Coco Ho
Ho in 2011, photo by Joe Seer/www.bigstockphoto.com/
Birth Name: Coco Maila Camille Hapaikekoa Ho
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Date of Birth: April 28, 1991
Ethnicity: Chinese (one eighth), Native Hawaiian (one eighth), English, German, Swedish, distant French, possibly other
Coco Ho is an American professional surfer.
Coco is the daughter of mother Brian and father, surfer Michael Ho (Michael K. Ho). Her uncle, father’s brother, is surfer Derek Ho. She is a first cousin, once removed, of singer and songwriter Don Ho.
Coco’s paternal grandfather was Edmund Kaho’olauli’i “Chico” Ho (the son of George Lim Ho and Annie Keonaona Kaihe). Edmund was born in Hawaii. George was born in Hawaii, to parents from China, Ho Tien-Yuan and Chun Apo Ching. Annie was born in Hawaii, the daughter of John Kaihe and Louisa Kamakao’olea Puao.
Coco’s paternal grandmother was Joeine M. Gray (the daughter of John Doy Gray and Marjorie “Margie” Frank Edwards). Joeine was born in Hawaii. John was born in Colorado, the son of Doy Edmund Gray and Jenney/Jenny Larson, whose parents were Swedish. Marjorie was born in Oregon, the daughter of Fred Allen Edwards and Margaret Julia Maddock.
Coco’s maternal grandfather was named James Willis “Jim” Bass. James was born in Louisiana.
Coco’s maternal grandmother was named Mary Beverly “Bev” Smith.
Sources: http://www.honolulumagazine.com
Genealogies of Coco’s paternal grandparents, Edmund Kaho’olauli’i “Chico” Ho and Joeine M. Gray – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Coco’s paternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – http://obits.oregonlive.com
Genealogy and Obituary of Coco’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Doy Edmund Gray and Jenney/Jenny Larson – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Coco’s maternal grandfather, James Willis “Jim” Bass – http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Aloha! Some of this article’s content is inaccurate. As a member of the Ho Ohana and a genealogist, cousin Coco’s paternal kupuna kane (grandfather) was my Uncle Edmund Kaho’olauli’i “Chico” Ho. His biological parents were Annie Keonaona Kaihe Ho (my great-great-grandmother was full Kanaka ‘Oiwi) and George Lima Ho (my great-great-grandfather was full Chinese, but was born in the Kingdom of Hawaii). Uncle Edmund was the youngest of 13 children from Annie Keonaona Kaihe and George Lim Ho. Uncle Edmund’s sons are cousins, Michael, Coco’s father, and cousin, Derek. All three were and are surfing legends. Finally, yes, Coco is related to our cousin, the late Donald Tai Loy Ho, or “Don Ho.” Cousin Don was the son of James Ah You Puao Ho, the oldest sibling of the 13 Kaihe-Ho children.
Thank you.
Her father’s ancestry is mostly Chinese, Native Hawaiian, Swedish, English, German, and distant French.
Coco’s paternal grandfather was Edmund Kaho’olauli’i “Chico” Ho (the son of George Lim Ho and Annie Keonaona Kaihe). Edmund was born in Hawaii. George was born in Hawaii, to parents from China, Tien Yuan Ho and Apo Ching Chun. Annie was born in Hawaii, the daughter of John Kaihe and Louisa Kamakao’olea Puao.
Coco’s paternal grandmother was Joeine M. Gray (the daughter of John Doy Gray and Marjorie “Margie” Frank Edwards). Joeine was born in Hawaii. John was born in Colorado, the son of Doy Edmund Gray and Jenney/Jenny Larson, whose parents were Swedish. Marjorie was born in Oregon, the daughter of Fred Allen Edwards and Margaret Julia Maddock.
Genealogy of Coco’s paternal grandparents – https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KWD7-2KP