‘Kalani Tsunami:’ Man behind viral fish flex during KHON2 tsunami coverage

In this special episode of Jus Cruzin’, host Justin Cruz talks story with the one and only Kalani Makoa Kaipo and his viral fish moment during a scary time.

On July 29, a tsunami warning was issued for the state. KHON2 was filming b-roll down in Waikiki Beach when Kalani appeared out of nowhere and flexed his majah catch.

The shot was taken live during KHON2’s wall-to-wall coverage and eventually went viral across the Internet.

Justin and Kalani sit down and talk about what went down that day and how that one viral moment will drive him to do good things for the community.

Catch up with Kalani on Instagram @kalani_kapiko or on TikTok @kalanikapiko8.

Jus Cruzin is a brand-new show on KHON+ where news and weather anchor Justin Cruz shares his interests and hopes his audience can resonate.

Tune in every Thursday at 2 p.m. on the KHON+ TV app — free to download on Firestick, Amazon and Apple TV. Episodes can also be found on KHON2.com and YouTube shortly after.