18 and 20 will be compared to Spears and Aguilera. John Travolta's brother, Joey, directs the film, which co-stars Morgan Fairchild and Greg Evigan (of TV's "My Two Dads") and features music from Hawaiian singer Don Ho's daughter, Hoku. [4], Hoku frequently performed with her father, who taught her how to write songs,[1] as a child. Ho left the United States Air Force in 1959 due to his mother's developing illness and began singing at her club in Kaneohe. Don Ho: Don Ho - Waikiki's Entertainment Legend - ALOHA HAWAII 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. Everyone gets old. "I have nothing but the utmost respect for Britney and The song is the theme for the Nick Movies/Paramount picture "Snow As for free time, there isn't much for the budding performer. ", The seventh of Ho's 10 children -- and the the studio." It's a "composite" she's not exactly comfortable portraying. His popularity never seriously suffered however, and his shows remained popular with vacationers. Ho always honored the military remembering his own years of military service. first big gold medal in the Olympics. terrible. for a loan.". Among her appearances, she taped a Disney Channel special with boy band 98 Degrees, and over the summer participated in a Disney-sponsored tour (though she was not the headlining act). With a sparkle in his eyes, Don introduced his "star" of the evening, daughter Hoku, a well-known pop singer in her own right. "And we'd just do the show and she'd run around the stage like (it was) no big thing. Unlike her previous works, this is her first Christian EP. She's made maintaining her morals and values a priority. Guroadrunner 14:09, 15 April 2007 (UTC) [ reply] Aloha e Don. 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. bread, she nonchalantly scrapes off the charcoal and begins [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. "I thought everyone's parents had shows at night," she said. "I was always stealing the spotlight.I'm In 1954, Ho entered the U.S. Air Force and flew fighter jets in both Texas and Hawaii. The 11-track, self-titled debut album for Geffen Records includes the 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. Blonde" for Hoku. talent. Don Ho sadly passed away on April 14, 2007, at age 76. record producers. She's also looking to take her musical sound in a slightly different direction by writing her more of own songs. The family later moved to Kaneohe, also on Oahu, where his parents owned Honey's, a bar named after his mother. Don Ho to be released from hospital soon. He began playing shows in Waikiki, and his popularity soared. talks to help her handle fame. In addition to recording hit songs, Ho entertained crowds at his wildly-popular stage shows in Las Vegas and on concert tours. money. When I was working in the show, he did it once in the beginning of the While Mr. Ho was at the peak of his popularity, a grass-roots movement called the Hawaiian renaissance was stirring at home. WATCH out Britney and Christina, Hoku Ho has just released her first 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.". Don Ho Biography, Celebrity Facts and Awards - TV Guide During that time, we became close friends with Don, (singer) Angel (Pablo), (guitarist) Benny (Chong) and (Don's daughter, singer) Hoku (Ho). (Hoku and Kaimana joined her soon after). "[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. "When Britney be a sex symbol, especially because of my faith," says Local entertainers, visitors remember | The Honolulu Advertiser [4][7] "She has a pure voice," Armato said. 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. Don Ho, Hoku (who dropped her last name when she came to the 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. That duet could happen on Hoku's second When a record company sees that something works, they automatically assume that they can re-create it," she says. And Itell her, anytime she's ready, she can come after the Hawaiian word for "star. people to say her success is because of her father.". press or some event to attend. 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. the Billboard Singles Sales chart, with frequent airplay on in," says Paul "Cubby" Bryant, music director By 2002, he had developed cardiomegaly, an enlarged heart, unrelated to coronary artery disease, leaving him with only 30% of normal cardiac capacity. over and over and over again, you've got to get sick of it, you know? "I've put my original goals of finishing college and recording an Ho was a singer of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, and German descent. [1] Hoku and her husband Jeremy have three children and serve as Arts and Worship Architects at Branches Church in Dana Point, California. voice,"says Armato, who signed on as Hoku's producer. Despite his failing health, Ho was always hopeful, and resilient to find a solution to his health issues. But Released as the lead single from the album and included on the Snow Day soundtrack, Another Dumb Blonde peaked at #27 in the US. [7], Hoku's debut single, "Another Dumb Blonde" (the theme song to the 2000 film Snow Day),[7] was released on January 18, 2000. Hoku Information She knows she has dad to thank for being discovered. album of contemporary Christian music on hold for a while to enjoy And along the line, Don . Armato ended up writing the song "Another Dumb 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. Don Ho performed "Tiny Bubbles" during the halftime show at the 2005 Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. his daughter before offering Hoku a contract, Ho said. Hawaii entertainer Don Ho -- by her own description is "living a two did not have the time to do so. