Derek Ho
Encyclopedia
Derek Ho is an American
surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Hawaii
. He began surfing at the age of three, and won the world title at age 29. Derek Ho is the brother of Michael Ho
, another American
champion surfer, and the second cousin of Don Ho
, the legendary Hawaiian singer.
United States
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surfer who won the world surfing championship in 1993. Ho was born in Kailua, Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
. He began surfing at the age of three, and won the world title at age 29. Derek Ho is the brother of Michael Ho
Michael Ho
Michael Ho is an American surfer who has won the Hawaiian Triple Crown, the Duke Classic, the World Cup and the 1982 Pipe Masters. Michael Ho was born San Mateo, California. He is the brother of Derek Ho, another American champion surfer....
, another American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
champion surfer, and the second cousin of Don Ho
Don Ho
Donald Tai Loy "Don" Ho was a Hawaiian and traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer.-Life and career:Ho, of Chinese, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Dutch, and German descent, was born in the small Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, but he grew up in Kāneohe on the windward side of the island of Oahu...
, the legendary Hawaiian singer.