https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/arts/music/15ho.html. Hoku was attending the Christian college Point Loma Nazarene University That faith, Hoku says, has also helped her adjust to her burgeoning fame and success. and to finally see it come to life now," Hoku said. [4], Hoku frequently performed with her father, who taught her how to write songs,[1] as a child. Don Ho - Ethnicity of Celebs | EthniCelebs.com [11][12], Hoku planned to work on a second album for Interscope after the March 2001 release of her single "Perfect Day". and sexy videos. turn, belting out. ". the Snow Daymovie soundtrack, is No. [3] She was initially unaware of her father's fame, learning from people's reactions after realizing who her father was. Transferred to Travis Air Force Base, California, he went to the local city of Concord and bought an electronic keyboard from a music store, and recalls, "That's when it all started.". In 1967, Hos Tiny Bubbles reached No. "That's why I enjoy being involved with the younger kids, because they relate to me being the girl next door. The veterans of the Pacific Theater were invited on stage to join the hula dancers. "We had agreed that before Hoku signed anything, Geffen would clear He also continued his nightly performances, making a few concessions such as trading in his glass of Scotch that he kept on top of his piano at shows for pineapple juice. Talk:Don Ho - Wikipedia While the pair ", Ho says his daughter is "aware that this business can easily be gone tomorrow. Ho always honored the military remembering his own years of military service. Suggest an alternative. Don Ho sadly passed away on April 14, 2007, at age 76. His daughter, Hoku, performed with her father in his Waikk show. She has two sisters, Kea and Kaimana, who live in Hawaii; mom Patti At the age of 18 she signed a record deal with Interscope/Geffen Records and became a pop star in her own right under the single-name moniker "Hoku." Sure, the two frequently take the stage together, as they will today through Sunday at the Orleans. breath of this experience: the television, the cameras, the press.". Homepage, Vital [3][2][4] Her given name, Hoku, is the Hawaiian word for star. Copy and paste this as text into your genealogy software or website. He had two more children (Kea and Lea) with Guevara, and another two children (Hoku and Kaimana) with singer Patricia Swallie Choy. music TV station's 10th most requested video. "I thought everyone's parents had shows at night," she said. talent. nightly show. [7] She married her high school sweetheart, Jeremy Clements, in 1999. Hawaii entertainer Don Ho -- by her own description is "living a [2] Ho released his debut album, The Don Ho Show!, in 1965 and began to play high-profile locations in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe and New York City. college plans on hold at San Diego's Point Loma Nazarene she tried her first solo, confidently belting out Whitney Aguilera. He was well-positioned to capitalize on the newly admitted state's growing popularity as a tourist destination during the decade due to cheap air travel and the popularity of Tiki bars. now my fans are all pretty young girls.". "I told her she's got to go to school and be a business person besides an entertainer because there's no sense making money and (not knowing) what to do with it," he said. Illness. people to say her success is because of her father.". Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. He would tell the men from the European Theater, "you got your glory in the movies" that they could watch. Geffen executives called Ho and his attorneys to discuss the deal for When I was working in the show, he did it once in the beginning of the His children often worked with him, either onstage, backstage, or with his business. On Monday, a music video of Hoku's just-released single "Another The song debuted on MTV Jan. 20. She has also been credited as Hoku Ho Clements. He had a small stroke. Last October, the La Pietra - Hawaii School for Girls graduate In 2000, she went on to become a well known singer. Soon, Ho exploded on the national scene, beginning with a sold-out two-week engagement at Hollywoods posh Cocoanut Grove in 1966. Bubbles," with him when she was just a toddler. she said. [1] She graduated from La Pietra. with the Arista band LFO. Hoku says because of that, she and other young performers -- such as Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore -- are suffering a bit. signed a three-year, $300,000 recording contract with Geffen Records on its enjoying this all a day at a time.". written for Mariah Carey and Vanessa Williams -- was struck by Hoku's [10] Shocked by the single's success, Hoku dropped out of Point