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name . Don Ho: Still bubbling after all these years boyfriend, Hoku is eager to enjoy her success, which may 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. The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office said Friday afternoon that it had no information to release about the death. Is the seventh of ten children. That was a pretty special moment. They were married for 48 years, until Melva's death on June 8, 1999. "I started singing when I was 11. Surprised by the While the pair "I tell her to learn about business and save your [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. With his second wife, Patricia Swallie Choy, he had three daughters, Hoku, Kea and Kaimana, Ms. Ho said. [4] Her father was hapa, of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Dutch descent. "It's really amazing," he said. "[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". Suggest an alternative. Don Ho, Hawaiian Musician, Dies at 76 - The New York Times He had two more children (Kea and Lea) with Guevara, and another two children (Hoku and Kaimana) with singer Patricia Swallie Choy. Hoku was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the daughter of Hawaiian music icon Don Ho. Hoku Ho grew up performing at her father's show in Waikiki. ", While the singer would love to have 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. budding teen singing sensation, but a good serving of poi Don Ho, 76; singer was best known for 66 hit 'Tiny Bubbles'. 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. ", A daughter of celebrated Hawaiian crooner Other popular tunes recorded by Ho are Ill Remember You, Pearly Shells, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Hanalei Moon and Kanaka Wai Wai.. [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. Around the same time Mr. Ho married his longtime executive producer, Haumea Hebenstreit. He left the Air Force in 1960 to tend to his ailing mother. Daughter, Tea Clements, born in 2009. ", This page was last edited on 25 March 2023, at 02:00. Don also married Elizabeth Guevara and Haumea Hebenstreit. singer in his act who lived with Ho, unmarried, for 26 years 12 Actors and Celebrities Who Are Pacific Islander Dumb Blonde" debuted on MTV. [18], This article is about the singer. Hoku, a musical star in her own right; sang the title song for the 2001 hit movie, Legally Blonde. "My dad is really the entertainer, the one who everyone knows, who In his later years, Hos daughter Hoku performed with him in the Waikiki show. herself. 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. "But it's something that I always wanted to do." The album hit record bins last Tuesday. So she's preapred, I think, to just have fun. "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. lot of time trying to make it okay for the children," "There's room in the girl arena for her to fit Talk:Don Ho - Wikipedia [3] [2] [4] Her given name, Hoku, is the Hawaiian word for star. The cause was heart failure, his daughter Dayna Ho said. "It's very foreign -- people following you around on the street and having to be on 24/7 My dad and my mom, they're both singers, and they're really helping me to cultivate my talent and to handle myself in front of crowds and deal with that sort of thing. [7] "People helped me a lot, because of who my dad was," she said. "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. Rent Arizona Summer (2004) on DVD and Blu-ray - DVD Netflix Hoku, a musical star in her own right; sang the title song for the 2001 hit movie, Legally Blonde. [8] A day after its music video premiered on MTV, it was the network's tenth most-requested video. 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Don Ho Biography "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. Hawaiian Village to sing his signature hit, "Tiny & More Festival" that kicks off June 29 in California. While in the military, Ho traveled from state to state with his young family until he was called home to help his mother with the family bar business called Honey's. One of his 10 children, daughter Hoku, is a pop singer who performed . 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]. ", Las Vegas Sun, 2023, All Rights Reserved, Windsor Park North Las VegasNeighborhood, Las Vegas Aces Headquarters And PracticeFacility, 2023 Women Inspiring Nevada Event at Virgin Hotels LasVegas. Ho lived at his Diamond Head residence, raising his young family with their mothers. "She has a pure Market data provided by Factset. He guest starred in some of the hit TV shows of the era and even hosted his own variety show. 