Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox features engaging, akamai, one-on-one conversations with some of the most intriguing people in Hawaii.Leslie brings out personal stories revealing experiences and values molding the people who shape our community.Long Story Short is a production of PBS Hawaii.Visit our website at www.pbshawaii.org.
February 15th, 2012 — Government, Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, interview
Pono Shim is CEO of Enterprise Honolulu and son of political visionaries Alvin and Marion Heen Shim. At a young age, he learned the deeper meanings of aloha from none other than Aunty Pilahi Paki – the woman who shared her prophecy of aloha for life in the 21st century. Leslie Wilcox sits down with Pono as he explains aloha and other values from his kupuna that guide him today.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii
February 10th, 2012 — Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, interview
Pono Shim is CEO of Oahu’s economic development board, Enterprise Honolulu. The son of political visionaries Alvin and Marion Heen Shim, Pono was exposed to many conversations with high-profile figures at a young age. Leslie Wilcox sits down with Pono as he shares some of those conversations that helped shape who he is today.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
January 18th, 2012 — Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, interview
Leslie Wilcox talks story with Lawrence Tseu, a nationally recognized Honolulu dentist and philanthropist. As a boy who grew up poor in Kalihi, Lawrence shined shoes and sold newspapers to pay for his tuition at St. Louis. Dr. Tseu talks about the joys and struggles of growing up in a hardscrabble neighborhood and his journey to dentistry.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
July 27th, 2011 — Artist, Hawaii, Hawaiian Studies, Hawaiian music, History, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, entertainer, entrepreneur, interview
Making films that allow Hawaiian history to speak is an enterprise that enriches viewers without making Eddie and Myrna Kamae rich. On Long Story Short, Myrna tells how, way back when, they’d saved $20,000 for a home down-payment. Eddie asked his business-savvy spouse if they could use the money to support the next film project. She agreed without question. To this day, they don’t own their home, but still rent the same three-room Waikiki apartment.
Long Story Short - Eddie and Myrna Kamae - Allowing Hawaiian History to Speak [ 26:46 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
July 21st, 2011 — Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, entrepreneur, interview
This week on Long Story Short, Leslie Wilcox talks story with Sean Priester, executive chef and owner of Soul Café in Kaimuki. From his childhood in a military family, Sean learned to respect the communities where life and duty led them. With this mindset, paired with his culinary talent, Sean launched Soul Café, where he demonstrates how food can nurture community and supports others in overcoming personal adversity.
Among his volunteer work is a partnership with Next Step Shelter, where he prepares food for the homeless. Sean also opens up about his past internal struggles, which manifested as drug and alcohol addiction, beginning in his college years at North Carolina State. Fifteen years later, Sean talks about overcoming his vices and fears, and helping others do the same through the power of food.
Long Story Short - Sean Priester - Creating Great Food while Making a Difference in the Community [ 27:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
July 8th, 2011 — Government, Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, interview
Bill Paty has a life story that spans nine decades of personal and Hawaii history. Many residents probably remember Paty as the state land director during Governor John Waihee’s administration. In the 1970s, Paty presided over the historic Constitutional Convention and later served as chairman of the State Board of Land and Natural Resources, where he had the chance to fulfill his dream of helping to conserve Hawaii’s natural environment for future generations. Now, at age 90, Bill Paty talks with Leslie Wilcox about all this and how he remains actively involved in business, environmental, military and non-profit endeavors.
Long Story Short - Bill Paty - Helping to Conserve Hawaii's Natural Environment [ 27:42 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
April 20th, 2011 — Hawaii, Hawaiian music, History, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, entertainer, entrepreneur, interview
Once a showman, always a showman, right? Maybe not. As a kid growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Tom Moffatt wanted nothing to do with the big city, instead preferring the simple life on a farm. See how Hawaii’s hardest-working man in show biz went from raising livestock to spinning platters, as he sits down with Leslie Wilcox on Long Story Short.
“A Life of Entertainment” is the second of two conversations with Tom Moffatt.
Long Story Short - Tom Moffatt - A Life of Entertainment [ 26:16 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii
February 24th, 2011 — Football, Government, Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, Judge, Teacher, business, conversation, entrepreneur, interview
Thomas Kaulukukui Jr.’s career of public service was inspired by the examples set by his family who were teachers and coaches in the community. The values they imparted helped shape Thomas Jr.’s character and served him well in the jungles of Vietnam, in the classroom and football field and in the role of Circuit Court Judge. He is now the managing trustee of the Queen Liliuokalani Trust which assists orphaned and destitute children of Hawaiian ancestry. After serving in a variety of leadership capacities, Thomas Kaulukukui Jr. is now on a mission to help foster discipline and scholarship and to instill the core values of Hawaiian culture required by future leaders in the Native Hawaiian community.
Long Story Short – Thomas Kaulukukui Jr. – On Leadership [ 26:16 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
February 16th, 2011 — Government, Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, Judge, business, conversation, interview
Thomas Kaulukukui Jr.’s dedication to public service was inspired by the examples set by his parents, aunts and uncles who were teachers, counselors and coaches in the community. His father, Thomas Senior, was an educator, United States Marshal and an Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee. He was also a standout college athlete and the University of Hawaii’s first All-American football player. As an athletic coach he left an indelible mark on hundreds of young men and was a prime motivating force behind his own son’s positive approach towards tackling the challenges that life had to offer.
The values imparted helped shape Tom’s character and served him well in the jungles of Vietnam, in the classroom and football field, in the role of Circuit Court Judge, and now as the managing trustee of the Queen Liliuokalani Trust which assists orphaned and destitute children of Hawaiian ancestry.
Long Story Short - Thomas Kaulukukui Jr. - A Legacy of Public Service [ 26:46 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
January 12th, 2011 — Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, business, conversation, entrepreneur, interview
Korean Immigrant Christine Camp rose from poverty to create her own development company, the Avalon Group, of which she is President and CEO. Leslie Wilcox talks with Christine about the struggles of adjusting to America and growing up with “tough love” from her mother, which led to her running away from home at age 15. Christine also discusses working for several well-known companies where she gained the experience to launch her own business.
Long Story Short - Christine Camp - Living the American Dream [ 27:42 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
