November 5, 2019 at 7:27 pm
· Filed under Education, community
“The health of the land is the health of the people” is a core belief for Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli. The Molokaʻi physician comes from a prominent Hawaiian family of medical doctors, academics, musicians and historical figures. In the 1970s, he made his own mark in history as part of the Kahoʻolawe Nine, a group of activists who stood up against the federal government to defend the island, used for decades in bombing drills. Dr. Aluli admits his personal mission to restore the health of Kahoʻolawe, and the health of Molokaʻi’s people, is a challenging long-term journey.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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October 29, 2019 at 3:25 pm
· Filed under Author, Hawaiʻi, History, In-Depth Interview, community
“Chicken skin” storyteller Lopaka Kapanui grew up around old Hawaiian legends and ghost stories from his family, and says he’s always been sensitive to spirits. In the 1990s, he was introduced to Oʻahu’s original “chicken skin” storyteller, Glen Grant, and his ghost tours. Since Grant’s passing in 2003, Kapanui has taken up the local ghost story mantle with regular tours, books and community events. Kapanui views his job not just as entertainment, but also as a way to communicate and educate.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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June 25, 2019 at 2:00 pm
· Filed under Author, business, community, conversation
Lorenzo DeStefano is a Honolulu born photographer, filmmaker, film editor and writer who explores the hidden lives of those who are often overlooked in society. He wrote and directed Shipment Day, a stage play that ran at O‘ahu’s Mānoa Valley Theatre. It tells the true story of his feisty cousin Olivia who contracted leprosy at age 18 and was exiled to Kalaupapa, Moloka‘i.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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June 11, 2019 at 3:00 pm
· Filed under community
In this special Father’s Day compilation, we celebrate dads and the life lessons they’ve passed along to their children. You’ll hear stories of how fathers and father figures influenced business adviser Pono Shim, comedian Augie T, entertainer Melveen Leed, champion spear-fisher Kimi Werner and community advocate Kamuela Enos.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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May 21, 2019 at 11:54 am
· Filed under Culture, Hawaiʻi, In-Depth Interview, community
After leaving his isolated hometown of Hāna, Maui, Francis “Palani” Sinenci spent decades away in the military before becoming inspired to reconnect with his Hawaiian roots. Serendipitously, he fell into the art of building traditional Native Hawaiian houses. Over the past twenty years, he has become a master, having built more than 300 traditional Hawaiian hales thatched with grass or leaves.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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May 14, 2019 at 3:00 pm
· Filed under Culture, Hawaiʻi, community
Puna Dawson has often found herself in the right place at the right time. Guided by her Hawaiian values and a desire to serve others, she has met extraordinary individuals and lived through significant events. Meet this Kaua‘i-based Hawaiian cultural practitioner and learn about the remarkable people and events that have touched and shaped her life.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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March 19, 2019 at 4:00 pm
· Filed under Government, Hawaiʻi, business, community, conversation, public affairs
Growing up in the crowded, rundown tenements of downtown Honolulu, Mahealani Wendt witnessed the poverty of the Native Hawaiian people around her. That ignited a passion to help, and she spent more than three decades fighting for Hawaiian rights, with a long run as the Executive Director of the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation in Honolulu. Today she lives in Hāna, Maui, and is a poet and author.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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January 22, 2019 at 3:00 pm
· Filed under Culture, Dance, community, entertainer
Musician, singer and dancer Nani Lim Yap tells how her Lim family’s music grew from an entertaining pastime to a career that takes them around the world to perform. She also reminisces about her upbringing in Kohala, Hawai‘i Island, and the way she keeps the traditions and stories of her ancestors alive as a kumu hula.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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December 11, 2018 at 5:29 pm
· Filed under Artist, community, entertainer
Before their music reached audiences around the world, Marlene Sai, Danny Kaleikini and Emma Veary were known as staples of the local entertainment scene. Hear these three entertainers discuss the beginnings of their music careers in Waikīkī and other Honolulu venues.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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November 27, 2018 at 4:43 pm
· Filed under Hawaiʻi, community, public affairs
In this special edition of Long Story Short, we recall our 2009 stay in the Kalaupapa community on Moloka‘i. Members of the dwindling population of former Hawai‘i Hansen’s Disease patients shared what it was like, many years ago, to leave their homes and families. Norbert Kaiama Palea, Elroy Makia Malo, Meli Watanuki and Clarence “Boogie” Kalihihiwa speak of isolation, loss, community, hope and renewal.
Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.
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