Interview with Leslie Keli‘i Alapa‘i

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dc.contributor.interviewerMedeiros, Wailana
dc.contributor.interviewerTengan, Ty Kāwika
dc.contributor.narratorAlapa‘i, Leslie Keli‘i
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-07T23:39:04Z
dc.date.available2025-02-07T23:39:04Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-01
dc.descriptionLeslie Keli‘i Alapa‘i was born in San Francisco, California, and moved back to Hā‘ena, Kaua‘i with his family at the age of one. He calls Hā‘ena home, although he moved to O‘ahu briefly with his grandmother who raised him for a short while before moving on to Maui to attend Lahainaluna for his last two years of high school. In Kaua‘i, he learned many skills from his stepfather, who taught him how to work which adequately prepared him for his time at Lahainaluna. During his time as a boarder, he was one of three Kaua‘i boys his junior year, and one of two his senior year. One of his jobs at Lahainaluna included working in the swinery, which was particularly memorable for him. He would often go off campus to spend time at the beach with friends, working in Kahana, or with his sponsors in Makena. In the dorms he remembers playing music with his classmates, and participating in the many boarder traditions such as liming the L, and David Malo Day. Keli‘i graduated from Lahainaluna in 1974, returning to Kaua‘i for a brief moment, leaving to Seattle Washington for a year, but then ultimately returning to Kaua‘i where he lived with his wife and raised his son and daughter. He worked a number of jobs, and in 2003 started Keli‘i Equipment Service which he still runs today. He is an active member in the Kīlauea and Hā‘ena communities, and speaks to how a combination of both his experiences in Hā‘ena and Lahaina were integral to his life’s trajectory.
dc.format.extent26 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10125/110114
dc.languageeng
dc.subjectLahainaluna
dc.subjectSan Francisco
dc.subjectHā‘ena
dc.subjectKaua‘i
dc.subjectSeattle
dc.subjectKīlauea
dc.subjectLahaina
dc.subjectswine
dc.subjectsports
dc.titleInterview with Leslie Keli‘i Alapa‘i
dc.typeinterview
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