Keeping The Past Alive
This award-winning article tells the story of a Kona man sharing his knowledge of Hawaiian fishnet making to keep the culture alive for the next generation.
Lifestyle: Kona Coast Magazine
Award-winning writer for Kona Coast City Lifestyle Magazine. Stories feature a person/organization in the Kona community on the Big Island of Hawaii. Winner of the 2024 Article of the Year Award, where my story, Keeping The Past Alive, was chosen among all City Lifestyle publications nationwide.
A Big Thanks To Tianna Morimoto
A feature/bio in Kona Coast Magazine after winning the Article of the Year Award at the City Lifestyle conference
Beyond The Crown
The Miss Kona Coffee Scholarship Competition helps young women gain life skills and serve their community.
Culture and Community
Leināʻala Kekūhaupiʻo-Fruean is a woman who knows her purpose in life. The mother of three wears many hats as a cultural leader in the Kona community. Yet, what keeps her going through the busy weeks, multiple jobs, and hours of service is knowing that she is fulfilling her destiny: to make West Hawaiʻi a better place.
21st Annual Pat's Run in Tempe
I provided digital coverage for the 21st annual Pat's Run in Tempe, Arizona. The run pays tribute to Pat Tillman and raises money for the Pat Tillman Foundation which helps provide scholarship for service members, veterans and their families. I captured exciting moments to compose a web story with photo and video elements. I also created two reels for the Arizona's Family Instagram account that got a combined total of over 37,500 plays and 1,500 likes.
Web Story On the 21st Annual Pat's Run
Pat's Run Recap Reel
Behind The Scenes Pat's Run Coverage Reel
Food: Taste of Arizona
My Taste of Arizona articles for Arizona's Family 3TV/CBS5. Taste of Arizona highlights a Phoenix-area restaurant or food business. All photos and videos in the article were taken by me.
Happy Honu Shave Ice brings refreshing, Hawaii-inspired dessert to Peoria
Are you looking for a way to cool down in the summer heat? Happy Honu Shave Ice located in Peoria, is bringing Hawaii-style shave ice and ice cream from Hawaii to the Valley.
‘Eat Pizza. Save Puppies:’ Phoenix restaurant serves delicious food for a good cause
”Eat Pizza. Save Puppies.” That’s the mantra at Pizza To the Rescue in central Phoenix. The restaurant, located near 24th Street and Indian School Road, opened in serves delicious Italian food for a good cause.
Pacific Rim brings flavors of Hawaii, aloha spirit to Mesa
Step into Pacific Rim & Bento in Mesa, and you are immediately greeted with a warm smile, aloha, and a menu that will make any former Hawaii resident feel at home. The restaurant, located near Southern Avenue and Dobson Road, brings flavors of the pacific to its food...
French-inspired chocolates, handmade desserts available at Fountain Hills chocolate shop
A Fountain Hills couple has been serving handmade French-inspired chocolates in their community for the past two decades at their shop, Chocofin Chocolatier, which first opened in Fountain Hills in 2001.
Mesa Chinese restaurant serves handmade bao, dumplings and noodles
Happy Bao opened six years ago at the Mekong Plaza in Mesa near Main Street and Dobson Road. The family-owned restaurant serves tasty handmade bao, dumplings, noodles, and traditional Chinese cuisine.
Woman follows passion to open tattoo cafe in Peoria
808 Social Tattoo Cafe in Peoria offers a new way to get tattooed while enjoying delicious coffee drinks and food in a comfortable environment. A single glass wall separates both sides, making it easy for customers to walk between the tattoo shop and the cafe.
Family-owned Italian restaurant offers Phoenix’s longest pizza
Pizza A Metro opened 16 years ago near 23rd Avenue and Thomas Road. The small, family-owned restaurant is home to Phoenix's longest pizza, that is 39 inches long.
Mochidot Donuts brings Japanese-inspired dessert to central Phoenix
A family-owned and Asian-owned dessert shop is bringing sweet and chewy, Japanese-inspired treats to central Phoenix. Mochidot Donuts offers delicious mochi donuts with a texture that’s different from a typical donut you’d find in a local bakery.
Eye-catching Gilbert food business serves flavorful burritos, elote and soft serve
Take a drive through downtown Gilbert, and you may notice a giant gopher with lit-up eyes and a hat on the side of the road. This eye-catching building is not a decoration; it’s Topo, a food business that serves delicious Mexican American food like burritos, elote and soft serve.
Scottsdale ice cream shop offers handmade ice cream with all-natural ingredients
Temperatures are still warm in the Valley, and if you’re looking to cool down, Skoop in Scottsdale ice cream shop offers handmade organic ice cream using all-natural ingredients.