A year out of high school, Marvin Nogelmeier arrived in Hawaii on his way to Japan and stayed on a whim. Whether by happenstance or destiny, over thirty years later he has become Puakea Nogelmeier, Hoku-award winning songwriter, Kumu Hula, and Associate Professor of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii. He tells Leslie about some of the choices he made, how they led to a career advocating and promoting the Hawaiian language, and how he got his name.
Long Story Short - Puakea Nogelmeier - Advocating and Promoting the Hawaiian Language [27:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadLong Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.
