In honor of the 143rd birthday of the birth of Chang Apana, the inspiration for Charlie Chan, Hawaii_Steve guests on a special one-hour Honolulu radio program during the last week in December 2014.
Serving longer than anyone else on the Honolulu police force, Mr. Apana was one of the most picturesque and best know characters in the city. His achievements reached the attention of Earl Derr Biggers before the novelist visited the islands and some of them were worked into "The House Without a Key." Later, when Mr. Biggers came to Oahu for a visit, he and Mr. Apana became friends and the writer created the detective character "Charlie Chan" as a result.
Mr. Apana worked his way up to the rank of Detective and was pensioned in May of 1932 after 35 years of service.
The Apana Radio Show will be broadcast "live" with a visual streaming feed coming directly from the studio. Due to the busy holiday season, we're waiting for an exact broadcast date. The program will air on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, around 8:00 pm Hawaii time. That's 10:00 pm on the west coast.
Congratulations on this more than well-deserved honor! Please let us know when you have the exact date and time available for us so that we can listen live!
