![]() “I feel the kids know they can go to the Mainland to perform. “I think what we’ve done will help our kids here,” Ho said. He’s struggled somewhat to get where he is - at the top of the heap - and as the highest-paid, most popular Hawaiian entertainer today, he feels there’s a lot to be learned from his story. Ho feels his success as a recording, night club and television star both locally and nationally will help pave the way for future performers from Hawaii. “If Frank Sinatra can make it at his age, I think I’m good for at least another 10 years,” he said. Don Ho: It still ain’t no big thing (1967)īy Wayne Harada – The Honolulu Advertiser (Hawaii) June 18, 1967Įntertainer Don Ho, who is 36, feels he can last another 10 years in the competitive, frantic show business whirl in Hawaii. In the three vintage articles below, you can find out how it all began. The singer’s smooth, laid-back style delighted millions. ![]() Back in the 1960s & 1970s, if you asked someone on the mainland about Hawaiian music, chances are the first (and probably only) songs they’d know would be by Don Ho.
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