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Zakiya interviews her wife, Donyale Nao

Dean Tokishi, Kahoʻolawe Island Reserve Commission + Skippy Hau, Aquatic Biologist, State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources talk story for SMALL TOWN * BIG ART

There was a time where there were no Starbucks, no crazy bars, no “trendy”  places. It was in this period of time where Nicholas’s father’s Deli strived in its prime. In November of 2017, at the Hualalai Four Seasons Resort in...

Kohei tells his mother, Penny, about hopping trains, adventuring, and having a son.

Life experiences of 77-year-old mother, wife and woman.

Sissy Lake-Farm, Kumu Hula, Hālau Makana Aloha O Ka Lauaʻe ​and Executive Director, Hale Hōʻikeʻike at the Bailey House Museum/ Maui Historical Society + Gordean Bailey, Kumu Hula, Halau Wehiwehi of Leilehua talk-story for SMALL TOWN * BIG ART

Lori Bruggman Rausch, 67, tells husband, Jim Rausch, 68, about her life growing up in North Dakota and Minnesota. They discuss their decades-long marriage and the many moves the family made due to Jim’s career as a Kimberly-Clark executive. They...

Kathleen Hotham (72) interviews her friend John McGown (73) about the journey of his life, including his favorite childhood memories, highlights of his career as a tax attorney, and best moments as a family man and husband.

Lavera and Doyle Clay tell their grandson, John, about their courtship, family, childhood, and religion.

Alfonso Castillo Garcia (84) talks with his granddaughter Renee Sanchez (36) about his life.

Thomas Pringle, 67, is interviewed by his friend, Gary Gregerson, 43, about his early years growing up in an institution.

Glen Bray (51) and his wife, Edie Bray (44) are interviewed by their two teenage sons, Zeke Bray (16) and Landon Bray (14) about Glen’s childhood, his group of friends called the The Sons of Fun, how their parents met...

Fran interviews her mother, Stella, on her birthday. Stella talks about her earliest memories and growing up on a farm.

Jason Walker interviews his father about his life in the military.

Clara “Lola” McFarland, 74, was interviewed by her niece-in-law, Beth DeCarbo, 43. The talked about the origin of Clara’s nickname, Lola. Primarily they talked about Clara’s family from the time she was born to the present.

Ted Lane (67) tells his son David Lane (47) about taking care of his siblings when he was young and making toys from things he found in the trash. He talks about meeting his wife and lying to his parents...

Craig Jurgensen is interviewed by his son John Jurgensen about becoming a doctor, his focus on neurology, specializing in Parkinsons Disease and diagnosing and treating his wife for memory loss in his retirement.

Karl Friedman (86) is interviewed by his colleague and friend Maurice Shevin (58) about his involvement in the Jewish community and Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham.

An interview with my grandma, Anne Lee Lewis. She grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii in the early 1900s. She was one of five sibling born to a Korean father who was a contract laborer on the early sugar plantations and...

Valerie Helbert, 38, shares childhood memories and stories about older relatives with her younger sister Edith Helbert, 36.

Irene Baranski, 84, is interviewed by her nephew’s wife Beth DeCarbo, 43.

Tahir Mansour (74) is interviewed by his granddaughter Leyla Mansour-Cole (21) about his family’s life in Palestine as a child and his journey to the US to pursue a college education.