Uncle “Gaby” Gouveia & Pualani Enos Dunn
February 20, 2024 App Interview

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....

Sissy Lake-Farm + Lopaka White
December 29, 2023 App Interview

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...

Michael K. Nāhoʻopiʻi +Kelly McHugh-White
December 29, 2023 App Interview

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...

Annadelle Yahiro + Michael Bursack
December 29, 2023 App Interview

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...

Sally Ann Delos Reyes + Lopaka White
December 29, 2023 App Interview

In May 2022, Lopaka White 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 an audio-recorded "Talk Story" session,...

Kekoa Enomoto + Kauwela Bisquera
December 29, 2023 App Interview

In May 2022, Kauwela Bisquera 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 Story"...

Kahoʻiwai Belsom + Jocelyn Romero Demirbag
December 29, 2023 App Interview

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...

Joyce Kawahara + Dean Tokishi
December 29, 2023 App Interview

Here, 47-year old Dean Tokishi of the Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission talks story with his fourth grade teacher from Kahului Elementary School, 79-year old Joyce Kawahara -- or, Tutu K. The goal of the Hui Mo‘olelo program is to capture...

John McCandless (aka Johnny Mac) + Dean Tokishi
December 29, 2023 App Interview

In May 2022, Dean Tokishi 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 Story"...

Jennifer Freeland + Haines Burt Freeland
December 29, 2023 App Interview

Hui Mo‘olelo #22: Jennifer Freeland & Haines Burt Freeland Recorded October 13, 2023 at the Bailey House Museum in Wailuku, HI The goal of the Hui Mo‘olelo program is to capture an authentic moment of connection through stories that are...

Jeanette Nalani Kaauamo + Lopaka White
December 29, 2023 App Interview

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...

Hōkūlani Holt + Cody Pueo Pata
December 29, 2023 App Interview

On June 7, 2022, Hōkūlani Holt, PhD, Kumu Hula, Pā’ū O Hi’iaka, Ka Hikina O Ka Lā, University of Hawaii Maui College and Cody Pueo Pata, Kumu Hula, Halau Hula ʻo ka Malama Mahilani and cultural advisor to the Maui...

Frank De Rego + Wallette Pellegrino
December 29, 2023 App Interview

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...

Bruce Uʻu & Nohe Uʻu-Hodgins
December 28, 2023 App Interview

Here, father-daughter duo Bruce & Nohe talk story about Hawaiian Canoe Club, which is based in the heart of Kahului. The goal of the Hui Mo‘olelo program is to capture an authentic moment of connection through stories that are embedded...

Musicians Anthony Pfluke and Kevin Brown
December 28, 2023 App Interview

In June 2023, Maui artist Anthony Pfluke will perform a free set of original music inspired by the history, culture and sense of place of Kahoʻolawe and Wailuku, Maui. He has developed music and lyrics through community consultations, a 4-day...

Andrew Chin & Michael Takemoto
December 28, 2023 App Interview

Andrew Chin, ukulele instructor at ʻĪao Intermediate School and his stepfather, artist Michael Takemoto. 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...

Ms. Penn's Great Thanksgiving Listen Interview

Blue House Period 4 History Makers of LIS spoke with reporter, Megan Tagami of Civil Beat about going back to school after the Mauil wildfires of August 2023 and using our voices to spread information and create change.

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Dr. Jovita Oruwari and Dr. Carolyn Pryor

Dr. Carolyn Pryor (62) interviews her friend and colleague Dr. Jovita Oruwari (55) about her career in breast cancer surgery. They talk about the importance of Black female representation in the medical field and how having a doctor who looks...

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Janet [No Name Given] and Betsy Haddad

One Small Step partners Janet [No Name Given] (37) and Betsy Haddad (55) discuss pressure to have children, the affects of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth's behavioral health, and navigating drug use as a parent.

Sauleiha Akangbe & Safia Alakbar

Sauleiha manages the Just Birth program for Swedish in Tacoma. She spoke with her sister, Safia about the importance for this work and how it benefits the Black, Indigenous and Asian Pacific populations of her community. She also talked about...

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Chika Offurum and Chapin Montague

Chika Offurum (48) shares with her colleague Chapin Montague (23) her experience advocating for a higher quality of education as a student and child of immigrant parents from Nigeria.

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Ann Norman and Norman Jones

Ann Norman [no age given] speaks with her friend and mentor Norman "Norm" Jones [no age given] about their shared love of history and religious studies.

David Oke Interview

Recording of David Oke and how his experience has been here in the U.S. coming from Nigeria.

Kylie Petrozza – Interview With My Mom
January 6, 2023 App Interview

Hi, I’m Kylie Petrozza. This is an interview that I did with my mom, Laura Petrozza. We filmed it on January 4th, 2023. I am 16 years old at the time of recording, and my mom is 53. We discussed...