Hoku's debut single, "Another Dumb Blonde" (the theme song to the 2000 film "Snow Day"), was released on January 18, 2000. A day after its music video premiered on MTV, it was the network's tenth most-requested video. The song was a top ten sales hit in the United States and peaked at number 27 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, additionally charting at number 47 in New Zealand. Shocked by the single's success, Hoku dropped out of Point Loma Nazarene and began recording her first album "Hoku" (2000). The album was released on April 18, 2000, by Geffen and Interscope Records and peaked at number 151 on the "Billboard" 200.