"I will always have this "Hoku has been on stage with me since she was a little kid, so she MTV and radio. people to say her success is because of her father.". 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. "A lot of what is happening right now on the scene is baring your body, and sex sells and whatever. 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. He's always been kind of a security blanket for me. "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. He was 76. The cause was heart failure, his daughter Dayna Ho said. 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. "[8] In regard to his health problems, he remarked "I'd been going around for years acting like I was 40. "I thought everyone's parents had shows at night," she said. "I don't have to doctor it and use all the tricks of 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. After starting his band, Ho began to improve and hone his musical image. Mr. Ho was a durable spokesman for the image of Hawaii as a tourist playground. [3] Another song associated with Don was "Pearly Shells". starbulletin.com | Features | /2007/05/04/ - Hawaii Renovation "But it's something that I always wanted to do." The album hit record bins last Tuesday. "[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. His children often worked with him, either onstage, backstage, or with his business. "Don Ho Abandons Little Grass Shack; Hawaiian Is Voice of Islands' New Sound Brings Kui Lee Songs to the Royal Box". He will be forever missed. love it! with Geffen Records last September (for a reported $300,000) mainland) is on the verge of eclipsing his popularity. Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features - Hawaii Renovation Don Ho - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The entertainer is best known for his catchy signature tune "Tiny Bubbles.". ", 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. "Don Ho" goes to South Carolina - Hawaii Magazine In the mid-1970s, Ho hosted his own variety show on the ABC network. enjoying this all a day at a time.". [5] She has one full sibling, a younger sister named Kaimana, and eight half-siblings. 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.. But https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/15/arts/music/15ho.html. she says. On Saturday, she will travel to Big Bear, Calif., "You know, everyone's got to pay their dues.". [8] A day after its music video premiered on MTV, it was the network's tenth most-requested video. [16], Jason Lynch of People has called bubblegum pop Hoku's speciality. 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. From 1964 to 1969, Don's backing group was The Aliis: Al Akana, Rudy Aquino, Benny Chong, Manny Lagodlagod and Joe Mundo. In 1954, Ho entered the U.S. Air Force and flew fighter jets in both Texas and Hawaii. After listening to it games if I'm not sleeping," she said. 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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. [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.