Staff Picks: Mia Yoshimoto

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Sharene Keliʻipunilei Lum Taba

Published August 26, 2024 at 10:55 AM HST

Mia Yoshimoto makes Hawaiʻi Public Radio run smoothly and happily! When she is not at her desk as Administrative Assistant, Yoshimoto is a cosmetologist and shares with us, a portion of her 73-minute-long playlist: "Music to Style Wigs By"

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Sharene Keli`ipunilei Lum Taba is a harpist and is married to Jazz bassist and educator, Dean Taba.

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