With our listeners, we laugh, we cry, we inspire and we empower.”Īlong with her popular radio show, Apana already has a full plate for 2019. “Whether we are on the air or on social media, I know we are touching people’s lives, one heart at a time,” she says. She speaks lovingly of being able to put a smile on people’s faces every day and making people laugh. Yet, for Apana, the best part of her show is the personal connection with her listeners. In fact, their radio show has introduced to the world Grammy Award winners like Pe‘a and multi-Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award stars like Keauhou.Īpana describes Hawaiian 105 KINE radio station as “the hub of Hawai‘i” for its work in continuously intertwining integral components of local music - harmony, hula, language and culture - to make sure it remains relevant and that the music is carried on throughout the world. I believe we are one - the champions of the music industry today, somewhat pioneers of today’s music business.” “So we try our hardest to help everyone in our Hawai‘i music industry. “We always believe that everyone needs support, a chance and a breakthrough,” she says. She hosts the show with one of her best friends, Shannon Scott, and together, they have created one of the top morning shows in the state.ĭa Kolohe Krew perpetuates the artists of the past, celebrates the present and introduces listeners to those who will be the future of Hawaiian music.Īpana’s favorite artists over the years include a diverse group that ranges from legends to up-and-comers: Aunty Genoa Keawe, The Brothers Cazimero, Kalapana, C&K (Cecilio & Kapono), Mākaha Sons, Willie K, Keali‘i Reichel, Fiji, Kapena, Brother No-land, Robi Kahakalau, Jeff Rasmussen, Amy Hānaiali‘i Gilliom, Kalani Pe‘a, Keauhou, Nā Hoa, Natalie Ai Kamauu and Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole.Īpana and Scott have been especially pivotal for many of Hawai‘i’s up-and-coming artists.
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In addition, her work has included several TV projects, including as an entertainment reporter for Hawai‘i News Now.Īpana is currently one half of the popular “Da Kolohe Krew” on Hawaiian 105 KINE. Since then, she has also had stints on Power 104.3 and Island 98.5. It was in 1998 when she was first approached by the program director for KCCN FM100 to be a part of its radio family. Today, Apana is a renowned radio and television entertainer. Radio DJ Mele Apana, better known as Mento Mele, has spent decades sharing Hawaiian music - and plenty of laughs - with listeners near and far. “As a child, I was always intrigued with anything and everything to do with radio,” she says.
She would sit in the studio with a pencil in her hand pretending to be a radio DJ and mimicking everything Uncle Mo Keale would ask the entertainers. From the time she was able to walk, Apana would tag along with Aunty Lovey to the KUAI studio to promote the family’s music and hula events.
One of the island’s most renowned entertainers and kumu hula was her Aunty Lovey Apana. We always had hula dancers and entertainers come to tūtū’s house behind Coco Palms on Apana Road, where we grew up.” I loved the stage because it was my happy place. “I danced, I sang and I played every instrument. “That’s all I knew growing up,” she says. From Waiohai Po‘ipū and Kaua‘i Resort to Coco Palms and SS Constitution, Apana spent her childhood performing throughout the island. Years ago, when Mele Apana was just a toddler growing up on Kaua‘i, she was already singing and dancing at every lū‘au show her family produced.
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