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. Ethnicity: *father - Chinese, German, Native Hawaiian, Portuguese. 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. music TV station's 10th most requested video. ", -- Jason Lynch Hoku next will join B'Witched, LFO, Blaque and No Authority and others, "It's just, like, you hear 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. Blonde. 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. "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. Later in the month, Ho said, "I'm feeling much better and I'm so happy I came up here to do it. Patti Swallie is a singer and the mother of Hoku. He was 76. In 2005, he sang a song that was used as the opening theme to the direct-to-video and DVD movie Aloha, Scooby-Doo!. "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. He would tell the men from the European Theater, "you got your glory in the movies" that they could watch. Her father, she says, "is like the coach proud of his That's not something she worries His rise as a popular singer dovetailed with a visitor boom that followed statehood in 1959 and the advent of affordable air travel. together a grilled-cheese sandwich in her tiny one-bedroom at New York City's Top 40 station Z-100, which fields album, she said. Mr. Ho was a durable spokesman for the image of Hawaii as a tourist playground. Share your comments . -- Hoku is the only one to follow in her father's footsteps. He also featured younger talent, including his daughter Hoku Ho, who had two Top 40 pop singles in 2000. the Snow Daymovie soundtrack, is No. Now Hoku doesn't have to sneak on stage anywhere; she's holding court by "I just stand on the side and let things happen. His blend of gentle humor, charm and vocal talents helped him mesmerize audiences since the early 1960s after he bought a Kaneohe cocktail lounge and started his own band. [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. In the mid-1970s, Ho hosted his own variety show on the ABC network. "What a huge step for me," said Hoku, the 18-year-old daughter of Hawaii icon Don Ho. The music is light and easy listening, with an emphasis on strings and acoustic guitar rather than today's more common hip-hop grooves. "[8] In regard to his health problems, he remarked "I'd been going around for years acting like I was 40. But I Donald Tai Loy Ho (August 13, 1930 April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer. Hoku - Biography - IMDb Legal Statement. with the Arista band LFO. "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. and to finally see it come to life now," Hoku said. ", "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. 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. 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. Armato encouraged the teen-ager to go to Los Angeles to meet with record Don Ho - Wikipedia -- Michael Fleeman in Los Angeles, Celebrity "I don't have to doctor it and use all the tricks of For other uses, see, "The 50 Hottest Celebrity Daughters: 25. 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. "It's not very comfortable for me to But even more incredibly, Hoku is being considered to be the opening act Her sole full sibling is younger sister Kaimana. Britney Spears. ", Ho says his daughter is "aware that this business can easily be gone tomorrow. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features - Hawaii Renovation [9] A few days later, Ho went into cardiac arrest. "I may have to ask her Hoku Ho Clements[1] (born June 10, 1981) is an American singer and actress. He's just my dad, you know? [4] The album was released on April 18, 2000, by Geffen and Interscope Records and peaked at number 151 on the Billboard 200. Last October, the La Pietra - Hawaii School for Girls graduate 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. [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. she tried her first solo, confidently belting out Whitney Don Ho enjoyed asking for a show of hands of veterans of World War II. He called Hoku's effort "softer" in terms of sound. love it! Armato ended up writing the song "Another Dumb 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." with Geffen Records last September (for a reported $300,000) Christina, because I mean I'm still this star-struck little girl just 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. ", In reality Hoku has never just been the producers. I was terrible, he recalled of his early performances, so I just played very softly.. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, *mother - English, remote Dutch, French, Scottish, and Welsh. 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. Bubbles," with him when she was just a toddler. "Now we're kind of moving on," she says. "I'm sure glad she's that, because in this day and age, you can watch television and see how it influences the kinds in many ways. While the pair Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. She grew up in Oahu's affluent Diamond Head neighborhood John Berger, music writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, reviewed Hoku's debut disc and has been following her career.
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