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Behind the scenes of the 4,000-acre Kualoa Ranch on Windward OÊ»ahu is John Morgan, its president and owner. Heâ€s a sixth-generation member of the kamaʻāina Morgan family. Thereâ€s still some ranching at Kualoa, though the property is perhaps best known for its recreational activities and as a backdrop in blockbuster movies like Jurassic Park. Morgan traces the history behind the ranch, which dates to King Kamehameha IIIâ€s reign, and the propertyâ€s evolution under his leadership.

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Sheâ€s built a reputation as “Hawai‘iâ€s presentation coach,” but in her youth, Pam Chambers was far from that. The former wallflower reveals how a turning point in her career helped her blossom as a public speaker. For more than 30 years, Chambers has helped local professionals and students on their presentation skills through feedback that she describes as honest, gentle and clear.

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Asked who her mentors are, Patricia de Stacy Harrison starts by naming her beloved childhood home, Brooklyn. Growing up in the noisy, opinionated, caring New York City borough taught Harrison about the demands and challenges of the real world – and about developing the right skills, positive attitude and thick skin to deal with lifeâ€s complexities. The President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shares her views on public mediaâ€s role in bringing us all together, even in a divisive social and political climate, and reveals how a hip-hop mogul introduced her to a wellness practice she uses every evening.

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Jordan and Aaron Kandell are twin brothers who are best friends and Mānoa neighbors. As children, they were so close that they would finish each otherâ€s sentences. As young adults, the brothers teamed up in a career in which they completed each otherâ€s creative ideas: screenwriting. The Ê»Iolani School grads and college poetry majors are best known, so far, for their work as part of the writing team behind Moana, the 2016 Disney animated film. They hit it big after a solid decade of hard work, grinding out script proposals and receiving a litany of rejection letters. Says Jordan: “If youâ€re gonna take every ‘no†personally, I donâ€t know how you move forward.”

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As a child growing up in Honolulu, Mark Fukunaga said he was certain he would never join the family business. He now serves as the third generation Chairman and CEO of Servco Pacific, a company whose mantra, he says, has always been “to follow the customer.” Learn how he continues to grow and diversify the multi-billion dollar business by embracing risk and reinvention.

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Hidden beneath the antics of Sesame Street characters, youâ€ll find a principal puppeteer who hails from ʻĀina Haina in East Honolulu. Pam Arciero has been with the childrenâ€s series for nearly 40 years, primarily as Oscar the Grouchâ€s girlfriend, Grundgetta. Arciero got her start in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of HawaiÊ»i at Mānoa. There, she joined a summer program in puppetry – one that would change the course of her life.

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“The health of the land is the health of the people” is a core belief for Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli. The MolokaÊ»i physician comes from a prominent Hawaiian family of medical doctors, academics, musicians and historical figures. In the 1970s, he made his own mark in history as part of the KahoÊ»olawe Nine, a group of activists who stood up against the federal government to defend the island, used for decades in bombing drills. Dr. Aluli admits his personal mission to restore the health of KahoÊ»olawe, and the health of MolokaÊ»iâ€s people, is a challenging long-term journey.

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“Chicken skin” storyteller Lopaka Kapanui grew up around old Hawaiian legends and ghost stories from his family, and says heâ€s always been sensitive to spirits. In the 1990s, he was introduced to OÊ»ahuâ€s original “chicken skin” storyteller, Glen Grant, and his ghost tours. Since Grantâ€s passing in 2003, Kapanui has taken up the local ghost story mantle with regular tours, books and community events. Kapanui views his job not just as entertainment, but also as a way to communicate and educate.

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Award-winning writer Stephanie Han draws from her life experiences to inform her poetry, fiction and non-fiction, which frequently grapple with identity in multicultural settings. Her childhood was anchored by books, which helped her make sense of others and the world around her. Though her life has taken her around the globe, she now calls Honolulu home where she continues her work as a writer and educator.

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Kristi Yamaguchiâ€s work ethic and drive from an early age propelled her to win the Olympic gold medal in figure skating for the U.S.A. in 1992. She went on to become a professional ice skater, author and now, philanthropist. She reached into the lessons of her childhood to create the Always Dream Foundation.

Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawai‘i.

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