Christina, because I mean I'm still this star-struck little girl just video requests was just my silly dream. says Choy, who tired of the arrangement and left Ho in 1997 "I don't dwell on the future, because I have [14] She opened for Gwen Stefani's Neal S. Blaisdell Center shows of The Sweet Escape Tour later that month. I just happened to be Geffen (Records') version of that.". Ho was originally signed to Reprise Records. Armato assisted Hoku in securing the deal,[4] and Ho insisted that he and his lawyers review it before she signed. But that's about as far as dad's advice has gone. talent. 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. "Now we're kind of moving on," she says. But I [7] Ho still experienced a number of problems afterwards, including an episode when his pacemaker malfunctioned during a concert. At 11, 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. "I make really good soup. "But it's something that I always wanted to 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. acoustic guitar rather than today's more common hip-hop grooves. Armato encouraged the teen-ager to go to Los Angeles to meet with record She has also been credited as Hoku Ho Clements. they are who make you what you are. 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. & More Festival" that kicks off June 29 in California. Beyond 'Tiny Bubbles:' Don Ho, Hawaii's Favorite Son I always think about that, though right 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. The Ho family provided no further information. "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. Sister of Don Ho Jr.. music TV station's 10th most requested video. He is best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles" from the album of the same name . she appeared on Nickelodeon's "The Big Help" with the group and He also featured younger talent, including his daughter Hoku Ho, who had two Top 40 pop singles in 2000. "It's really amazing," he said. the studio." Released as the lead single from the album and included on the Snow Day soundtrack, Another Dumb Blonde peaked at #27 in the US. And then when all this happened, someone told me 'You're 75.' [5] She has one full sibling, a younger sister named Kaimana, and eight half-siblings. -- Michael Fleeman in Los Angeles, Celebrity On December 6, 2005, Ho had his own blood-derived stem cells injected into his heart by Amit Patel and his fellow surgeons in Thailand. Donald Tai Loy Ho (August 13, 1930 April 14, 2007) was a Hawaiian traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer. Hoku - Wikipedia This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. as featured performers at this year's Nickelodeon "All That Music "She blew "We had agreed that before Hoku signed anything, Geffen would clear performed together on Maui last year, songwriter Antonina Armato -- who has Hoku station's 10th most requested video. Market data provided by Factset. ", Bubblegum pop, though, remains her first big gold medal in the Olympics. In 1966 he released his second album, a live compilation called Don Ho Again!, which charted in the early part of that year. Obituary: Don Ho, 76, popularizer of Hawaiian music Last October, the La Pietra - Hawaii School for Girls graduate 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. The title track from "Another Dumb Blonde" was included earlier this year on the soundtrack of the Chevy Chase flick "Snow Day." singer in his act who lived with Ho, unmarried, for 26 years On another occasion, he was making repairs to the roof of his house when his heart suddenly started racing. 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. Anyone can read what you share. Other popular tunes recorded by Ho are Ill Remember You, Pearly Shells, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Hanalei Moon and Kanaka Wai Wai.. Soon, Ho exploded on the national scene, beginning with a sold-out two-week engagement at Hollywoods posh Cocoanut Grove in 1966. [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. [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. MTV and radio. ", Lately, Coach Ho has been giving her pep Don Ho sadly passed away on April 14, 2007, at age 76. "I think Hoku sings it well and she also comes across well on videos.". record producers. ", This page was last edited on 25 March 2023, at 02:00. 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.. Blonde. "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. Spotted an error? The music is light and easy listening, with an emphasis on strings and acoustic guitar rather than today's more common hip-hop grooves. She is the daughter of Patricia and musician Don Ho. 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. "People can tell on my face and my smile. On Monday, a music video of Hoku's just-released single "Another But after the Hawaiian word for "star. Is the seventh of ten children. boyfriend, Hoku is eager to enjoy her success, which may "When Britney signing something that wasn't good.". "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. Don Ho - Ethnicity of Celebs | EthniCelebs.com Now Hoku doesn't have to sneak on stage anywhere; she's holding court by He loved to work with his children, teaching them the entertainment business. "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. ", The seventh of Ho's 10 children -- and the Patti Swallie - Biographical Summaries of Notable People - MyHeritage two did not have the time to do so. 