document.topix_forumctx.create_cobrand_form("http://archives.starbulletin.com/2008/03/01/news/story05.html", "1996", 1); She is the seventh of singer Don Ho's ten children, and the older of two born to Ho and Patricia Swallie Choy, a background singer who once sang with Ho in his performances. When Don Ho died April 14 of heart failure at the age of 76, he left a total of 10 children: Donald Jr., Donalei, Dayna, Dondi, Dori and Dwight, from his marriage to Melvamay; Hoku and Kaimana, with Patricia Swallie Choy; and Kea and Keali'i, with Elizabeth Guevara. Asked by Wiki User. Don Ho (1,760 words) exact match in snippet view article find links to article Kaleinani Ho-Costa Dorianne "Dori" Ho Dwight Ho, m. Lydia Ho Elizabeth Guevara Kea Ho Kealii Ho Patricia Swallie Hoku Christian Ho Clements Kaimana Grace Ho A legal dispute between a daughter of the late Hawaiian entertainment icon Don Ho and her father's trust over the family home in Lanikai is on hold. "The trustees of the trust dispute Dori's allegations," the statement said. Dorianne Ho, Elizabeth Guevara and Donalei Ho, Respondents-Appellants Date: July 3, 2013 Docket Number: CAAP-11-0000124 In the Matter of the Trust Estate of Don Ho, also known as Donald Tai Loy Ho Date: July 3, 2013 Docket Number: CAAP-11-0000136 Although his album sales peaked in the late 1960s, he was able to land a television series on ABC from October 1976 to March 1977 with the Don Ho Show variety program which aired on weekday mornings. "These issues have been resolved through lengthy mediation resulting in a confidential settlement agreement signed by all parties, including Dori," said the trustees. One of entertainer Don Ho's children has filed legal papers challenging the distribution of assets from his estate, alleging that at the time Ho signed paperwork establishing a personal trust, he was not mentally competent. By then Don and Melva Ho had been living apart for several years, according to Ho-Costa. The attorneys for Dondi Ho-Costa and for the Don Ho Revocable Living Trust did not respond to requests seeking comment yesterday. According to court documents filed by Ho-Costa, one of six children of the entertainer and his first wife, Melvamay, Ho made a verbal agreement to put the property in trust for her and her children prior to her death on June 8, 1999. But Ho-Costa filed papers with the state Bureau of Conveyances two days before, blocking the sale. Legacy.com enhances online obituaries with Guest Books, funeral home information, and florist links. Attorneys for the estate filed papers Friday to force compliance by Ho’s longtime companion, Elizabeth Guevara, and two of his children, Dorianne and Donalei Ho. When Ho was touring with his two backing singers, Patti Swallie and Elizabeth Guevara, all three of them shared a room together. "His first intent was to marry Elizabeth Guevara," but he was persuaded by his personal attorney to marry Hebenstreit "because of her business background," Dori Ho alleged. Melva Ho died with the property still under the sole ownership of her husband. One of Ho's daughters from his first marriage filed to block the home sale by the trust that the late singer established for the benefit of all of his children, his second wife and another woman who is the mother of some of his children. Airlines, along with the rest of the travel industry, are facing an uncertain future caused by the coronavirus pandemic. She also referred questions to trust attorney Crystal Rose. When Paredon Records was founded in the early 1970s, great changes were taking place all around the world, including here in the USA. Her father was hapa, of Native Hawaiian, Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Dutch descent. "I believe it was not my father's desire to be married in a conventional marriage," Dori Ho wrote, but he did so because "various family members" explained to him it would result in "a tax savings of millions of dollars for his estate.". Singer and entertainer Don Ho apparently had a pretty liberal arrangement with his wife. Don Ho later did transfer title of the home to a trust. When Ho was touring with his two backing singers, Patti Swallie and Elizabeth Guevara, all three of them shared a room together. View the profiles of people named Elizabeth Guevara. The trust agreed to postpone a hearing in probate court scheduled for yesterday and indicated that it will withdraw its request to remove the block on the sale of the property. Ho is the daughter of the iconic singer and hula dancer Elizabeth Guevara. Dondi Ho-Costa is blocking the sale of the home by the trust because she said her father promised the home to her and her five siblings from Ho's first marriage. { 49. ... Ho often toured with Pattie Swallie and Elizabeth Guevara, as backing singers. Still, Don Ho opposed a divorce and instead wanted to refinance the mortgage on the property he and his wife bought in 1971 to finance some of his businesses, Ho-Costa said in court documents. Daughter blocks sale of Ho house in Lanikai, Kauai doctor to plead guilty in drug case, Korean choir to perform during Baptist gathering, Punahou boys on course for wrestling title, Lid on contributions should be maintained. The beneficiaries of the trust include Ho's first six children, plus four others, his second wife and the mother of some of the other children. She is the seventh of singer Don Ho's ten children, and the older of two born to Ho and Patricia Swallie Choy, a background singer who once sang with Ho in his performances. Terms of the settlement are confidential. Don’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his eleventh great-grandfather, Ho Yuan, from Lung-tsun Village, Changle, Fujian, China.