#158 | Kekoa Kekumano | His rise to fame, being proud of your roots, and dealing with mental health
Kekoa Kekumano is a waterman and actor from the island of O’ahu. He is best known for his scene stealing performance in the TV series White Lotus as Kai, his role on Hawaii Five-O as Nahele and for playing young Jason Momoa in the smash hit Aquaman. He is a former City and county of Honolulu Lifeguard and now plays the character Laka, a lifeguard, on the hit series Rescue: HI-Surf on FOX, which he recently won the Rising Star Award for his on-screen performance at the Critics Choice 3rd annual Celebration of AAPI Cinema and Television. When he isn’t acting, he runs his own canoe touring…
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