clean Energy. We're on every Wednesday at 4 o'clock. And we hope that we have interesting guests who talk to us about various energy things that are happening in Hawaii all the way from PV to windmills to hydrogen, most of my heart, electric buses and electric vehicles. So please dial in every Wednesday at 4 o'clock on Hawaii, the State of Clean Energy. Aloha. Welcome back to the second portion of our Pinoy Power Hawaii. My name is Emmy Ortega Anderson, your host. And we come to your home live every Tuesday at 12 noon. Again, we have a mission. We aim to enrich, enlighten, educate, entertain, and we hope to empower. Today we're doing just that with my two wonderful guests full of empowerment because they own, they own their title in their own field. Leia to my left has been a long-time concert promoter, producer in Hawaii. I've been working with her for about 10 years now. And of course, Imphaila Gan is a high-ranking military in the Army and owns a T-presso bar in Waipahu. So ladies, it is ladies empowerment. Thank you. Thank you to Emmy. We need to mention that we are missing Miss Lehua. Yes. We're missing at Lehua. Take care. You're welcome. And relax. And then see Mel. Mel, yeah. Mel Richard. Hello, Mel Richard. From Maui. From Maui. And I'm sure they're excited to watch this. It shows that you don't have to be all together in one island to be able to work together. Yes. And Richard has shown us his support continuing to be in touch with what we do. Yes. Which makes him a valuable partner. Yeah. He was a, my platinum sponsor so, Maui. So, you know, this is the first time I'm not doing other island, but it's okay. You know, I give it to them this time. You're right at the Emmy. You don't have to be in one island to connect and be able to work together because I did shows on the other island before. You know, ages got 20, 15, and then, Maha. So, really, you've done a lot. Yeah. If you really stayed focused and tried to connect and able to coordinate things, it turned out successful. Things will happen. Yeah. Things will happen. Yeah. We have our sponsors if we could have our poster back again. There are sponsors and other the products that we need to mention is without their help and support, this would not be possible. Okay. So, I know that the seven Malacic sisters, seven Malacic sisters, thank you so much for your generous support to us. Thank you so much. I haven't met them in person, but I heard great things about them, their business, and I'm very excited to visit their place here in my Chinatown. Chinatown, yes. I'll bring my mom. Mom is a meat lover. And vegetables. Vegetables, of course. They have all that. We have everything. So, the Malacic sisters, right? Yes. And we have Dr. San Diego. Yes. She's my daughter. She's my dentist, actually. Wow. She gives me my ivory smiles. Very supportive. You know, I don't know what to say to her. She's always supporting. She's always available. The mother and daughter dentist. Yes. Along with Erick San Diego. Erick San Diego, Dr. Erick San Diego. What's your name? Christine. Christine, thank you so much. I'm very overwhelmed, actually, at the EMI. They've been supporting me. Almost all the events. I'm very humbled. I don't know how to thank them, but they know deep inside my heart. I'm very thankful that we have another doctor on board. And doctor, of course, Shelo, Guillermo. Yes. And Dr. Ege. Yes. Thank you so much, doctor. She's a great doctor. She's taking care of my mom. She's taking care of me. And then her support, she doesn't let us go. She's in the Philippines right now, but she'll be back soon. And her son, Erika, she's one of our front-end singers. Okay. So, if you have some of those, you can also go to Dr. Guillermo. And that is in White Power Glory. In White Power Glory. Yes, near the Max. Max. Yes, of course, we have our loving glory. Yeah, hair curations, hair curations, hair curations by glory. Thank you so much, for your support. And then, her salon, she's only in the YPO. Her salon is so beautiful. I took up in the front to finally meet her. Good to meet her, finally. Yeah, so she wants to you know, she wants to color her hair, she wants to buy it. There's a glory to you. Who should be dressing the stars that night? Oh, sorry, I'm still talking. Okay. So hopefully, we can get hair. Okay. So, thank you so much, and of course, we have a lot of sponsors that support us, from food catering to RIT catering. The Seattle Bricks Oven and then the other people that forgive me if I'm not going to mention them. And then, the people that support us in our new Submariner book. We have a lot of thank you to Sara Osaka, Mrs. Hawaii Filipina. Name the sponsors for the rooms