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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.
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LONG STORY SHORT WITH LESLIE WILCOX
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 WITH LESLIE WILCOX
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
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
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 WITH LESLIE WILCOX
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 […]