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With over 10 years of experience in the communications industry, I have developed more than 15 major enterprise stories, which included pitching story ideas, researching, interviewing sources, writing and creating multimedia content on a diverse range of topics. Here is a sampling of my work.

Forget e-books. People in Hawaii are embracing the old-fashioned bookstore

Developed story idea, researched, interviewed various sources, wrote and created multimedia content for this enterprise story focused on trends of independent bookstores and reading in Hawaii.

50 years after Title IX, enrollment gains show the strides women have made at university campuses

Developed story idea, researched, interviewed various sources, wrote and created multimedia content for this enterprise piece tackling the topic of gender on university campuses, specifically in Hawaii.

2020 saw a baby bust in Hawaii, but experts warn declining fertility rates are poised to ‘last forever’

Developed story idea, researched, interviewed various sources, wrote and created multimedia content for this enterprise story on population growth and fertility rates in Hawaii. Won first place in the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter award for best multimedia presentation in 2021.

How We Live: 6 voices help tell Hawaii’s story of adaptation, resilience amid pandemic

To help tell the story of the pandemic in the islands, Hawaii News Now launched a digital series, “How We Live," that explored the ways in which COVID-19 upended our “normal” and brought about change. Spearheaded the series by pitching story ideas to the digital team, working with team members to finalize their content, writing my own stories, and coordinating with news producers to broadcast stories on-air.