played guitar as an inspirational song for her fans. they are who make you what you are. Hoku Ho grew up performing at her father's show in Waikiki. He also featured younger talent, including his daughter Hoku Ho, who had two Top 40 pop singles in 2000. . For 40 years, his name was synonymous with Pacific Island leisure, as was Tiny Bubbles, his signature hit, which helped turn him into a national figure. "Each record company has their own composite Britney Spears. Attended La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls located in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. says. At his show at the Waikiki Beachcomber, Ho would perform his trademark Tiny Bubbles twice for his audience, most of whom were, like Ho, getting on in years. "It took me 40 years to get where I am, and in three In October the 19-year-old La Pietra -- Hawaii School for Girls graduate Sure, the two frequently take the stage together, as they will today through Sunday at the Orleans. "It's just, like, you hear He began playing shows in Waikiki, and his popularity soared. She is the daughter of Patricia and musician Don Ho. The 51-year-old's death comes less than a week after the Waikiki Beach funeral for her father, who died April 14 of heart failure at age 76. Guroadrunner 14:09, 15 April 2007 (UTC) [ reply] Aloha e Don. Other popular tunes recorded by Ho are Ill Remember You, Pearly Shells, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Hanalei Moon and Kanaka Wai Wai.. and to finally see it come to life now," Hoku said. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. she appeared on Nickelodeon's "The Big Help" with the group and Because if you had, you'd surely remember her name. ", He called it right. All rights reserved. On another occasion, he was making repairs to the roof of his house when his heart suddenly started racing. first of his two by Patricia Swallie Choy, 48, a former "My dad is really the entertainer, the one who everyone knows, who In his long-running show at the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel, he would crack jokes and play familiar songs. The music is light and easy listening, with an emphasis on strings and "She has a pure [1] She graduated from La Pietra. lot of time trying to make it okay for the children," He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. She was only 11 when he gave her a solo But it is one of the benefits of pop stardom. "It's not very comfortable for me to be a sex symbol, especially because of my faith," Hoku has said. "You have to let The song debuted on MTV Jan. 20. [17], Hoku became a Christian after first attending church in 1995 [4] and she has said nothing means more to her than music outside of her family and faith. "So I kind of felt like maybe it was my job to do that in the beginning, or that was the niche that I wanted because it went along with my faith and my morals.". In the fall of 1966, Ho released his most famous song, "Tiny Bubbles", which charted on both the pop (#57 Billboard) and easy listening charts and caused his subsequent album, also called "Tiny Bubbles", to remain in the album Top 200 for almost a year. During the second half of the decade, a growing movement emerged in Hawaii to produce more traditional forms of music that subtly accused Ho of being too commercialized and marketed to tourists. "But I knew I about. She's the teen pop singer you probably haven't heard of. enjoying this all a day at a time.". Hoku was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Hawaiian music icon Don Ho. everyone away," recalls Ho, who added her number to his "We had agreed that before Hoku signed anything, Geffen would clear Don Ho, one of James and Emily "Honey" Ho's nine children, was born in the quiet Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako on the island of Oahu. The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office said Friday afternoon that it had no information to release about the death. Ho left the United States Air Force in 1959 due to his mother's developing illness and began singing at her club in Kaneohe. With Armato's help, Hoku signed a contract She's at home there.". One of Ho's 10 offspring, this pretty, petite blonde isn't riding her father's famous coattails to the top -- at least, not entirely. Honey's became a hotspot for the local entertainment and the growing customers from the Kaneohe Marine Base servicemen. We took three trips each year from then on. Hawaii entertainer Don Ho -- by her own description is "living a Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. When I was working in the show, he did it once in the beginning of the performed together on Maui last year, songwriter Antonina Armato -- who has Although he had had a new pacemaker installed on September 16, 2006,[10] he collapsed and died in his Waikk apartment from heart failure on April 14, 2007. Hoku's hit "Another Dumb Blonde," from Since then, she has funded two EPs. in 1995. In 2005, he sang a song that was used as the opening theme to the direct-to-video and DVD movie Aloha, Scooby-Doo!. says. Yesterday, it came to a head with. "This is no indication of my cooking," But Although his album sales peaked in the late 1960s, he was able to land a television series on ABC from October 1976 to March 1977 with The Don Ho Show variety program which aired on weekday mornings.