Dalena and don ho biography

Aug. 13, 1930 — Born Aug. 13 in Kaka'ako to James Ah You and Emily L. (Silva) Ho. The family, with eight children, later moves to Kane'ohe. Ho would remember ages 6 and 13 in his close-knit Windward O'ahu neighborhood as "the most lovely years of my whole life."

1938-44 — Attends Benjamin Parker School in Kane'ohe.

When Ho is 9, his family buys a Kane'ohe bar for $500 and names it Honey's, for his mother's nickname.

1949 — Graduates from Kamehameha Schools after a high school career of football, basketball and baseball, during which he earns the nickname "Quack" for the way he walks.

1950 — Attends Springfield College, Mass., but returns homesick.

1950 — Marries high school sweetheart, Melvamay Kolokea Wong, on Nov.

22. They have six children.

1953 — Graduates from the University of Hawai'i with a bachelor's degree in sociology.

1954-59 — Serves in the U.S. Air Force, up to the rank of 1st lieutenant.

1959-62 — Performs at Honey'