Name: Ikaika Kahoano
Born: Honolulu Hawaii on May 15, 1978
Graduated from the Iolani School 1996
Attended University of Hawaii until LMNT got started
Favorite artists are Dave Matthews Band, Sting, Boyz to Men, Coming of Age, and of course...Ano.
Ikaika has been singing all through grade school and high school.
In October 1999 Ikaika and his two brothers, Haku and Kamuela, completed their debut CD called Fruit From the Tree. See link section for more information.
His parents are also entertainers. Both his parents sing. His father also hosts a morning radio show in Hawaii on KORL. See links section for more information.
Now, Ikaika is living in Hoboken, New Jersey with band mates Bryan Chan, Mike Miller, and Matt Morrison; working hard to make LMNT a huge success.
Interesting things you may not know about Ikaika:
Wants to be remembered for always giving everything my best shot.
When asked “Did he learn anything from Making the Band that you can apply to life?” he said, “ I learned that if you are going to do something you have to have all of your heart into it. You shouldn’t just be there. That’s probably the biggest thing I learned. You can’t just half be there. You have to have your whole heart into it.”
As told to the Honolulu Star Bulletin: “For the most part if you throw out positive vibes and a no-nonsense ‘I’m going to follow my heart and still be good to people,’ attitude, people respond to that."
Ikaika means "strong as the sea"
Some of his favorite movies:
Dumb and Dumber
Breakfast Club
Slap Shot
Chasing Amy
When the rest of LMNT was asked to describe Ikaika here is what they said:
Bryan said "strong minded"
Mike said "real"
Matt said "talented"
When Ikaika was asked if there was anything he would like to tell his fans he said this,"I would simply say to always follow your heart and believe in yourself and your talent".