September 24, 2018 at 12:22 pm
· Filed under Artist, Education, Teacher, community, conversation
Growing up barefoot and carefree in the wild outdoors of Kaua‘i, no one predicted David Kuraoka would find his calling in the confines of a ceramics studio. Even after becoming a widely celebrated ceramics artist, he managed to straddle two very different worlds: his job as an art professor at San Francisco State University and summers spent in the vast wilderness of Kalalau Valley on Kaua‘i’s Nā Pali Coast.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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August 27, 2018 at 3:34 pm
· Filed under Government, Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, community, interview
The conversation with Chief Susan Ballard continues with insights into her almost-33 years with the Honolulu Police Department. She reveals the ways she had to prove herself as a rare woman on the police force and how she is breaking the mold of her predecessors by just being herself.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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August 20, 2018 at 1:10 pm
· Filed under Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, community, interview, public affairs
Honolulu Police Department Chief Susan Ballard reflects on her formative years growing up in the South and the difficult experiences that drove her to develop strength and resiliency.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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July 24, 2018 at 6:58 pm
· Filed under Education, community, conversation
When she was 7 years old, Kim-Anh Nguyen and her family were uprooted from their home country of Vietnam after the war. Nguyen assimilated quickly in America, and she forged a path for herself in science as a researcher. She now heads the Blood Bank of Hawaii, which allows her to do what she says she loves best – connect with people.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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July 6, 2018 at 5:57 pm
· Filed under Hawaii, business, community, conversation
As the daughter of a wildlife biologist father and kumu hula mother, Ulalia Woodside’s passion for the natural world was rooted in her since childhood. This early passion blossomed into a career in protecting Hawai‘i’s diverse natural resources. She is now Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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June 12, 2018 at 11:52 am
· Filed under In-Depth Interview, community, conversation
Strength and grit were the two values that Lois Kim’s Korean American parents instilled in her from an early age. But when tragedy struck, she turned to drugs, which took her down a dark path that resulted in prison time. She’s since served her time, and is now using the power of storytelling to share her exploration of vulnerability – and a new source of strength.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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May 29, 2018 at 12:13 pm
· Filed under Hawaii, Hula, In-Depth Interview, community, interview, music
Melveen Leed’s music career spans over five decades and has taken her around the world. However, in many ways, she says she’s still “da tita from Moloka‘i.” She opens up about life’s challenges: a childhood spent in two households and on two islands, a “nightmare” performance in Russia, and why she’s found a new sense of peace and personal happiness in her life.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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May 10, 2018 at 6:45 pm
· Filed under Hawaii, Nature, Science, community, conversation
An idyllic childhood spent outdoors in Hilo set the stage for Suzanne Case’s lifelong commitment to the preservation of Hawai‘i’s natural resources, first as a conservation lawyer, and then as the executive director of The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i for 14 years. Her deep love of nature has helped guide her current leadership role, as chairperson at the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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April 30, 2018 at 5:39 pm
· Filed under Author, Congress, Education, Hawaii, Health, In-Depth Interview, community
Long Story Short looks back on three previous guests who paved their own paths in life and followed their instincts, often against the grain of society’s expectations. Featured: Marion Higa, who spoke truth to power as Hawai‘i’s State Auditor; Kitty Lagareta (now Kitty Yannone), CEO of public relations firm Communications Pacific, whose career has been punctuated by a healthy dose of risk; and Kimi Werner, who gave up her success in competitive spearfishing to reconnect with the ocean in a more meaningful way as an environmental advocate.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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March 27, 2018 at 5:07 pm
· Filed under Hawaii, In-Depth Interview, community, conversation
Fred Hemmings has lived life as a waterman, an entrepreneur and a lawmaker – but he says he’s most proud of being a “local boy.” He shares his experience growing up in Honolulu in the ’50s and ’60s surfing alongside Duke Kahanamoku in Waikīkī, and how his time as an amateur surfer led him to a career that championed professional surfing.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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