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JOHN KAPUALANI KOKO / 1960-2012


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Beloved bassist 'set the standard' for isle musicians

By John Berger

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jun 27, 2012

~~<p>John Kapualani Koko, charismatic bassist of the Mahaka Sons and its predecessor group, the Makaha Sons of Ni&lsquo;ihau, died Monday afternoon at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center. He was 51.</p>
<p>Koko's brother, Sons guitarist Jerome Koko, said the family had been hoping he would receive a heart transplant before time ran out.</p>
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John Kapualani Koko, charismatic bassist of the Mahaka Sons and its predecessor group, the Makaha Sons of Ni‘ihau, died Monday afternoon at Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center. He was 51.

Koko's brother, Sons guitarist Jerome Koko, said the family had been hoping he would receive a heart transplant before time ran out. Login for more...



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