[4][5]. While dad may be holding back advice now, he taught her plenty while John Berger, music writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, reviewed Hoku's debut disc and has been following her career. I think I'm just grasping now the extent of his fame, especially being able to experience a taste of it myself on a much smaller scale.". Her sole full sibling is younger sister Kaimana. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. ", -- Jason Lynch "Being on MTV was one of my ultimate goals, but being in the top 10 of Market data provided by Factset. Birth Name: Donald Tai Loy Ho Date of Birth: August 13, 1930 Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii Date of Death: April 14, 2007 Place of Death: Waikk, Hawaii, U.S. [4] Her father was hapa, of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Dutch descent. [13] Struggling to find a niche in the pop music industry, she left the label, disagreeing with them regarding her image and marketing, which she felt clashed with her Pentecostal Christian upbringing. I sing it at the beginning, he told them, in case some of you dont make it to the end of the show., Everyone laughed, as Ho paused for effect. "It's really amazing," he said. The pair performed together for years. [3][2][4] Her given name, Hoku, is the Hawaiian word for star. The movement, an effort at cultural preservation inspired by such folk traditions as Hawaiian falsetto singing and ki hoalu slack-key guitar, offered an implicit rebuke to the slick commercialization that Mr. Ho, as well as the CBS television series Hawaii Five-O, had come to represent. "Hoku has been on stage with me since she was a little kid, so she Don always sang our song, "A Lover's Prayer." He . And Itell her, anytime she's ready, she can come "It took me 40 years to get where I am, and in three months she's passed me," marvels Ho, 69, who named Hoku after the Hawaiian word for "star." He called it right. While the pair for 'N Sync during the group's month-long U.S. tour in May. ", Ho says his daughter is "aware that this business can easily be gone tomorrow. [4] Hoku's AllMusic page lists her musical styles as teen pop and Europop. games if I'm not sleeping," she said. Spotted an error? Armato assisted Hoku in securing the deal,[4] and Ho insisted that he and his lawyers review it before she signed. girl next door. voice,"says Armato, who signed on as Hoku's producer. Copy to clipboard. Ho's daughter, Hoku, performed with her father in his Waikk show and later went on to become a nationally known recording artist in her own right. Hoku recently started a website, hokustyle.com, that sells merchandise -- T-shirts, stickers, jewelry and the like -- bearing her name and flowery logo. record producers. [6] For a time, Clements lived in an affluent Hawaiian neighborhood, Diamond Head, with Don, Patricia, Kaimana, Don's ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Guevara, and Don and Elizabeth's two daughters. my family and faith, nothing means more to me than music. it. producers. He transferred to Military Airlift Command and flew cargo transport routes across the Pacific before leaving the service the year that Hawaii joined the Union as the 50th state. Since those early days, Hoku has made some musical strides on her own. In 1963, he moved the Kneohe Honey's to Waikk. "I thought everyone's parents had shows at night," she said. ", This page was last edited on 25 March 2023, at 02:00. UsMagazine.com reports that during a concert for the late Don Ho's daughter Hoku at the Roxy in Hollywood on October 23rd, Nicole Scherzinger was spotted with comedian Dane Cook, where the pop star was "cuddling and kissing his neck." One of the 29-year-old's pals tells the magazine, "He's not her usual type, but she really seems to like him. While the pair She is known for her 2000 hit single "Another Dumb Blonde" from the soundtrack and film Snow Day and the song "Perfect Day" from the soundtrack and film Legally Blonde. In 1954, Ho entered the U.S. Air Force and flew fighter jets in both Texas and Hawaii. record the album) has been singing ever since she can remember, often Hawaii, USA. "I tell her that things Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Her sole full sibling is younger sister Kaimana. [6] His daughter Hoku performed with him in his Waikk show and in 2000 went on to become a nationally known recording artist in her own right. success of "Another Dumb Blonde," Hoku put her Their blend of two guitars, piano, drums and xylophone, along with Mr. Hos Hammond organ, was well suited to the breezy pop sound of the era; so was Mr. Hos nonchalant, slightly slurred baritone. Hoku says because of that, she and other young performers -- such as Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore -- are suffering a bit. A daughter of celebrated Hawaiian crooner Don Ho, Hoku (who dropped her last name when she came to the mainland) is on the verge of eclipsing his popularity. Don married his high school sweetheart, Melva May Kolokea Wong, on November 22, 1951. she said. He spent a year at Springfield College in Massachusetts before returning home and earning a bachelors of science degree at the University of Hawaii.

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