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Thomas Johnston shares memories of lessons learned, values held, inspiration and family.

Charles Fleckles (76) talks with his nephew Tom White (61) about his years growing up , his family, his education and career in medicine and his marriage.

Friends Ava (20) and Andrew (20) discuss their childhood memories, hopes for the future, and adoption.

Antima Lopez Bega was born and raised in Southern California and her family were migrant workers who picked different kinds of crops throughout California. She met her husband while doing so—they were married 68 years when he passed away in...

I just asked my brother about his stance on life post-COVID.

In May 2022, Michael (Mick) Bursack completed a storytelling training alongside 12 extraordinary individuals, led by SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Leilehua Yuen. Our team paired each participant with an intergenerational partner to engage in a 40-minute, audio-recorded "Talk...

Gavin Felix Interviewing Joe and Diana Felix about interracial relationships and getting an answers from the both of them about the topic as they are in an interracial relationship

In May 2022, Jocelyn Romero Demirbag, Ed.D., Director of Development, Maui Nui at The University of Hawaii Foundation, completed a storytelling training alongside 12 extraordinary individuals led by SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Leilehua Yuen. Our team paired each...

Kathleen Esserman (36) shares anecdotes and interviews her mother Lauren Moriarty (67) about Lauren's father, David Merritt Peters, who was a Green Beret with an extensive and accomplished military and civilian life.

In this "bonus episode" of our Talk Story initiative, Lopaka White specifically requested an impromptu meeting with Sissy Lake-Farm to learn more about Hawaiian Canoe Club -- a program that raised him and that was created by Sissy's family, John...

Hudson Hiranaga and his grandpa Leighton Hiranaga talk about the development of his grandpa's race and identity and life stories.

Caroline Daughtry (23) shares a conversation with her friend Bella Dalessio-Skare (19) about Bella’s experience moving from California to North Carolina, their feelings about living in Wilmington, their interest in fashion, and their experiences in college.

One Small Step conversation partners Anna Hendrickson (63) and James Williams (64) talk about their frustration with the current political climate and partisan politics.

My mother came from a loving home however her parents were somewhat overbearing and over proctective. However, this kept her safe and she was able to create a loving home for me and a successful business. In my opinion, she...

Hui Mo‘olelo #28: Uncle “Gaby” Gouveia & Pualani Enos Dunn Recorded Dec 2023 The goal of the Hui Mo‘olelo program is to capture an authentic moment of connection through stories that are embedded in a Maui County sense of place....

my sister is 24 about to be 25 and basically I ask her experience of life at a young age and until where she’s at right now and what helped her throughout these years to find her career.

In this interview we talked about growing up and personal views.

In May 2022, Kelly McHugh-White helped to organize a storytelling training alongside 12 extraordinary individuals, led by SMALL TOWN * BIG ART artist Leilehua Yuen. Our team paired each participant with an intergenerational partner to engage in a 40-minute, audio-recorded...

Here, Lopaka White of the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission talks story with one of his outrigger canoe paddling heroines, Jeanette Nalani Kaauamo, known to many as Aunty Sweetheart, of Wailuanui. The goal of the Hui Mo‘olelo program is to capture...

I interview Patriots Super Fan Dominique Mena!

Roland Morales (80) and Dennie Morales (74), parents to Jason Rolando Morales, talk about their experiences being parents and their hopes for his future.

Makenna Givens (18) talks with her grandma, Sharon Totaro (82) about her life. Specifically, raising kids on her own, losses of loved ones, and her mental health struggles.

On Friday, June 10, 2022, cousins Frank De Rego, (Maui Police Commission, Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce, Maui County Climate Action Resiliency Planning Advisory Committee) and ​Wallette Pellegrino, (Former Host of ”Preserving Our Recollections” Oral History TV Program for...

Randy Crane (46) talks with Scott Acord (59) about his journey from being a minister to working in a Christian finance company before he found the job that most suits him at Providence.

Melody Lin (65) interviewed by her husband (Charles) Loring Woodman (75) about her childhood in Taiwan, marrying an American man and moving to Southern California, having a child with him, their divorce, her being a single mother, meeting and marrying...