Hoku (other)

	Hoku (other) Hoku (Hoku Ho Clements, born 1981) is an American singer. Hoku may also refer to: * ''Hoku'' (album), a 2000 album by Hoku * Hoku Awards, or Na Hoku Hanohano Awards, a music award in Hawaii * Hoku Garza, Hawaiian reggae musician See also * * * Hocus Pocus (other) * Griever de Hocus, a character from ''Griever: An American Monkey King in China'' * Sir Hokus of Pokes This is a list of characters in the original sequel Oz books by L. Frank Baum's successors. The series was continued by Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Eloise Jarvis McGraw and Lauren McGraw, Dick Martin ... , a character from ''Oz'' {{disambiguation, given name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hoku Hoku Ho Clements (born June 10, 1981) is an American singer and actress. She is known for her 2000 hit single " Another Dumb Blonde" from the soundtrack and film '' Snow Day'' and the song "Perfect Day" from the soundtrack and film ''Legally Blonde''. Early life Hoku was born Hoku Christian Ho on June 10, 1981, on the island of Oahu, part of the Hawaiian Islands, the daughter of entertainer Don Ho and Patricia Swallie. Her given name, Hoku, is the Hawaiian word for star. Her father was hapa, of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Dutch descent. She has one full sibling, a younger sister named Kaimana, and eight half-siblings. For a time, Clements lived in an affluent Hawaiian neighborhood, Diamond Head, with Don, Patricia, Kaimana, Don's ex-girlfriend Elizabeth Guevara, and Don and Elizabeth's two daughters. Hoku frequently performed with her father, who taught her how to write songs, as a child. She was initially unaware of her father's fame, learning from peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hoku (album) ''Hoku'' is the eponymous debut album by Hoku, released on April 18, 2000. The album attained modest commercial success, peaking at number 151 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and within the top 10 of the Heatseekers Albums chart. The album had sold more than 230,000 copies in the United States within three years of its release. The album elicited generally favorable reviews from critics, who praised the album's lightheartedness and compared Hoku's music to that of Jewel and Liz Phair, although some took issue with the lyrics. The album spawned two singles. The lead single, "Another Dumb Blonde", was featured in the motion picture '' Snow Day'' and became a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Follow-up single "How Do I Feel (The Burrito Song)" was less successful, failing to chart but yielding positive feedback from critics. ''Hoku'' remains Hoku's only full-length, major label album to date, and one of only two releases (the other being her 2008 EP ''Listen Up''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hoku Awards The Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards, occasionally called the Nā Hōkū Awards or Hoku Awards, are the premier music awards in Hawaii.Berger, John"A night of Na Hoku Hanohano" ''Honolulu Star-Advertiser''. May 22, 2011.Haug, Kawehi"Hoku awardees shine; Mailani, Willie K named best vocalists" ''Hawaii 24/7''. May 31, 2010. They are considered to be Hawaii's equivalent of the Grammy Awards. "Nā Hōkū Hanohano" means "Stars of Distinction" in Hawaiian – "hōkū" means "star", "nā" makes it plural, and "hanohano" means "glorious, worthy of praises". The awards were founded in 1978 by radio personality Krash Kealoha of KCCN-AM, a radio station which focused on traditional Hawaiian music. He launched the first awards with the support of the owner of the radio station Sydney Grayson, and his fellow DJs Kimo Kaho‘āno and Jacqueline “Skylark” Rossetti. The award winners are currently selected by the voting members of the non-profit Hawaii Academy of Recording Arts, which was founded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hoku Garza The Opihi Pickers was an island reggae group from Hawaii that blend island, reggae, and contemporary music. The group is composed of vocalist and ukulele player Imua Garza, Imua's brother Hoku Garza (guitar and ukulele), their cousins Kahale Morales (bass) and Kevin Okimoto (guitar and vocals). The Opihi Pickers began as recording artists in 1998 while still young teens. They broke through to a wider audience in 2001 with the success of their hit song "Old Fashioned Touch". In early 2008 they announced that the band would be disbanding in June 2008. Discography * 1998: Fresh Off The Rocks * 2001: Beginnings * 2003: All For You * 2004: Together As One * 2006: An Old Fashioned Christmas * 2007: OP VI * 2008: Greatest Picks - Best of the Opihi Pickers See also Hawaiian music The music of Hawaii includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Styles like slack-key guitar are well known worldwi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Hocus Pocus (other) Hocus-pocus is an exclamation used by magicians, usually the magic words spoken when bringing about some sort of change. Hocus Pocus or Hokus Pokus or ''variant'', may also refer to: Books * ''Hocus Pocus'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Kurt Vonnegut * ''Hocus Pocus: A Tale of Magnificent Magicians'', a 2007 book by illusionist Paul Kieve * ''Hokus Pokus'', the 2007 book in the ''Sisterhood: Rules of the Game'' series by Fern Michaels Film and television * ''Hokuspokus'' (film), a 1930 German film adaptation of the 1926 Curt Goetz play, directed by Gustav Ucicky ''Hocuspocus'' (1953 film), a West German film, starring Curt Goetz himself, directed by Kurt Hoffmann ''Hocuspocus'' (1966 film), a West German film in color, directed by Kurt Hoffmann * ''Hokus Pokus'' (1949 film), the 115th short subject starring American slapstick comedy team the Three Stooges * ''Hocus Pocus'' (1993 film), a Halloween-themed fantasy-comedy film by Disney, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Griever De Hocus ''Griever: An American Monkey King in China'' is a 1986 novel by Gerald Vizenor. It won the 1986 New York Fiction Collective Award and the 1988 American Book Award."Gerald Vizenor", ''Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature'', by Jennifer McClinton-Temple and Alan R. Velie, Facts on File, 2007, pp.376-378 The book is important both because it establishes the trickster figure of Griever de Hocus, whom Vizenor had created in his 1985 story "Luminous Thighs" and whom he would use again in '' The Trickster of Liberty'', and because Vizenor takes Native American stories and themes outside the Americas and into China, establishing a connection to Chinese trickster figures, most notably Sun Wukong the Monkey King."Griever: An American Monkey King in China", ''Encyclopedia of American Indian Literature'', by Jennifer McClinton-Temple, Alan R. Velie, Facts on File, 2007, pp.152-153. Based partly on Vizenor's own experiences as a visiting professor in China, the novel follows mixedblood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]