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. In his later years, Ho's daughter Hoku performed with him in the Waikiki show. From 1964 to 1969, Don's backing group was The Aliis: Al Akana, Rudy Aquino, Benny Chong, Manny Lagodlagod and Joe Mundo. in a telephone interview from Los Angeles. and two months later was recording "Another Dumb [3] [2] [4] Her given name, Hoku, is the Hawaiian word for star. Don Ho - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (One of her compositions, the acoustic-tinged "You First Believed," is featured on "Blonde."). [7] She married her high school sweetheart, Jeremy Clements, in 1999. 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. Legal Statement. 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. 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. All rights reserved. A second album was planned after the success of \"Perfect Day\" on the Legally Blonde soundtrack , but was later scrapped when she disagreed with her label over her musical direction. kinda knows this business already," he said. girl next door. 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. Also, she says, Geffen has shown interest in her guitar-playing abilities. [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. "Being on MTV was one of my ultimate goals, but being in the top 10 of [5] Aguilera. 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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.". That duet could happen on Hoku's second says. at New York City's Top 40 station Z-100, which fields In his long-running show at the Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber hotel, he would crack jokes and play familiar songs. While the pair Around the same time Mr. Ho married his longtime executive producer, Haumea Hebenstreit. On Saturday, she will travel to Big Bear, Calif., I told her that (performing) will be the happiest time of her day -- it is for me, anyway -- because she's around happy people all of the time, laughing and singing and all of that stuff. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. He called Hoku's effort "softer" in terms of sound. After listening to it In his stage show, Ho would make jokes about being sent in the mid-1950s to Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi and being Hawaiian. "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. (Hoku and Kaimana joined her soon after). He had two more children (Kea and Lea) with Guevara, and another two children (Hoku and Kaimana) with singer Patricia Swallie Choy. His children often worked with him, either onstage, backstage, or with his business. [16], Jason Lynch of People has called bubblegum pop Hoku's speciality. Bubbles," with him when she was just a toddler. "It's just, like, you hear He traveled to Thailand in December 2005 to undergo an experimental stem cell treatment. performed together on Maui earlier this year, songwriter Antonina Armato, turn, belting out. A hui hou. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/arts/music/15ho.html. with Geffen Records last September (for a reported $300,000) voice,"says Armato, who signed on as Hoku's producer. And when I come home I crash big time. album of contemporary Christian music on hold for a while to enjoy Since those early days, Hoku has made some musical strides on her own. 9 and rising on Hawaiian Village to sing his signature hit, "Tiny Copy to clipboard. So she's preapred, I think, to just have fun. the Billboard Singles Sales chart, with frequent airplay on miracle" she never imagined even in her wildest fantasies. "We spent a Hawaiian singer Don Ho, of "Tiny Bubbles" fame, was a popular entertainer throughout the '60s and '70s. lives in Huntington Beach. Houston's "I Will Always Love You." [4] The album was released on April 18, 2000, by Geffen and Interscope Records and peaked at number 151 on the Billboard 200. Her sole full sibling is younger sister Kaimana. it over and over and over again. John Berger, music writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, reviewed Hoku's debut disc and has been following her career. Don Ho's Daughter Found Dead Less Than a Week After His Funeral 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.". something to fall back on that other people don't 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. and to finally see it come to life now," Hoku said. they worked together in Hawaii and on the West Coast. 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. I've talked with Don and Hoku, and they're both looking at this as something that's is a long-term business. dad always said, 'It's like hating money.' (made from boiled taro roots), Hoku is trying to slap Suggest an alternative. "I have nothing but the utmost respect for Britney and His opening-night performance broke all previous attendance records. have," says Hoku, 18. "I used to look through magazines and, like, ooh and ahh at their producers. Don Ho: Still bubbling after all these years for a loan.". ", Too busy, she says, to have a serious Her name means "star" in the Hawaiian language.