Loma Nazarene and began recording her first album Hoku (2000). The next day, it was ranked as the music Everyone gets old. miracle" she never imagined even in her wildest fantasies. She's made maintaining her morals and values a priority. All rights reserved. By 1962 he was headlining there with a backing group called the Aliis. From her first and only full-length studio album, Hoku(c) 2000 Geffen RecordsThe daughter of entertainer Don Ho, Hoku hit the charts in early 2000 with \"Another Dumb Blonde\" on the soundtrack of Nickelodeon's Snow Day. Daughter, Tea Clements, born in 2009. Hoku wanted to include a duet with her dad on her debut album, but the Don Ho - Wikipedia "Because of the saturation of pop singers, right now the market is kind of rejecting anyone but people like Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera and the two boys bands ('N Sync and the Backstreet Boys).". younger kids, because they relate to me being the girl next His popularity never seriously suffered however, and his shows remained popular with vacationers. By 2002, he had developed cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart, unrelated to coronary artery disease, leaving him with only 30% of normal cardiac capacity. He was a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools in 1949 and he attended Springfield College on a football scholarship in 1950, but returned home to earn a Bachelor's degree in sociology at University of Hawaii in 1953. In 1966 he released his second album, a live compilation called Don Ho Again!, which charted in the early part of that year. The music is light and easy listening, with an emphasis on strings and acoustic guitar rather than today's more common hip-hop grooves. "I didn't want her signing something that wasn't good," he said. "I used to look through magazines and, like, ooh and ahh at their who sneaked on stage with him.". He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name . "Being on MTV was one of my ultimate goals, but being in the top 10 of [1] She caught the attention of songwriter and producer Antonina Armato, who encouraged her to move to Los Angeles to meet with other producers. He grew up in Kaneohe, on the windward side of the island of Oahu, and it was there that he began his singing career at Honeys, a restaurant and lounge owned by his mother, Emily. Donald Tai Loy Ho was born on August 13, 1930, in Honolulu and grew up in Windward Oahu. While the pair Hoku (she dropped her last name after relocating to Los Angeles to the Billboard Singles Sales chart, with frequent airplay on Don had ten children in all with first wife Melvia; one of his daughters, singer Hoku (their seventh child, whose name means "star" in Hawaiian), often performed with him and went on to launch her own musical career. months she's passed me," marvels Ho, 69, who named Hoku "I hate that song!" He guest starred in some of the hit TV shows of the era and even hosted his own variety show. In 2005, he sang a song that was used as the opening theme to the direct-to-video and DVD movie Aloha, Scooby-Doo!. But there was respect for Mr. Hos representation of Hawaii to the world, even among artists in the Hawaiian renaissance. Hoku Ho grew up performing at her father's show in Waikiki. money. 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. over and over and over again, you've got to get sick of it, you know? Don Ho kids with protege Sam Kapu Jr. First and foremost was his 19-year-old daughter, Hoku, home for the party after a busy summer promoting her self-titled Geffen Records debut album. Don Ho, 76; singer was best known for 66 hit 'Tiny Bubbles'. Local entertainers, visitors remember | The Honolulu Advertiser We took three trips each year from then on. ", -- Jason Lynch Legal Statement. Hoku - Biography - IMDb Interscope label, dad said. After listening to it In 1954, Ho entered the United States Air Force doing his primary training at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi and spent time flying C-97s with the Military Air Transport Service. He left the Air Force in 1960 to tend to his ailing mother. "[4] Hoku was attending Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, dropping her last name when she moved from Hawaii,[4] when she was offered a $300,000 contract from Geffen Records. record producers. So it's good for her to understand that.". A hui hou. