'Fertilizing plants, fertilizing ideas': Kaimukī teacher nurtures young entrepreneurs
Chu Hong has been teaching at Kaimukī High School for 23 years. She started as an English teacher. But her newest pursuit is agriculture. The idea for a student club came to her during the pandemic when she cultivated her own green thumb. Soon after, she brought her hobby into the classroom and created the Kaimukī W.O.R.M.S. Club
This story was produced for Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s show, The Conversation.
Oʻahu RC car racing team prepares to blow past the competition
Imagine a car drift. Now shrink it down to one-tenth of the scale.
With a driver clutch remote control, a small but tight-knit group of drifters spin their cars over a smooth concrete slab at the Aina Koa park in East Honolulu. These remote control (RC) drifters have been catching doors under this park pavilion for almost a decade.
This story was produced for Hawaiʻi Public Radio’s show, The Conversation.
Fire Contained But Questions Remain
In January of 2025, the Eaton wildfire spread through the Southern California community of Altadena. Altadena residents saw an outpouring of support from their community, but now face the much larger task of rebuilding not only their houses, but their lives, neighborhoods, and senses of normalcy. Hear from three Altadena residents about what life has looked like after the fires, and where they’re headed as the dust settles.
This story was produced as a part of LA Radio Club reporting incubator project.
Keeping Okinawa Alive Through Music, Dance and Family
Laura speaks with Yuko Yamauchi, the executive director of the Okinawa Association of America, about the discovery of her cultural identity through music and art. The pursuit of traditional art led her to live in Okinawa for six years, to connect with her extended family, and to the job she still has to this day.
This story was produced as a part of NPR’s Next Gen Radio.
In The Front of House - Podcast trailer concept
During the pandemic, food service workers became classified as ‘essential’. For a moment, it seemed like structural change might happen in the industry that doesn’t give PTO or health insurance – but it never did. Listen to me navigating the job I do to pay my bills.
This trailer concept was for a school assignment on developing a niche podcast.