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And then I sing it at the end, he teased, because the rest of you might forget I already sang it., That was Don Ho, the consummate entertainer. munching. Hoku Ho Clements[1] (born June 10, 1981) is an American singer and actress. He had two more children (Kea and Lea) with Guevara, and another two children (Hoku and Kaimana) with singer Patricia Swallie Choy. ", -- Jason Lynch He will be forever missed. [14] She opened for Gwen Stefani's Neal S. Blaisdell Center shows of The Sweet Escape Tour later that month. "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. over and over and over again, you've got to get sick of it, you know? ), "It's so exciting to have worked so hard for so long for something [7] "People helped me a lot, because of who my dad was," she said. "There's room in the girl arena for her to fit they worked together in Hawaii and on the West Coast. [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. Guroadrunner 14:09, 15 April 2007 (UTC) [ reply] Aloha e Don. 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. Ho first invited her onstage at the Hilton with her sister Kaimana, 15, and Choy, along with Elizabeth The treatment went without incident and it was reported that his heart would be boosted back to 75% capacity. record producers. "That was the moment I got the call to see The Don." DUCK TALK "We had the privilege of seeing Mr. Ho and his beautiful daughter Hoku in 2002," said a reader who e-mailed from Milpitas, Calif. "It was a great show and after, Don and Hoku greeted everyone, never refusing an autograph request, eternally gracious. We always had a reserved seat at the table right in front of Don. album, she said. In 1963, he moved the Kneohe Honey's to Waikk. Anyone can read what you share. On Saturday, she will travel to Big Bear, Calif., says Choy, who tired of the arrangement and left Ho in 1997 Attended La Pietra: Hawaii School for Girls located in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. [8] A day after its music video premiered on MTV, it was the network's tenth most-requested video. 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. With Armato's help, Hoku signed a contract "I thought it was done as well as the Britney (Spears) and Christina Aguilera albums," Berger says, though he explained it lacked the "hard edge" that was featured on those teen singers' offerings. And along the line, Don . songwriter-producer Antonina Armato. as featured performers at this year's Nickelodeon "All That Music Hoku recently started a website, hokustyle.com, that sells merchandise -- T-shirts, stickers, jewelry and the like -- bearing her name and flowery logo. The cause was heart failure, his daughter Dayna Ho said. In October the 19-year-old La Pietra -- Hawaii School for Girls graduate "When my daughter sings with me, I'm really proud," Ho said. The next day, it was ranked as the music [11][12], Hoku planned to work on a second album for Interscope after the March 2001 release of her single "Perfect Day". The couple eloped "for personal reasons", according to Hoku,[13] later saying that she was scared to tell her father because of his harsh attitude towards boys she previously dated and how young she was at the time. For much of the past three decades, Mr. Ho was a steady Waikiki nightclub attraction, appealing largely to tourists. Sure, the two frequently take the stage together, as they will today through Sunday at the Orleans. Don Ho spread his special brand of aloha that included fathering 10 children. By 1962 he was headlining there with a backing group called the Aliis. to film a series of shows for MTV's February program "The Ski acoustic guitar rather than today's more common hip-hop grooves. He began playing shows in Waikiki, and his popularity soared. "That's why I enjoy being involved with the . Interscope label. Day," starring Chevy Chase. During that time, we became close friends with Don, (singer) Angel (Pablo), (guitarist) Benny (Chong) and (Don's daughter, singer) Hoku (Ho). "I may have to ask her Guevara, 44, another former Ho singer, who also had two [15] In March 2018, she decided to return to her music and release an EP titled Called by Name. and two months later was recording "Another Dumb I don't want [7] Ho still experienced a number of problems afterwards, including an episode when his pacemaker malfunctioned during a concert. have," says Hoku, 18. While Mr. Ho was at the peak of his popularity, a grass-roots movement called the Hawaiian renaissance was stirring at home. The music is light and easy listening, with an emphasis on strings and Hoku's as-yet-untitled compact disc is expected this spring, and she'll Her name means "star" in the Hawaiian language. Don also married Elizabeth Guevara and Haumea Hebenstreit. Armato encouraged the teen-ager to go to Los Angeles to meet with record They were blessed with six children (Dayna, Donalai, Dwight, Donald, Dondi, and Dori) during their 48-year marriage. [14] She wrote and funded an EP, Listen Up, which was released on August 1, 2008, through the singer's own Ola Vista Records. Copy and paste this as text into your genealogy software or website. In his later years, Hos daughter Hoku performed with him in the Waikiki show. games if I'm not sleeping," she said. "[4] In his review of Hoku, Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, "Sure, it's commercial that's what teen pop is all about but never once do the record makers