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Catch up with ʻukulele virtuosos Roy Sakuma, Jake Shimabukuro and Taimane Gardner and learn how they act as ambassadors of this beloved instrument.

Musician, singer and dancer Nani Lim Yap tells how her family’s music grew from a pastime to a career that takes them around the world.

Hear how four Hawaiian Language Masters are helping to preserve the Hawaiian language.

Join us as we talk story with Waipahu High School Principal Keith Hayashi, an undisputed statewide leader in Hawaiʻi public education and the driving force in creating the school’s groundbreaking Early College program. He has been recognized for his leadership, most recently becoming the first high school principal to receive the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction, which recognizes college presidents who have demonstrated strong support of student advancement on their campus.

This Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox program features conversations with three former prisoners of war from three branches of military service, sharing their harrowing experiences. The men’s POW stories, told matter-of-factly, are a testament to the strength of the human spirit, even in the darkest of times.

Amos Kotomori’s career in advertising, with modeling agencies and with top fashion designers, has taken him all over the world. However, his most inspirational attribute is how he has dealt with life’s challenges. This Honolulu and Bali-based designer shares how his life values and no-fear attitude have helped guide him through obstacles in life with grace and humility.

As a young boy growing up in ahupuaa o Niu, now known as Niu Valley, Nainoa Thompson would go to Maunalua Bay with a family friend, Yoshi Kawano. “And we would go fishing. And that’s where my love for the ocean started, through fis

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