Marianas Young Professionals meets Anuhea

Members of the Marianas Young Professionals had a chance to meet Hawaiian singer Anuhea at Kanoa Resort’s Nami Bar last Friday.

Marianas Young Professionals members met with Hawaiian musician Anuhea at the Kanoa Resort last Friday. Through the meeting, members were able to know how it was like to be a young professional chasing a dream in the music industry. (Frauleine S. Villanueva)

Hosted by MYPros and Steven Brownstein Entertainment, the young professionals group gave Anuhea her first taste of Saipan’s island hospitality.

Anuhea, her family, and her band members arrived on the island early Friday morning.

“We love the island vibe of this place,” Anuhea said, “We’re happy to be here.”

“To be here right now finally is awesome,” she added.

Because of the meet and greet, MYPros members got a chance to get to know Anuhea on a more personal level.

“We wanted to do a nice meet and greet because she is a young professional. We thought it will be great to get a real professional who’s out there, chasing her dreams, and making her dreams happen. We thought it will be great for our young professionals to meet her in person,” MYPros vice president Nola Hix said.

“I support MYPros entirely,” Steven Brownstein said.

For one, Anuhea shared her humble beginnings in her music career.

“I had always loved music. Even if I am a musician, I never had any formal training ever,” she said.

Anuhea said she taught herself to play the guitar and play her favorite songs when she was in high school. Then when social media came along, that’s where she got discovered.

Asked what inspires her, Anuhea said it’s everything around her.

“The world around me, being in love, going through breakups, having a baby now,” she said.

“I just think that what you love and what you listen to and what you’re more familiar with is going to be the kind of music that you make,” Anuhea added.

One MYPros member asked how she balances time with her family and with her career especially with her current tour.

“You just make it work,” Anuhea said, “just make the best of it.”

Anuhea added that those who wanted to start in the music industry should work hard.

“Everything is not ever handed to you in this industry, as some people may think. You have to work really hard,” Anuhea said.

“To anyone else who’s starting in music, to just finding the funding to record your album is probably the hardest part but once you get through that, it’s so much fun and so rewarding, I’m sure you’ll be addicted to continuing to release after that hustle and struggle, it’s fun,” she said.