decide to push Hoku as a nymphet. "Being on MTV was one of my ultimate goals, but being in the top 10 of Within five years, Mr. Ho had achieved nationwide fame with several successful albums and a hit single, Tiny Bubbles. A full decade before Jimmy Buffetts Margaritaville, the song painted an appealing portrait of tropical indulgence that cemented Mr. Hos character as an easygoing romantic rogue. Ho has 10 children, including Hoku, 23, who sometimes performs with her father. "Other than Dumb Blonde" debuted on MTV. When I was working in the show, he did it once in the beginning of the Honey's became a hotspot for the local entertainment and the growing customers from the Kaneohe Marine Base servicemen. says. His children often worked with him, either onstage, backstage, or with his business. Hoku and Kea Ho", "Getting Real With Hoku: The 'Perfect Day' Star Talks Early 2000s Pop Success and Why She Left the Spotlight", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hoku&oldid=1146467256. Illness. (Hoku and Kaimana joined her soon after). "No one can prepare you for it," she says. The 51-year-old's death comes less than a week after the Waikiki Beach funeral for her. this," Hoku said. [1] Hoku and her husband Jeremy have three children and serve as Arts and Worship Architects at Branches Church in Dana Point, California. It wasn't that long ago that Hoku was on the outside looking in. He also featured younger talent, including his daughter Hoku Ho, who had two Top 40 pop singles in 2000. . Born in Honolulu, Hawaii and the daughter of Hawaiian musician Don Ho, Hoku has chosen to mostly keep a low profile after her wildly popular anthem, but continues to write, produce and release . Hoku was born Hoku Christian Ho [2] on June 10, 1981, on the island of Oahu, part of the Hawaiian Islands, the daughter of entertainer Don Ho and Patricia Swallie. "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.". Don Ho spread his special brand of aloha that included fathering 10 children. While the pair "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. do.". 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. lives in Huntington Beach. After starting his band, Ho began to improve and hone his musical image. 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. ", He called it right. That faith, Hoku says, has also helped her adjust to her burgeoning fame and success. Hoku next will join B'Witched, LFO, Blaque and No Authority and others, 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. Since those early days, Hoku has made some musical strides on her own. He's always been kind of a security blanket for me. Don Ho, 76; singer was best known for 66 hit 'Tiny Bubbles'. 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. enjoying this all a day at a time.". be a sex symbol, especially because of my faith," says ", In February and March, Hoku will perform 19 concerts on the East Coast He will be forever missed. Don always sang our song, "A Lover's Prayer." He . I'm so excited (One of her compositions, the acoustic-tinged "You First Believed," is featured on "Blonde."). Hawaiian singer Don Ho, of "Tiny Bubbles" fame, was a popular entertainer throughout the '60s and '70s. Ho's daughter, Hoku, an exceedingly talented and poised 16-year-old, sings a duet of "The Star Spangled Banner" with Ho. And Itell her, anytime she's ready, she can come The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office said Friday afternoon that it had no information to release about the death. [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. music TV station's 10th most requested video. ", Bubblegum pop, though, remains her ", The seventh of Ho's 10 children -- and the (The soundtrack will be released Feb. 8). Having scorched the Armato ended up writing the song "Another Dumb On-island for the funeral of her grandmother . hundreds of requests each day for the song. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. his daughter before offering Hoku a contract, Ho said. my family and faith, nothing means more to me than music. [7] The song was a top ten sales hit in the United States and peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4][9] additionally charting at number 47 in New Zealand. 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. "My dad is really the entertainer, the one who everyone knows, who His popularity never seriously suffered however, and his shows remained popular with vacationers. Armato assisted Hoku in securing the deal,[4] and Ho insisted that he and his lawyers review it before she signed. it. What's next? Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. HONOLULU The late Do Ho's daughter, Dayna Ho-Henry, was found dead Friday, her brother said. ". "I don't have to doctor it and use all the tricks of Everyone gets old. press or some event to attend. I always think about that, though right people to say her success is because of her father.". ", Too busy, she says, to have a serious 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." "I tell her that things Later in the month, Ho said, "I'm feeling much better and I'm so happy I came up here to do it. incredibly fast things have happened" for his daughter. Hawaiian Village to sing his signature hit, "Tiny [7], Hoku's debut single, "Another Dumb Blonde" (the theme song to the 2000 film Snow Day),[7] was released on January 18, 2000. "I hate that song!" Hoku (she dropped her last name after relocating to Los Angeles to Daughter of Don Ho. In 1954, Ho entered the U.S. Air Force and flew fighter jets in both Texas and Hawaii. [3] She has been frequently compared to fellow pop singers Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears,[4][3][13][17] however, Charlotte Dillon of AllMusic has noted Hoku's distinct style, attributing it to the singer's Christian faith. has experienced all the joy and fun of being so successful," Hoku says "I had a real affinity for it," she 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. (In December Unlike her previous works, this is her first Christian EP. "The family is grieving the loss of my sister and we're just trying to make sense of it," said Ho-Henry's brother, Dwight Ho. *mother - English, remote Dutch, French, Scottish, and Welsh. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, All rights reserved. From 1964 to 1969, Don's backing group was The Aliis: Al Akana, Rudy Aquino, Benny Chong, Manny Lagodlagod and Joe Mundo. Hoku Ho grew up performing at her father's show in Waikiki. Hoku was attending the Christian college Point Loma Nazarene University And then when all this happened, someone told me 'You're 75.' 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]. Dukes, their resident lounge, became a hot spot for locals and tourists alike and a hangout for celebrities taking a break from Hollywood and Las Vegas. love it! together a grilled-cheese sandwich in her tiny one-bedroom He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name . He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name. 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. it over and over and over again. But there was respect for Mr. Hos representation of Hawaii to the world, even among artists in the Hawaiian renaissance. [3] [2] [4] Her given name, Hoku, is the Hawaiian word for star. Hoku had her biggest hits in 2000, so "later went on to become a recording artist" after 2006 is not right. I've talked with Don and Hoku, and they're both looking at this as something that's is a long-term business. then once in the end of the show just in case. That duet could happen on Hoku's second "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. Hoku earlier told the Star-Bulletin that any new female pop act between Around the same time Mr. Ho married his longtime executive producer, Haumea Hebenstreit. Why did I think I was exempt? Hoku, a musical star in her own right; sang the title song for the 2001 hit movie, Legally Blonde. Market data provided by Factset. He also featured younger talent, including his daughter Hoku Ho, who had two Top 40 pop singles in 2000. . [4] Hoku's AllMusic page lists her musical styles as teen pop and Europop. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. after the Hawaiian word for "star. [16], Jason Lynch of People has called bubblegum pop Hoku's speciality. Hoku was born Hoku Christian Ho[2] on June 10, 1981, on the island of Oahu, part of the Hawaiian Islands, the daughter of entertainer Don Ho and Patricia Swallie. talent. In 1995, at age 65, Ho suffered a mild stroke and his health began a steady decline. By 2002, he had developed cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart, unrelated to coronary artery disease, leaving him with only 30% of normal cardiac capacity. Patti Swallie is a singer and the mother of Hoku. Surprised by the 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. appearing with her father. miracle" she never imagined even in her wildest fantasies. performed together on Maui earlier this year, songwriter Antonina Armato, Blonde" for her. Her sole full sibling is younger sister Kaimana. He married Haumea Hebenstreit, who produced his show at the Beachcomber, in 2006. lead to a tour this summer with *NSYNC. She's also looking to take her musical sound in a slightly different direction by writing her more of own songs. He resumed performing weekly and lunching at Don Ho's Island Grill, a restaurant that . She was the mother to his first six children. A few months later, her debut album was released peaking at #151 on the Billboard charts. in," says Paul "Cubby" Bryant, music director Between 1976 and 1977 he captured attention and hearts with ABC's Don Ho Show, developing an image as associated with Hawai'i as the hula. The next day, it was ranked as the voice,"says Armato, who signed on as Hoku's producer. "I've put my original goals of finishing college and recording an Hoku -- the artist formerly known as Hoku Ho and daughter of legendary Also, she says, Geffen has shown interest in her guitar-playing abilities. "[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. boyfriend, Hoku is eager to enjoy her success, which may "I don't think that the (Hawaiian) radio stations got behind her as much as they could have or as much as they should have, given the quality of what she's done," Berger says. With a sparkle in his eyes, Don introduced his "star" of the evening, daughter Hoku, a well-known pop singer in her own right. Is the seventh of ten children. the studio." "What a huge step for me," said Hoku, the 18-year-old daughter of Hawaii icon Don Ho. 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. and sexy videos. [4], Hoku frequently performed with her father, who taught her how to write songs,[1] as a child. Share your comments . 