MELE Mission StatementTo serve the community as the premier, comprehensive program that fosters and promotes music industry professions from technical production, songwriting to artist management and music publishing.
MELE Goals
Goal 1: Community Create community-driven programs and encourage community participation
Objective: A program with a sense of community ownership is likely to succeed and garner widespread support.
• Establish advisory group of music industry professionals and others
• Solicit community input through statewide meetings and forums
• Provide community learning forums
Goal 2: Education Establish an accredited educational program that supports and fosters the local music industry community
Objective: An increase in well-trained, educated music professionals will benefit the state socially and economically.
• Develop curriculum
• Solicit institutional buy-in
• Design and implement two-year degree program with a variety of focus areas
• Ongoing program evaluation
Goal 3: Facility Envision and build a state-of the-art, community-accessible venue for teaching, learning and sharing
Objective: MELE’s success will be maximized with the provision of a world-class venue and tools to meet industry demands
• Design facility that allows for maximum program benefit
• Identify site that is central, convenient, safe and affordable
• Develop facility management plan and operating budget
• Solicit funding (public/private)
• Construct facility
Goal 4: Visibility Increase program visibility and community buy-in through effective communications
Objective: Community-wide support resulting from broad visibility will strengthen the program and attract participants.
• Promote program through advertising and public relations
• Create an effective website
• Establish relationships with print and broadcast media
• Network with community stakeholders
• Foster national and international relationships
• Report regularly on program successes and shortfalls
Goal 5: Administration Effectively administer MELE Program for maximum participant and community benefit
Objective: A fiscally sound, well-run program will establish MELE as a community leader with clear goals and objectives
• Create operating budget based on strategic plan
• Identify ongoing sources of funding
• Solicit qualified and effective program instructors, mentors and staff
• Periodically evaluate program qualitatively and quantitatively
• Re-visit and revise strategic goals and objectives every five years to better serve participants and community
Buzz About MELE
 "As a musician in Hawaii, it is important that the culture and music industry continue to flourish. By creating an educated music industry workforce, the MELE Program will serve to advance this global industry and most importantly, better the lives of the people of Hawaii."
- Robert Cazimero
Recording Artist
 "The creativity and talent in Hawaii is unbelievable, and the world-wide visibility of our performing arts is skyrocketing like never before. MELE is an innovative, cutting-edge program that will no doubt flourish with widespread community support. By supporting MELE, we support the enhanced quality of life in Hawaii Nei."
- Manu Boyd
Cultural Director,
The Festival Companies
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