Mika is currently working as an evening anchor for KITV Island News at 6 pm and 10 pm. She joined KITV in November 2016 working as a news reporter and weekend weather anchor before becoming the station’s evening anchor in July 2019. Previously, Mika worked for ABC7 News in Los Angeles, California serving as a News Assistant helping in producing the traffic reports and overall show production.
She was born in Los Angeles, California, and was raised in Sandy, Utah. As she was growing up in her hometown, Mika was a multi-sport athlete and violinist. While still studying at the University of Hawaii, she was an intern at the KITV sports team where she covered basketball and football games.
Soon after her graduation, Mika worked as an Assistant Producer for TMZ Sports in Los Angeles where she discovered her passion for sharing stories with the community. She comes from a talented family, her mother was a professional ballerina who traveled across the world and her father is a professional actor.
In addition, Mika is also a member of the Asian American Journalist Association. She traveled across the world in at least twenty countries, which included her trip to Peru and India to work with children and help the critically ill.
Some of Mika’s colleagues at KITV include:
Malika Dudley – Meteorologist & Weather Forecaster
Ben Gutierrez – Weather Anchor & Reporter
