Honolulu, HI

I’ve been starting to hear about Frank De Lima a lot these days which is great because he still ROCKS! After more than a decade of not hearing anything about him, late last year, my kids told me that he visited their school and did a show. And of course, they started talking about being PODAGEE (pronounced po-da-gee ; say it like you see it). Honestly, I thought he ended up in Vegas or something like that, which is where most Hawaii people seemingly end up at.

Anyway, as I wrote yesterday’s post, I also saw another legendary comedian Andy Bumatai hosting a talk show which featured Frank De Lima. COOL! If you remember, Andy Bumatai had a television programs, “High School Daze” and “All in the Ohana” but I think I’ll post about that later.

Getting back to Frank De Lima, this guy is amazing. It turns out he started his own 501(c)(3), The Frank De Lima Student Enrichment Program which is touring throughout the elementary and middle / intermediate schools. I wish I knew that! I would’ve done the “casual drop-by” at my kid’s school! This two-year tour ends at the end of the month, but as I look at his calendar, he’ll be performing at Dot’s in Wahiawa for a Father’s Day event.

I was also surprised to hear that he was doing some humorous song writing. I know my mom told me last year about the June Jones song he did, but I didn’t really pay attention. Anyway, the main reason I bring that up is because I found this video clip on his site that plays the June Jones song. This song and other songs are available on his website for free downloading as well.

I’m glad I’ll be hearing more about him these days – really funny stuff!

Frank DeLima, Hawaii comedians, Andy Bumatai, High School Daze, All in the Ohana, The Frank De Lima Student Enrichment Program