because we had to resort to finding sponsors for their rooms. Yes. So, our sponsors are Gemery Ramos, Sara Osaka again, and then Teresa Simon and Gina McTaniel. Thank you for your support. There are a lot of sponsors. The 30-minute time, we can mention the sponsors. There are a lot of sponsors, Amy. Yes. They're offering their services. Wonderful. From makeups, beauticians, laces. Shovering. Yes. They will give laces. Yes. Speaking of laces, sunrise laces and flowers are always willing to donate their services. We mentioned our Russell Topinio. We'll make sure that we get that out. Yes. Thank you for sponsoring that night. Then the CJC Live. CJC Live. Cynthia and John Rustin. Yes. They supported us. They also supported us. Thank you for always, always helping me. Yes. From Javita and all my productions, Tita and me always helping me to promote and done a lot for me and for the production and for the show and to promote also the sponsors. Yes. Don't forget your mom. Oh, yes, my mom. Thank you for supporting us and giving us so many things. Yes, I'm actually pulling my strength from her and my inspiration. Everything I do is dedicated to her and she knows that the purpose is always there, thank you and for my family always believing that I can do it. And say no for partner help. It's a pleasure doing this with you By just promoting almost every day the drug code to us, to us, to Pasangga, you know, it's part of it and of course our enemies are also there and always supporting us. And like I said, I've found partners now, I can just text and call anytime, anytime. So thank you so much. That's the meaning of Unity, Stanley United. Open communication. So we're very excited that these artists are here with you. We have vendors. T-presso in Waipaho is number one. You just come by your tickets there and we also offer free drinks if you buy it. Your tickets to T-presso, she'll give you two drinks for VIP, right? For VIP, yes. Two drinks. After the middle section in general. Yeah, one drink, yeah. And then the anime promotion. Yes, I also have a Pinoy Power Polo shirt that they'll get if they buy the $125 VIP. So it doesn't get any better than that. Correct, yeah. We'll continue to do that. The tickets are also available at IslandTix. www.islandtixtix.com. You can buy it there. There's a bit of a service fee because there's tax. Yes. But it's affordable then and it's convenient. Correct, yeah. There's some DC, the Pagmeet and for those who want it too. Because sometimes they get points or miles using their credit card. So you can use it and then you get miles or points using your credit card. From your airlines or back. So we have 25 days left. Actually, yeah. It's not too late for everybody. So we encourage you and inviting you to come and sponsor and support. Yes, but I just wanted to remind. VIP is really, really selling so fast. You know, I like people. That is the most popular. Yeah. I receive a lot of texts that reserve tickets. We have a deadline. It's first come, first serve. You know, until tickets. The general admission at EMI said, why don't they buy the balcony in the Philippines? The balcony is expensive. Oh yeah, because it's in the Philippines. Which is true. That's expensive. Correct. But then, you know, they want to get up close to the artisan and ticket. Yes. They get to meet up the artisan and take a picture after the concert. So, you know, at the EMI available, the tickets. What number are they EMI? 2850803 is my number. And then my number is 2568089. 386266 is my phone number. Or you just can go to the store. Yes. So, if you have any questions, you can just call us. Hi, producers. We'll answer your question to the best answer that we could. You know. Thank you so much for this opportunity. Correct. It's been a pleasure having you, Lea, Liwanag, and Niva Ilagan to help promote our culture, our entertainment. Thank you. Our enjoyment. Yeah, thank you. We are so grateful and thankful. Lehua, we wish you well. And Richard, keep doing what you're doing. And Maui, to help us. Again, we invite you. August 25 is the date Sunday. We open the doors at 5.30 p.m. And the front acts will go on at 6.30. The main act at 7 o'clock p.m. at Farrington High School Auditorium. So, you can also order your tickets at lexics.com. Or you can go to Facebook. It's in there, like, acoustic hardtrops. You just click the link there to buy your tickets. Yes. Okay. Thank you once again for being with us for another half-an-hour show of entertainment. We encourage you to tune in next Tuesday for another empowerment. Again, we express our mahalo, mabuhay, maraming salamat bu. Thank you so much. Mabuhay. Mabuhay. Thank you again. It's a pleasure.