He had a role in the Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii and was a regular cast member of the television series Adventures in Paradise.
[2] His mother Lukia Luana, a Hawaiian princess, was married to actor Woody Strode.
[8] Kai got an early break on the Don Sherwood Show in San Francisco, California.
[11] In November 1968, he was appearing live at the Hawaii-Five-O club with Al Lopaka and Nephi Hannemann.
[14] His composition "Puka Shells" which was recorded by Rod Young made it to no 2 in the Hawaiian music charts in the mid-1970s.