Don Ho
Ho left the United States Air Force in 1959 due to his mother's illness. He began singing at his mother's club in Kaneohe. Honey's became a main location for the local entertainment. Many of their customers were from the Kaneohe Marine Base.. Ho always honored the military. He remembered his own years of military service. In 1963, he moved the club in Kāneohe  to Waikīkī. After much success, Kimo Wilder McVay wanted Don to play at a night club called Duke's. It was owned by Duke Kahanamoku. This was where he was noticed by record company officials.