Isaac Jesse Waipulani Ho'opi'i was raised in “WAIANAE” on the island of O'ahu. He is one of nine children, including a twin brother, Ivan. He graduated from Waianae High School and then joined the United States Army. He moved to the Washington D.C. area and currently is employed with the Federal Government. Isaac received the love of music from his father who only played Ki’ho’alu (Hawaiian Slack Key). The guitar is one of his favorite instruments but he can also play the ukulele and bass. He truly enjoys playing music with his close friends, Glen Hirabayashi and Irvin Queja. Gigi, Isaac's wife, is the booking agent for the Aloha Boys. Isaac and Gigi have two daughters, Bess Nanipua and Emily Kukana, both of whom have danced for Aloha Boys' performances, a son, Jeffrey, who is a recording engineer and sound tech, and a beautiful grandson Noa, son of Bess and Ethan Viernes.
Irv Queja, vocals, guitar, and bass guitar, was born in Wahiawa, O’ahu, graduated from Damien Memorial High School in Honolulu and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Communications at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. While in Hawai’i, Irv’s initial interest was in rock and roll and Top 40 music, playing the drums in several local bands. Later Irv’s interest expanded to include jazz, and it was not until his move to the Washington, D.C. area in 1979 that he began appreciating and playing Hawaiian music. Irv moved to this area to work for Hawai’i’s junior senator, Spark Matsunaga, and remained with him until 1990. Irv continued his employment in the U.S. Senate and is currently Safety Coordinator in the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms. His wife Shirley is also from Wahiawa. Haunani, their youngest daughter is a graduate of the University of Hawai'i. Noelani, their oldest daughter is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
Uncle Glen Hirabayashi was born a long time ago on O'ahu. His family lived in Lanikai at first, but moved to a tiny house with a huge yard on the beach in Kailua with 100 coconut trees lining the driveway. He then moved to Kaua'i when he was in the second grade. He lived in Kilauea, Kaumakani, Kekaha, and Waimea on Kaua'i. His first musical instrument was the ukulele. Charlie Kaneyama used to come to the elementary schools on the west side of Kaua'i after school to teach ukulele. He remembers listening to the kanikapila sessions under the hau tree near Poipu Beach on Sundays. He didn't play much Hawai'ian music until he arrived on the East Coast the second time. He then really started playing a lot when his kids starting dancing hula at Halau O 'Aulani. That's where the Aloha Boys were born. Glen has been in the Washington, D.C.area (this time) since 1986. His wife, Donna, and two daughters Ashley Hokunani and Amy Melenani, students at Virginia Tech, support his Aloha Boys habit. Hokunani and Melenani dance the hula for Aloha Boys performances whenever possible.
