KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Kumu Hula Leina’ala Jardin to the KAPA Cafe. Leina’ala was born and raised on Kauai. She has been dancing since she was three years old, and after college began teaching. Leina’ala talks about preparing for this years Merrie Monarch Festival. This will be the 7th year her... Read more »

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka‘ea welcomed Kumu Hula Ke’ano Kaupu to the KAPA Cafe. Ke‘ano was born and raised on the Big Island, and started dancing hula by the age of 6. He has competed and won many hula competitions, such as the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, Lili‘uokalani Keiki Hula Competition, and... Read more »

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Kelina Eldgridge to the KAPA Cafe. Miss Aloha Hula 2017, Kelina Eldredge of Hālau Hiʻiakaināmakalehua, talks about her experiences as being Miss Aloha Hula. Since she was young she’s been around dancing and danced with her mom for 13 years. Kelina also won the Hawaiian Language... Read more »

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Makana to the KAPA Cafe.

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Hawane Rios to the KAPA Cafe. Hawane is a singer, songwriter, and Hawaiian cultural practitioner from waimea. Her first passion was hula dancing, then she learned to play the ukulele and started singing in college. Hawane recently finished her new album set to be released early... Read more »

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Nalani Choy of Na Leo to the KAPA Cafe. Nalani has been a member of Na Leo Pilimehana since the group was formed in 1982. She is also the co-founder of the OneHawaii Music Record Label. Na Leo has released 19 CD’s, won 22 Hoku Awards,... Read more »

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Joe Chee to the KAPA Cafe. Joe is one of the founding members of the group Pa’ani Pila from Kailua-Kona. He took a break from music for a while and later formed the band Cane Fire in 2009. Cane Fire is a Hawaiian/Island Contemporary band that... Read more »

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Horace Dudoit to the KAPA Cafe. Horace is a musician, singer, producer, and member of Ho’okena. Ho’okena is a multi-Nā Hōkū Hanohano award-winning Hawaiian group that formed in 1986. Horace has been apart of multiple grammy nominated albums, including Ho’okena’s newest album Ho’okena 3.0.

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Hiapo Perreira to the KAPA Cafe.

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Nathan Aweau to the KAPA Cafe. Nathan is a multi-award winning musician and singer. He was formerly a member of the Hoku award-winning groups, Ka’eo and The Ali’i’s. In 2001, his album “E Apo Mai” won “Male Vocalist of the Year”, “Song of the Year” and... Read more »