Professional/Personal Overview
I blog and write regional and national magazine articles and books about Hawaii-related topics. My native Hawaiian roots, as well as journalism and cultural Hawaiian anthropology degrees, provide a solid background for my award-winning writing in these areas.
Work Info
Expertise
Book Author
8 Years
Copywriter
15 Years
Writer
15 Years
Specialty
Business (general)
15 Years
Hawaii, Memoir & Family History
15 Years
Hawaii, Memoir & Family History
15 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
15 Years
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
Hawaiian Airlines in-flight magazine Hana Hou! (11+), Homes of the Big Island (11+), Fiber Arts (3-5), Hawaii Home + Remodeling (3-5), Watermark Publishing (1-2), Islands (1-2), Aloha Airlines in-flight Spirit of Aloha (1-2), Country Life International (UK) (1-2), Honolulu (1-2), Hawaii Business (1-2)
Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Hamakua Springs Country Farms (11+), HPM Building Supply (11+), Wailea Agricultural Group (1-2), Green Point Nurseries (1-2)
Other Work History
Owner of Talk Story Press, At Talk Story Press, where I help preserve the stories of individuals, families and businesses. Oral histories on CD, professionally designed and printed books, memoirs. Editing (memoir, nonfiction, fiction) also a specialty.
Computer Skills
Microsoft Office applications; Macintosh OS X; some HTML; various other.
Technical Skills
Some photo editing (Photoshop) and web design.
Equipment
MacBook Pro; Canon S70 digital camera; Olympus digital recorder.
Foreign Language Skills
Some Hawaiian.
References
Available upon request.
Awards
"Excellence in Journalism" award for feature writing/long form from the Society of Professional Journalists; two Hawai`i Visitor and Convention Bureau's "Keep It Hawa‘ii" awards (print media division).
Associations
American Society for Journalists & Authors; Association of Personal Historians
Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near Honolulu, HI. I am willing to travel regionally. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car.
Work Samples
(Leslie Lang's company blog )
A blog for my personal/family history business.
(The blog of Hamakua Springs )
I have helped write, ghostwritten and edited this blog since its inception in 2006.
(Hana Hou )
(Honolulu )
(Honolulu )
(Honolulu )
(Hawaii Home + Remodeling )
“A long time ago, I rented a Frank Lloyd Wright house,” says Carolyn Blackburn, who, along with her husband, Mark, owns Mauna Kea Galleries in Waimea. “After that, I never wanted to live in a normal house again, ever...."
(Hana Hou! )
This article for the Hawaiia Airlines in-flight magazine Hana Hou! took first place in the Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau's "Keep it Hawai‘i" awards, print media division. It tells the story of the Kanaka'ole family, which traces its roots back to the earliest hula history.
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June 4, 2013 | San Francisco
