Focus Hawaii Marc Shlachter

Authors

• Lance Chase
• Dr. Marc Shlachter

Files

Description

Hosted by Lance Chase, this episode of Focus Hawaii features Dr. Marc Shlachter, the well‑known “Country Doctor” of Oʻahu’s North Shore. Dr. Shlachter shares his journey from growing up in Cleveland to becoming a beloved rural physician in Hawaiʻi, as well as his decades of global adventure travel that fill his clinic walls with photos and artifacts. He discusses being bestowed a Samoan chief title, learning Polynesian culture to better serve his patients, and serving as physician for both his local tour groups and the Kahuku High School football team since 1971. A major focus of the interview is his recent expedition to the Central African Republic to live among pygmy communities—describing their lifestyle, hunting methods, social customs, physical environment, and the challenges posed by encroaching modernity. He also talks about his travel to places such as Bhutan, Peru, Ecuador, and various Pacific islands, his medical call‑in radio show The Country Doctor, and the unique joys and demands of practicing medicine in a rural community.

Length of Video

00:29:34

File Size

1.7GB

Archives Call Number

22.FH

Air Date

1992

Keywords

Lance Chase, Focus Hawaii, Dr. Marc Shlachter, Country Doctor, North Shore physician, Kahuku football team doctor, Samoan chief title, pygmy village Central Africa, travel medicine, Bhutan travel, National Geographic trips, rural healthcare Hawaii, radio medical show, Pacific Islands travel, hunter‑gatherer cultures, Laie–Hauʻula community

Recommended Citation

Chase, Lance and Shlachter, Dr. Marc, "Focus Hawaii Marc Shlachter" (1992). Focus Hawaii. 87.
https://digitalcollections.byuh.edu/focushawaii/87