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, [1] Hoku and her husband Jeremy have three children and serve as Arts and Worship Architects at Branches Church in Dana Point, California. But, Ho says, he also wants Hoku to continue her education (she put college plans on hold to get her career started). My first solo was 'I Will Always Love You,' " Hoku recalled in a recent phone call from Los Angeles, where she relocated to pursue her music career. [8] A day after its music video premiered on MTV, it was the network's tenth most-requested video. But it is one of the benefits of pop stardom. Hoku's as-yet-untitled compact disc is expected this spring, and she'll ", He called it right. Guest appearances on television series such as I Dream of Jeannie, The Brady Bunch, Sanford and Son, Batman, Charlie's Angels, McCloud and Fantasy Island soon followed. Hapa, one of Hawaii's most popular bands, performs a couple of numbers. April 15, 2007 Don Ho, an entertainer who defined popular perceptions of Hawaiian music in the 1960s and held fast to that image as a peerless Waikiki nightclub attraction, died yesterday in. Read all about Don Ho with TV Guide's exclusive biography including their list of awards, celeb facts and more at TV Guide. "[17] Erlewine also noted that her young-sounding voice made it appropriate that her music was "targeted toward middle-school daydreams and junior-high dances". Her songs are never sexual the way those of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera surely are. The cause was heart failure, his daughter Dayna Ho said. Don Ho, 76, Entertainer Who Defined the Hawaiian Image, Is Dead HONOLULU - The late Do Ho's daughter, Dayna Ho-Henry, was found dead Friday, her brother said. He began playing shows in Waikiki, and his popularity soared. He also featured younger talent, including his daughter Hoku Ho, who had two Top 40 pop singles in 2000. . together a grilled-cheese sandwich in her tiny one-bedroom He resumed performing on a weekly basis and lunching at Don Hos Island Grill, a restaurant in which he was a partner that opened in 1998. Ho's daughter, Hoku, an exceedingly talented and poised 16-year-old, sings a duet of "The Star Spangled Banner" with Ho. Don Ho, an entertainer who defined popular perceptions of Hawaiian music in the 1960s and held fast to that image as a peerless Waikiki nightclub attraction, died yesterday in Honolulu. I would rather set a good example for children because that's your target audience -- little girls -- and it's important that those little girls have a role model. [5] She has one full sibling, a younger sister named Kaimana, and eight half-siblings. In 1995 at the age of 65, Ho's health began to get bad. "She has a pure Around the same time Mr. Ho married his longtime executive producer, Haumea Hebenstreit. Hers can't help but stand out from the others currently dominating the music-industry charts: Britney, Christina, Jessica, Mandy. From her first and only full-length studio album, Hoku(c) 2000 Geffen RecordsThe daughter of entertainer Don Ho, Hoku hit the charts in early 2000 with "Anot. [7], Hoku credits her father for her discovery. The music is light and easy listening, with an emphasis on strings and View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro. In addition to his wife, Dayna Ho said, he is survived by 10 children, including six from his first marriage, to Melva May Ho, who died in 1999: Donald Jr., Donalai, Dayna, Dondi, Dori and Dwight. She's not going out there expecting to be an overnight success or to make a lot of money, because she's really not in it for the money.". [5] ", Lately, Coach Ho has been giving her pep in San Diego last fall when Geffen offered her a contract in October. "It's really amazing," he said. Hoku Ho Clements[1] (born June 10, 1981) is an American singer and actress. ", In reality Hoku has never just been the "Now that I've had some fame and some success, my opinions matter more, so there's definitely going to be some changes, and there's going to be more of me coming out in my music. The next day, it was ranked as the But even more incredibly, Hoku is being considered to be the opening act "We spent a Ho wholeheartedly approves of his daughter's religious devotion. Obituary: Don Ho, 76, popularizer of Hawaiian music HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It's a years long, bitter legal battle between some of Don Ho's children and the trustees of the late entertainer's estate. "No one can prepare you for it," she says. [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. Hoku -- the artist formerly known as Hoku Ho and daughter of legendary Hawaii entertainer Don Ho -- by her own description is "living a miracle" she never imagined even in her wildest fantasies. He's always been kind of a security blanket for me. The legendary Don Ho died on April 14, 2007, at the age of 76 after more than four decades in show business, Don Ho will be long remembered for his humor and his dulcet interpretations of the Hawaiian songs that made him Waikikis top entertainer for a generation. have," says Hoku, 18. 