Leslie Lang

Hilo, Big Island, HI USA
Website: http://www.leslielang.com

Professional Experience

I am a journalist and content marketing writer specializing in Hawaii, business, hospitality, agriculture, energy, and family history. I've written for corporations, marketing agencies, magazines (international/in-flight/hotel in-room/trade/regional), publishers, museums, individuals, and about any other type of entity needing writing that you can think of. My experience includes articles, editorials, op-eds, white papers, speechwriting, ghostwriting and more. Member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Great writer and easy to work with. All around good egg. If you need a writer, feel free to be in touch. I'd be happy to discuss your project with you to see if we're a good match.

Total Media Industry Experience

17 Years

Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Ancestry.com (10+), Fodors.com (6-10), Oahu Publications (3-5), Watermark Publishing (3-5), Trade Publishing (3-5)

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Olomona Loomis ISC (6-10), ALTRES Staffing (1-2), Trek Bicycles (1-2), Richard Ha / Hamakua Springs (10+)

Technical Skills

Some photo editing, web design, familiarity with WordPress and other blogging platforms.

Foreign Language Skills

Some Hawaiian.

Computer Skills

Microsoft Office applications; Macintosh OS X; some HTML.

Equipment

MacBook Pro; iPad; iPhone 6.

References

Available upon request.

Awards

"Excellence in Journalism" award for feature writing/long form from the Society of Professional Journalists; Hawai`i Visitor and Convention Bureau's "Keep It Hawai'i" award (print media division).

Associations

American Society for Journalists and Authors; Editorial Freelancers Association.

General

What Does Your Last Name Say About You?
(Ancestry.Com 7/7/2014)
Many of us have surnames passed down to us from ancestors in England. Last names weren't widely used until after the Norman conquest in 1066, but as the country's population grew, people found it necessary to be more specific when they were talking about somebody else. Thus arose descriptions like T
Rooms of the Future
(Hawaii Hospitality magazine 3/1/2015)
Smartphone apps continue to offer the hospitality industry new technologies that might have surprised us even just a handful of years ago.
Hilo Rising
(Honolulu 12/31/2025)
Ha Ha Ha!
(The blog of Hamakua Springs 12/31/2025)
I have written, ghostwritten and/or edited this blog approximately three times a week since its inception in 2006.
The Wrath of Vog
(Honolulu 12/31/2025)
Making Hula History
(Hana Hou! 12/31/2025)
This article for the Hawaiia Airlines in-flight magazine Hana Hou! took first place in the Hawai'i Visitors & Convention Bureau's "Keep it Hawai‘i" awards, print media division. It tells the story of the Kanaka'ole family, which traces its roots back to the earliest hula history.
After Shock
(Honolulu 12/31/2025)
Ha Ha Ha!
(Hamakua Springs blog 12/31/2025)
I edit, ghostwrite, and sometimes write posts at this blog for my client and have done so since its inception in 2006.