In a KHON news segment, hosts Jai Cunningham and Olena Heu interview personal‑finance author Alan Akina about his newly released "The Super Duper Simple Book on Money." Akina explains that the book distills five essential money principles—income (money in), expenses (money out), investing/growth (money that grows), sharing/giving (money you give away), and a holistic view of financial habits—topics that are rarely taught in school. He emphasizes the book’s ultra‑simple format: it can be read in under an hour yet promises lasting financial impact. The segment announces a simultaneous launch of a free e‑book, available at alanakina.com, and an on‑air giveaway of physical copies. Viewers are encouraged to engage via Facebook, share why they’d benefit from the book, and enter a contest to win a copy. Throughout the interview, the hosts and Akina sprinkle practical tips (e.g., DIY Lei for Lei Day) and stress that small, consistent actions add up to financial health. The tone is promotional, conversational, and upbeat, aiming to motivate viewers to improve their financial literacy through an accessible, no‑cost resource.
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Twice a week we get to welcome in this guy right here. He comes into your living room, gives you some helpful advice on finances. It's our financial guru, Alan Akina, and he's telling us more about— okay, first off, I love the title of the book. Okay, the title can sometimes be the most important thing. It's The Super Duper Simple Book on Money. It sounds like you wrote this for me, my friend.
I did. Listen to you every week, I said, Jai needs this.
This is right down my alley. What can people expect in this book?
This book contains the 5 money principles that everyone needs to know, the stuff that we've never learned in school. So we talk about there's money in, your income, money out, our expenses, money that we grow, our investments, and then money that we share and money that we give away.
What are some of the things— and first off, This book, we're gonna be giving away these books today.
Yes, we are. We're giving away books. We're giving away lots of books.
We are, and he is.
Lots of books. But there's also an e-version of this. Yes. You're embracing the technology, my friend.
Yes, so today, May 1st, is the official launch of the Super Duper Simple book on money. So I felt like I just needed to do something special. So I wanted to get out there. So anyone can download the ebook version for free, absolutely free. All you need to do is go to alanakina.com. That's A-L-A-N-A-K-I-N-A.com.
So, you know, why is it important for people to read this book? What is it that they're going to get out of it?
You know, this stuff is the things that we have to deal with every day. I mean, we've never learned how to manage money in school, high school, or college, but we have to deal with it. And so I wanted to provide a book that's easy to read. You can read it in less than an hour, but it'll impact your financial life forever.
Wow, that's incredible. And you know what I like? On the back it says the top 5 reasons to buy this book. So if you have So how
are we giving these things away today?
Well, you can go to my Facebook page and maybe yours and tell us why you think you're going to benefit from the Super Duper Simple Book on Money.
All right.
And we'll select a winner each.
Alan's going to be with us all morning long?
I will.
All right. All right. alanakina.com for your free e-version.
Yep. Absolutely. Absolutely.
And you know, I have a money-saving tip. Since it's Lei Day, May Day, you could make your own lei using paper and save money. Good
tip. You've been listening.
Alan, so you understand. You've
got coming up with my own.
It's the small things like that.
Absolutely. All the little things add up. Every penny counts.
And Alan was also. You can tell he's real akamai about me. He said, "I'm gonna give you a book. You need to give it to your wife." So my man knows exactly about my financial future.