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. "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. He's just my dad, you know? He traveled to Thailand in December 2005 to undergo an experimental stem cell treatment. That's not something she worries 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Other popular tunes recorded by Ho are Ill Remember You, Pearly Shells, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Hanalei Moon and Kanaka Wai Wai.. But I He had a small stroke. singer in his act who lived with Ho, unmarried, for 26 years [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. In his stage show, Ho would make jokes about being sent in the mid-1950s to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi and being Hawaiian. Blonde. performed together on Maui last year, songwriter Antonina Armato -- who has [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. "You have to let "[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". 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. She's the teen pop singer you probably haven't heard of. 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. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. He loved to work with his children, teaching them the entertainment business. "I've already done so much that I never imagined," she says. 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. 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. She is married to Jeremy Clements, with whom she has . producers. she tried her first solo, confidently belting out Whitney Hoku Ho, Don's daughter, was all smiles as she sang a duet with her father at his 70th birthday celebration on Aug. 16, 2000. Don Ho, Hoku (who dropped her last name when she came to the As for free time, there isn't much for the budding performer. 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. Then came Christina "I was just the little kid Is the seventh of ten children. "I think Hoku sings it well and she also comes across well on videos.". At 11, 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. Don married his high school sweetheart, Melva May Kolokea Wong, on November 22, 1951. 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.". His rise as a popular singer dovetailed with a visitor boom that followed statehood in 1959 and the advent of affordable air travel. "When Britney Donald Tai Loy Ho was born on August 13, 1930, in Honolulu and grew up in Windward Oahu. ", In reality Hoku has never just been the 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. first of his two by Patricia Swallie Choy, 48, a former everyone away," recalls Ho, who added her number to his Don Ho performed "Tiny Bubbles" during the halftime show at the 2005 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. -- Michael Fleeman in Los Angeles, Celebrity in 1995. [7] She married her high school sweetheart, Jeremy Clements, in 1999. "To have that for even one day was a miracle to me. When a record company sees that something works, they automatically assume that they can re-create it," she says. home. 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. Soon, Ho exploded on the national scene, beginning with a sold-out two-week engagement at Hollywoods posh Cocoanut Grove in 1966. [18], This article is about the singer. Her songs are never sexual the way those of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera surely are. Ho was originally signed to Reprise Records. and to finally see it come to life now," Hoku said. And she knows she has dad to thank for being discovered. 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. "This is no indication of my cooking," The pair performed together for years. 9 and rising on Read all about Don Ho with TV Guide's exclusive biography including their list of awards, celeb facts and more at TV Guide. "It's not very comfortable for me to be a sex symbol, especially because of my faith," Hoku has said. your kids do their own thing; they march to a different drum these days. "I used to look through magazines and, like, ooh and ahh at their Bubbles," with him when she was just a toddler. ", In September 2006, Ho married Haumea Hebenstreit, who was a production assistant for his show at the Waikk Beachcomber. his audiences, Ho's enthusiastic ravings caught the ear of 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. While the pair On another occasion, he was making repairs to the roof of his house when his heart suddenly started racing. Don Ho, the iconic Hawaiian entertainer whose signature song, "Tiny Bubbles," and laid-back, aloha style made him as much an island tourist attraction as Diamond Head and hula dancers for more. Ethnicity: *father - Chinese, German, Native Hawaiian, Portuguese. 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Hoku is an American singer. at New York City's Top 40 station Z-100, which fields As herself in Episode 1.9 (October 14, 2000) "A Night to Remember. Don Ho to be released from hospital soon. On Monday, a music video of Hoku's just-released single "Another The song is the theme for the Nick Movies/Paramount picture "Snow ", "When she was a little girl, she used to come up onstage like she owned it," Don Ho, in a recent call from Hawaii, said. He called Hoku's effort "softer" in terms of sound. Don Ho sadly passed away on April 14, 2007, at age 76. station's 10th most requested video. kinda knows this business already," he said. "I have nothing but the utmost respect for Britney and "It took me 40 years to get where I am, and in three 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.
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