After a year in Kalihi, he and family then moved to Waianae. His older brother Ray Bumatai died in 2005, and he has two younger brothers, Benton Bumatai and Gabe Bumatai, and two sisters, Ramona Brosius and Heidi Bumatai. It seems that Hawaii's most popular and best-loved comic will have all of America laughing with him. He recently wrapped his In Denial Comedy Tour with Kamaka Brown, which included stops along the West Coast and Pacific. The result was a near blind eye that still causes people to wonder if he's looking at them or not, but at the same time, it has contributed to some of his zaniest expressions. And 11 minutes of exercise may make a huge impact. Hawaii Public Radio | customizable off canvas area. A supporting actor in many television series filmed in Hawaii, Bumatai often played a local character. He is known to get a laugh even when he goes surfing. [5] Both of these are uploaded on his YouTube channel. Bumatai also co-starred in a 1997 pilot for a new Hawaii Five-O series,[4] which never made it to air. E. Ramone, Other Works In 1966 Andy returned home to Hawaii with his family. He started his career in the 1970s and got his first big break when he replaced Rap Replinger in the comedy troupe Booga Booga.. At the age of nine something significant happened to him that would affect him for the rest of his life. Pidgin here has since transcended that era and is still used widely today across the Islands in every day conversation. Bumatai also created a number of TV specials for Hawaii's KGMB-TV, notably High School Daze and All in the Ohana. He parlayed his biting wit and eminently likable personality into his debut comedy album, Hawaiis First Stand-up Comic, which won the Na Hoku Hanohano award for Most Promising Artist. In early 1979, he wrote and performed an hourlong TV special called Andy Bumatais High School Daze, a comedy classic that broke the record for the highest rated locally produced show in Hawaii TV history and made him a bonafide star in the islands. It also doubles as an introductory crash course to some of its most popular words and phrases. Twitter "Hawaii for Visitors" Feed. Hawaii Lodging State lawmakers are considering a bill that would increase the annual tax credit to attract more movie and television productions to film in Hawaii, while the local film industry continues to work on increasing acting opportunities for Native Hawaiians. The 62-year-old says the cancer is at. Opened for Tom Jones, Kenny Loggins, Natalie Cole, Lionel Richie, Paul Anka. He and his brother, Ray Bumatai also created a show titled BumaVision for Hawaii's OC16 network.