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.
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.
Leslie Wilcox talks with Susanna Moore, Punahou graduate and author of the novels In the Cut and The Whiteness of Bones. Susanna talks about how her mother's mysterious death affected her as a child and into her adult years.
illiam S. Richardson recalls growing up in a house his dad built along a dirt lane in Kaimuki. When the family moved there from Palama, they had so few possessions they simply took what they had on a streetcar. Those were simpler times for the man who would go on to be Lt. Governor (under John A. Burns), Chief Justice of the Hawai‘i State Supreme Court and Bishop Estate Trustee.
Popularly known as CJ, for Chief Justice, William Richardson is also the man for whom the law school at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is named. CJ Richardson joins Leslie Wilcox for an engaging conversation on Long Story Short.
Leslie Wilcox talks story with Ryan Higa, also known as "Nigahiga" on YouTube. His self-produced online comedy videos led to the Hilo native's inadvertent, meteoric rise to national fame. Ryan reveals how he first started using video cameras, his thoughts on the entertainment business and a deal that tested his integrity.
Leslie Wilcox talks story with the dean of the Hawai'inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge at the University of Hawaii at Manoa about how her culture and her grandparents' influence guided her through life.
Leslie Wilcox continues her conversation with Kepa Maly, Executive Director of Lanai Culture and Heritage Center. Throughout his years as an ethnographer, Kepa gathered stories from kupuna. Here, he passes on local legends and stories behind place names that capture the essence of Lanai.
In "Laughing With You, Not At You," Leslie Wilcox continues her conversation with popular comedian Frank De Lima. With his hit comedic song, "Lucille," Frank soared to local stardom. He talks about his distinctive ethnic humor and the resulting criticism he's received for it. Frank also talks about bringing his humor into schools as part of his student enrichment program, encouraging children to read, study, love… and laugh.
At a young age, Pono 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. In Aloha Moments, Leslie Wilcox sits down with Pono as he explains aloha and other values from his kupuna that guide him today.
In "Creation and Change" Leslie Wilcox continues her conversation with Lee Cataluna, columnist and writer of local plays like Da Mayah and Folks You Meet in Longs. In this episode, she talks about her recently published first novel, Three Years on Doreen's Sofa, written from a troubled Maui man's point of view. And for the first time publicly, Lee opens up about her brush with death.
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