 Ramon Camarillo |
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 Glen Hirabayashi |
 Isaac Ho'opi'i |
DA BAND
The Aloha Boys, a quartet made up of Hawaiian Islands transplants, includes Pentagon police officer Isaac Ho'opi'i on guitar. As a first-responder after the September 11 attack on the Pentagon, Officer Ho'opi'i received the highest award the Department of Defense can bestow on a civilian. Isaac, from Waianae, O'ahu, plays guitar, including Kiho'alu (slack key) and sings. Ramon Camarillo, vocalist and lead ukulele player, is from Pearl City, O'ahu. Glen Hirabayashi, from Kaua'i, plays rhythm ukulele, guitar, and bass, and sings. Irv Queja, from Wahiawa, O'ahu, plays guitar, bass, and percussion, and sings. Past performances include an international outrigger canoe race in New York City; a wedding at the Kualoa Ranch on O'ahu; a reception at the East West Center, University of Hawai'i Manoa Campus; an outdoor evening concert in Timonium, Maryland; an outrigger canoe race at the Kent Island Yacht Club, Maryland; a baby lu'au at Virginia Beach; a lu'au in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area; a two-day event at Ric's Aloha Classics at Beach Haven, New Jersey; and many other functions in the Washington, D.C. area. The Aloha Boys were also honored to open for Leon Redbone at the Ram's Head Tavern in Annapolis, Maryland, and The Birchmere in Alexandria, Virginia, as well as for Bette Midler's Hulaween charity in New York City. In 2003, the Aloha Boys released its first CD, East Coast Jammin'. In early 2004, the Aloha Boys were nominated for the Washington Wammie Awards in World Music for Duo/Group.
