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Ashley & JP have a conversation about the Aloha spirit, people of Hawaii, and what it means to "talk story" sharing ourselves, the importance of honoring a people's culture with respect, living our values, being in good company with each...

Susan Slavish (80) shares with her conversation partner Franchesca Peña (26) her experience as a Second Lieutenant, VA nurse, mother, and Infection Control Coordinator.

Suter Hudson's experiences flying small planes around Hawaii in the 1950s.

Shirley (56) talks to her son Justin (20) about his time in the military working as a vet technician.

Rolanda Pyle (59) talks about how her childhood being raised by a grandmother turned into a career as a social worker supporting families, especially grandparents raising grandchildren.

Majorie Works (65) shares with her conversation partner Hazel Diaz (36) stories from her over 20 years of experience in the U.S Air Force.

Yoshio Murakawa (76) talks with his daughter Dina Pecceu (46) about his family history and experience during Japanese Internment during WWII. Yoshio shares about where this grandparents and parents are from in Japan and how they immigrated to the US...

Daughters Kimberly Chang [no age given] and Allison Chang (48) discuss with their mother Jocelyn Chang (75) the topic of human trafficking and how their family history as Asian/Native Hawaiians overlap with this issue.

Carole Schmeda (80) and her sister, Elaine Schmeda (74), talk about their travels in the United States and internationally.

Valentin Dooley (43) and friend in service Daniel "Dan" Boggs (36) exchange stories from their time in service.

New friends Lynette Macauley (72) and Beth Davis [no age given] share a conversation about their families, their experiences living in Las Vegas, and the celebrities they have met.

One Small Step partners Tal Sims (56) and Roger Godwin [no age given] discuss their experiences abroad and how it affects their view of the United States government and politics. Tal talks about his experience in the US Navy and...

Tami Owen (49) interviews her uncle Robert Maddock (89) about his life growing up in a military family, his service in the United States Marines Corps, his work, and his two marriages.

Lily Chu (41) and David Chu (44) talk about their lifelong love of libraries and talk about the important role of libraries in social well being and in their own education.

Janet Radtke (77) talks with StoryCorps Facilitator, Lea Zikmund (23), about joining the Air Force Reserves in her 40s, as well as, her subsequent deployment to Kuwait in 1991.

Lemuel Earl (83) is interviewed by his son Bryan Earl (59) and grandson Micah Earl (20) about his childhood, military service, and parenthood.

Sandy Althomsons, 39, interviews father Philip Althomsons, 75, about how he came to live in the United States.

Darya Peters talks with her mother Natasha Peters about her perspective on changes in Hawaii.

Andy Waltrip (55) interviews his father, Steve Waltrip (79), about his time serving in the U.S. Navy.

Andrew Agustin (19) sits down to have a chat with his dad, Roy-Alan Agustin (55), about his long career in the Air Force.

Mary Hammond (64) and her husband, Kevin Kuroda (63), reminisce about the time they flew to France to retrieve Kevin's late Uncle Robert's class ring which would have them build a family bond with a stranger and retrace Robert's military...

Robert talks about meeting his wife, Ellen, in Hawaii where they both grew up. He also talks about what he has learned about himself to his marriage, being a father, being a social worker and now volunteer.

Sophia Starr, 17, and her 43-year-old mother, Tina recall days of missed school since 2014. Long before Covid-19, Sophia missed school for hurricanes and lava flows.

Spouses, Melissa Smith (37) and Matt S (39), sit down for a conversation about their relationship, their experiences serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and the decisions they had to make in order to start a family together.

negative and positive changes on the west side of Oahu over the years and how its affected its residents.