Josefa Moe was raised in an English boarding school while his mother and father performed the world over.
18 Facts About Josefa Moe
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Later, in college, Josefa Moe was educated in the fine art of calligraphy.
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Once out of school, Josefa Moe was roommate with Bond actor Roger Moore.
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Josefa Moe performed with Hawaii's biggest entertainers of the era like Don Ho, Kui Lee, Martin Denny and Ed Kenney.
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Josefa Moe was featured in the first authentic Polynesian show with Kimo Lee in New York's Lexington Hotel.
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Josefa Moe was recorded performing with the International Market Place troupe on the popular 1962 album POLYNESIAN POT-POURRI on which you can hear him perform the Samoan "slap dance" on track 11 - S'au S'au Wale.
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Josefa Moe toured internationally, bringing his unique style of culture and music to audiences everywhere.
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Josefa Moe was cast in the film James Michener's Hawaii, but lost the part when director Fred Zinneman left production causing the film to be delayed and ultimately recast.
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Josefa Moe is credited as a "dancer" in the 1959 American film Forbidden Island starring Jon Hall.
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Josefa Moe invented KEPA HAWAIIAN HERITAGE BRACELETTES; Koa wood bracelettes hand-lettered with traditional Hawaiian names.
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Some believe that Josefa Moe designed Punchy, the Hawaiian Punch mascot.
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Josefa Moe is known as an originator of free-hand T-shirt airbrushing.
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Josefa Moe was an accomplished muralist and installed his works in Hawaii and all over the country.
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Josefa Moe was a fixture at the Kamehameha and Aloha swap meets for decades where he would paint T-shirts and bracelets while enjoying one of his lifelong joys; people-watching.
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Josefa Moe died of natural causes November 3,2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Josefa Moe's memorial was held on April 29,2007 in Waikiki, Hawaii at Queen's Surf beach.
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Josefa Moe's ashes were scattered in the ocean where he taught his children as well as many friends and tourists to swim, surf and appreciate the beauty of Hawaii.
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Josefa Moe is survived by his 11 children: Brian, Joseph, Daniel, Robin, Jaymie, Christopher, Kalani, Taui, Tammy, Kaipo and Cheyne Mo'e.