Leesa Clark Stone’s Paradise to Paradise: The Rap Reiplinger Story chronicles the life of her late husband, James Kawika Piimauna “Rap” Reiplinger. She was a journalist with several radio stations in Honolulu, before becoming a morning anchor and reporter at KITV. After leaving Hawaiʻi Leesa anchored at CNN Headline News. She moved to Nashville, where she launched her own company with her husband, photojournalist Rich Stone. Leesa has won an Emmy Award and multiple Telly Awards for her work with Stone Productions, LLC.