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. [1] He was born in the small Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako to Emily (Honey) Leimaile Silva and James Ah You Puao Ho, but he grew up in Kneohe on the windward side of the island of Oahu. Don Ho Biography Born Donald Tai Loy Ho in the Honolulu enclave of Kakaako, Mr. Ho had an ethnic background worthy of the islands melting-pot ideal: he was of Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch and German descent. Daughter of Don Ho. "Now we're kind of moving on," she says. Hoku - Ethnicity of Celebs | EthniCelebs.com HAWAI'I'S ICON DON HO, 1930 2007: Don Ho dies. Legal Statement. "I have nothing but the utmost respect for Britney and "I had a real affinity for it," she Armato ended up writing the song "Another Dumb 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.". Don Ho enjoyed asking for a show of hands of veterans of World War II. "She blew With a repertory that included some of Mr. Lees earlier work, Mr. Ho developed a style that carried over to the nightclub scene in Waikiki. Hoku, a Pentecostal Christian since first attending church [13], Ho married twice and had ten children by three women.[14][15]. Hoku recently started a website, hokustyle.com, that sells merchandise -- T-shirts, stickers, jewelry and the like -- bearing her name and flowery logo. "But it's something that I always wanted to the studio." "There's room in the girl arena for her to fit "But it's something that I always wanted to do." The album hit record bins last Tuesday. One of his 10 children, daughter Hoku, is a pop singer who performed . His shows would be attended by celebrities in addition to ordinary tourists. Leslie Among Young neighbor remembers Don eating breakfast with his dad I remember when I was 7 years old living at my grandfather's house in Kaneohe. In 1954, Ho entered the U.S. Air Force and flew fighter jets in both Texas and Hawaii. Rising star: Don Ho's daughter breaks into the pop music business Christina, because I mean I'm still this star-struck little girl just Rent Arizona Summer (2004) on DVD and Blu-ray - DVD Netflix (Hoku and Kaimana joined her soon after). In October the 19-year-old La Pietra -- Hawaii School for Girls graduate [18], This article is about the singer. "[8] In regard to his health problems, he remarked "I'd been going around for years acting like I was 40. He contacted a biotechnology company specializing in treating heart conditions with adult stem cells working in conjunction with Dr. Shoa, cardiac surgeon and pioneer of the use of adult stem cells for heart disease. "Not to sound sanctimonious or anything, but I did feel like there was a gap there, where kids didn't have someone that they could look up to who was cool, that was dressing appropriately for their age," she says. Then came the hit records. Aloha from Don Ho The song is the theme for the Nick Movies/Paramount picture "Snow 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. first big gold medal in the Olympics. as featured performers at this year's Nickelodeon "All That Music The 11-track, self-titled debut album for Geffen Records includes the Since those early days, Hoku has made some musical strides on her own. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. at New York City's Top 40 station Z-100, which fields Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. she says. WATCH out Britney and Christina, Hoku Ho has just released her first The name means "star" in Hawaiian -- fitting for the 19-year-old island native who is also the daughter of Mr. Hawaii himself, "Tiny Bubbles" crooner Don Ho, and singer Patricia Swallie Choy.. ", Five years after Hoku began winning over After much success, and little room to grow, promoter Kimo Wilder McVay sought Don to play at a night club called Duke's owned by Duke Kahanamoku, where he caught the attention of record company officials. "When Britney In 2005, he sang a song that was used as the opening theme to the direct-to-video and DVD movie Aloha, Scooby-Doo!. love it! Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features - Hawaii Renovation "I think we're kind of moving away from the whole pop thing just because there's such a concentration of it right now, and I'm just trying to kind of differentiate myself from that," she says, explaining that she intends to include more of her songs on her next disc. "When I was younger I had the security of my dad being behind me, covering up if I made a mistake or making a joke here or there to ease the tension if something happened. Mr. Ho enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1954, receiving his certification as a fighter pilot in Texas but never seeing combat. "And we'd just do the show and she'd run around the stage like (it was) no big thing. mainland) is on the verge of eclipsing his popularity. As for free time, there isn't much for the budding performer. "I started singing when I was 11. Don Ho: Still bubbling after all these years press or some event to attend. says. She is the daughter of Patricia and musician Don Ho. A devoted Christian, Hoku says her faith largely directs her choices in her life and career. He befriended a gifted young songwriter named Kui Lee, who would soon write Ill Remember You, an enduring Hawaiian standard that Mr. Ho effectively introduced. of Hawaii icon Don Ho. Hoku was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Hawaiian music icon Don Ho. The Christian part is a blessing, really," he said. [14] She opened for Gwen Stefani's Neal S. Blaisdell Center shows of The Sweet Escape Tour later that month. In his stage show, Ho would make jokes about being sent in the mid-1950s to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi and being Hawaiian. Don Ho - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Relation: Name: Birth: Daughter: Hoku: June 10 1981: Daughter: Kaimana Grace Ho: Son: Don Ho Jr. ", In February and March, Hoku will perform 19 concerts on the East Coast lead to a tour this summer with *NSYNC. they worked together in Hawaii and on the West Coast. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. in," says Paul "Cubby" Bryant, music director Patti Swallie is a singer and the mother of Hoku. Don also married Elizabeth Guevara and Haumea Hebenstreit. 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. for a loan.". ), "It's so exciting to have worked so hard for so long for something show, just in case some people didn't make it all the way through -- and His opening-night performance broke all previous attendance records. 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. says Choy, who tired of the arrangement and left Ho in 1997 producers. "It's hard not to get lumped into that group, and I think in the beginning that's where my record label wanted to take me. [1] Blonde" for her. That's not something she worries Spotted an error? lives in Huntington Beach. What's next? 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. Guroadrunner 14:09, 15 April 2007 (UTC) [ reply] Aloha e Don. "He's family. it over and over and over again. for 'N Sync during the group's month-long U.S. tour in May. do.". He spent a year at Springfield College in Massachusetts before returning home and earning a bachelors of science degree at the University of Hawaii. Yesterday, it came to a head with. appearing with her father. "Other than "I don't have to doctor it and use all the tricks of the studio. [7], Hoku's debut single, "Another Dumb Blonde" (the theme song to the 2000 film Snow Day),[7] was released on January 18, 2000. Then came Christina -- Michael Fleeman in Los Angeles, Celebrity album "Hoku.". His TV r?sum? also includes appearances on The Brady Bunch, Charlies Angels, Batman and I Dream of Jeannie. In 1996, Ho appeared on the big screen, portraying the evil landlord in Joes Apartment. They were married for 48 years, until Melva's death on June 8, 1999. She's at home there.". "I'm constantly asked questions about Britney and Christina," "I will always have this incredibly fast things have happened" for his daughter. Day," starring Chevy Chase. Honey's became a hotspot for the local entertainment and the growing customers from the Kaneohe Marine Base servicemen. "This is no indication of my cooking," Cite this record . [4] The album was released on April 18, 2000, by Geffen and Interscope Records and peaked at number 151 on the Billboard 200. and two months later was recording "Another Dumb Hoku - Wikipedia With Armato's help, Hoku signed a contract But everyone away," recalls Ho, who added her number to his Admittedly, "I'm most comfortable performing with my dad because that's how I started out," she says. Anyone can read what you share. ". "He sits me down in this chair -- I can barely reach the mike and you can barely see me from the auditorium -- and he just had me sit there and sing this song, and I got a standing ovation, which was pretty crazy for an 11-year-old. "I was just the little kid Her sole full sibling is younger sister Kaimana. hundreds of requests each day for the song. Stuck without her favorite Hawaiian dish Ho had ten children: six with his wife and four more from two subsequent relationships. Blonde. acoustic guitar rather than today's more common hip-hop grooves. then once in the end of the show just in case. herself. "When my daughter sings with me, I'm really proud," Ho said. Mr. Ho took over Honeys and resumed performing.
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