Birth Name: Ikaika K. Kahoano
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Date of Birth: May 15, 1978
Ethnicity:
*Native Hawaiian, possibly other (father)
*Portuguese, possibly other (mother)
Ikaika Kahoano s an American singer. He is known for being a former member of the American boybands O-Town and LMNT. He is the son of Kimo J. Kahoano and Lynette S. “Leilani” (Teixeira). Ikaika is the brother of musician Kamuela Kahoano.
Ikaika’s paternal grandparents were James Halolena Kahoano (the son of Samuel Mana Kahoano and Mary Malia Kalama) and Mary Elinore (maiden surname unknown). James was Native Hawaiian.
Ikaika’s maternal grandparents were ? Teixeira and Violet Mary Vieira (the daughter of Manuel de Jesus Vieira and Laura Baptista Souza). Manuel was a Portuguese immigrant from Funchal, Madeira. Laura was born in Honolulu, to Portuguese immigrants João Baptista Souza, also known as John Baptist Souza, and Ezabella Gonçalves.
Sources: Ikaika’s paternal grandfather, James Halolena Kahoano, on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Ikaika’s paternal grandfather, James Halolena Kahoano, on Find a Grave – http://www.findagrave.com
Marriage record of Ikaika’s paternal great-grandparents, Samuel Mana “Sam” Kahoano and Mary Malia Kalama – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Ikaika’s maternal grandmother, Violet Mary Vieira – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Ikaika’s maternal grandmother, Violet Mary Vieira – http://www.diamondheadmortuary.net