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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox features engaging, akamai, one-on-one conversations with some of the most intriguing people in Hawai‘i. Leslie brings out personal stories revealing experiences and values molding the people who shape our community.

Interview

Jim Burns

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Jim Burns: A Local Boy

Thursday, March 30th, 2017

  In honor of the late Jim Burns, PBS Hawai‘i presents an in-memoriam encore of this episode recorded in June 2014.   Jim Burns’ father, John A. Burns, always thought of himself as a local boy. Jim, who grew up in Kailua and could easily break into Pidgin English, saw himself the same way. As […]

Long Story Short Guest: Gerri Hayes

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Gerri Hayes

Wednesday, October 14th, 2015

  For businesswoman Gerri Hayes, being told that “you can’t do it” just makes her more determined to succeed. Gerri shares her survival story as a single mother of two young children who moved to Hawaii to take a human-services job that didn’t materialize. She founded a business, Office Pavilion Hawaii, providing furniture to workplaces. It […]

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX Mike Irish

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
Mike Irish

Thursday, July 16th, 2015

  The next LONG STORY SHORT features Mike Irish, known as Hawaii’s “kim chee king.” As a young man starting college, Mike broke his neck in a football impact which left him paralyzed. He had to leave college and faced the prospect of never walking again. However, he never gave up hope – and somehow […]

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX John Rampage

LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
John Rampage

Tuesday, March 10th, 2015

John Rampage got the performing bug early in life. As a young boy, he acted on stage and danced classical ballet, and at one point, even considered dance as a career. This background provided the base for John’s current role as artistic director of Diamond Head Theatre, where he’s responsible for everything from selecting the […]

Long Story Short Guest Marion Higa

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Marion Higa

Monday, January 26th, 2015

  Retired Hawaii State Auditor Marion Higa learned from her parents not to let her gender stand in the way of her goals. On this episode, she matter-of-factly shares her story of seeking the State Auditor position, back when few women in the U.S. had such top jobs. For two decades, Higa and her staff probed State […]