Kapa Cafe

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

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

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Amy Hanaiali’i to the KAPA Cafe.

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Big Island native Lehua Kalima to the KAPA Cafe. At Kamehameha School in Oahu, Lehua met Nalani Choy and Angela morales and started the group Na Leo Pilimehana. Na Leo Pilimehana has 19 albums and has won 20 Na Hoku Hanohano awards. Off Lehua’s solo album, […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Mailani Makainai to the KAPA Cafe. Growing up in a musical family, Mailani has always been musically talented and started singing when she was just 2 years old. In high school she met Lei Melket and formed the group Keahiwai, which became the most popular female […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Michael Surprenant of Bump City to the KAPA Cafe. Bump City is a 9-piece funk band from the Big Island. Performing dance favorites from the 70s and 80s, they bring intense grooves with dancing and high energy funk. Bump City made their debut at The Party […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Chad Takatsugi to the KAPA Cafe. Chad has been making traditional Hawaiian music for the past 20 years. He first discovered his passion for hulu and mele music his freshman year at Kamehameha school. His first solo album Ahuwale was released this year. [soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/bigislandnow2/chad-takatsugi[/soundcloud]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed radio personality Eddie O to the KAPA Cafe. Edgar “Eddie O” Ombac has been entertaining listeners on the Big Island for over 20 years. He has always been athletic and got serious about it after college. In May 2015, Eddie competed in his first Ironman Hawaii […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed actor Sean Astin to the KAPA Cafe. Sean is competing in the upcoming Ironman World Championship in Kona, and talks about training and preparing for it. He is an actor, director, and producer most known for his roles in The Goonies, Rudy, and The Lord of […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Maluhia to the KAPA Cafe. Named after the Hawaiian word “Peace”, Maluhia consists of talented musicians from the Big Island and Vancouver Island. Their unique Hawaiian Island sound mixed with mainland influence creates heartwarming music. Maluhia’s first album titled Ho’oponopono was released this year. [soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/bigislandnow2/kapa-cafe-maluhia-2015[/soundcloud]

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

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Fiji to the KAPA Cafe. George “Fiji” Veikoso has been in the music industry for over 20 years. His unique style of Reggae, R&B, Hip-Hop, and Jazz has made him become the most known polynesian artist. He won the Na Hoku Hanahano Award for Male Vocalist […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Kawena Mechler to the KAPA Cafe. Kawena is a professional hula dancer that has performed around the world with Hawaii’s top artists, such as Robert Cazimero, Keale, Brother Noland, and Ledward Kaapana. Her company, Kahiapo Talent, helps promote and book local talented artists and dancers. Kawena […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Hawaii’s own, Jake Shimabukuro, to the KAPA Cafe. Jake’s exceptional and complex finger work has made him become the world’s most famous ukulele player. At the age of 4, he started learning how to play from his mother, who was an accomplished ukulele player. In 2006, […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Led Kaapana to the KAPA Cafe. For more than 40 years, the lengendary slack key guitarist has been entertaining audiences with his traditional hawaiian music. As a teenager, he made his professional breakthrough when he formed the group Hui ‘Ohana with his twin brother and cousin. […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Natalie Ai Kamauu to the KAPA Café. Kamauu released her sixth album, “La La La La,” in early July. The 11-track album was released through Keko Records. She is a decorated Na Hoku Hanohano Award winner, taking home three awards for “Female Vocalist of the Year.” […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcome Kaho’okahi Kanuha to the KAPA Cafe. Kanuha has been a preschool teacher at Pūnana Leo and is an Aloha Aina practitioner. He has been recognized worldwide, however, as the vocal leader and spokesperson of the Ku Kia’i Mauna movement, which has been organized to prevent construction […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Kumu Hula Paul Neves to the KAPA Cafe. Kumu Hula Neves is a familiar and resonating voice to many on the Big Island as a cultural practitioner, giving a living example of how Native Hawaiians value and live with aloha, lokahi (unity), and alaka’i (leadership), especially […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed Waipuna to the KAPA Cafe. Waipuna is made up of duo Kale Hannahs and Matt Sproat. Their first album, Mana’o Pili, was released in 2009 and helped to launch their music to the mainland United States and Japan. Two years later, they followed up their successful […]

KAPA Hawaiian FM morning personalities Jaz and Ka’ea welcomed legendary musician Robert Cazimero to the KAPA Cafe. Cazimero is more than just one half of the popular duo The Brothers Cazimero. He is an accomplished kumu hula who has guided his all-male halau, Halau Na Kamalei o Lililehua, to multiple overall awards at the Merrie […]