A long-time freelance writer, one of my specialties is writing about Hawaii and its people, places, business, culture and more.
My articles have been about everything from the tiny, endangered wekiu bug atop Mauna Kea to multi-million-dollar custom, luxury homes; from growing kalo and pounding poi to digitizing 19th-century Hawaiian language newspapers. My Hawaii-related articles have appeared in many newspapers, magazines, books and on blogs. My personal essays about Hawaii have aired on NPR’s All Things Considered and elsewhere.
Coming myself from a part-Hawaiian family on the Big Island, I am tapped in to the people, places and things of these Hawaiian Islands. And even beyond that, I’ve studied Hawaiian cultural anthropology formally, earning a master’s degree from the University of Hawaii in that subject area, which nicely complements my journalism degree. It’s tremendously satisfying to me that two of my strongest interests, Hawaii and writing, have come together so well.
I am currently accepting assignments for writing on Hawaii and other topics. Reach me at leslie@leslielang.com.
