
Fred Hemmings
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Guest Fred Hemmings joins Leslie Wilcox on Long Story Short.
Fred Hemmings has lived life as a waterman, an entrepreneur and a lawmaker – but he says he’s most proud of being a “local boy.” He shares his experience growing up in Honolulu in the ’50s and ’60s surfing alongside Duke Kahanamoku in Waikīkī, and how his time as an amateur surfer led him to a career that championed professional surfing.
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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i

Fred Hemmings
Special | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Fred Hemmings has lived life as a waterman, an entrepreneur and a lawmaker – but he says he’s most proud of being a “local boy.” He shares his experience growing up in Honolulu in the ’50s and ’60s surfing alongside Duke Kahanamoku in Waikīkī, and how his time as an amateur surfer led him to a career that championed professional surfing.
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Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a local public television program presented by PBS Hawai'i