Irv Queja

As the Bass player and the sound man, Irv makes sure that everything is sounding just right.  His terrific riff's and licks on the bass puts that dancing beat to almost any song. 

IRV QUEJA, vocals and guitar, was born in Wahiawa, O’ahu, graduated from Damien Memorial High School in Honolulu and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communications at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.  While in Hawai’i, Irv’s initial interest was in rock and roll and Top 40 music, playing the drums in several local bands.  Later Irv’s interest expanded to include jazz, and it was not until his move to the Washington, D.C. area in 1979 did he begin appreciating and playing Hawaiian music.  Irv moved to this area to work for Hawai’i’s junior senator, Spark Matsunaga, and remained with him until 1990.  Irv continued his employment in the U.S. Senate and is currently Safety Coordinator in the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms.  He, his wife Shirley, also from Wahiawa, and their two daughters reside in Bowie, Maryland.