 Apalka began touring in the late 1930s, and settled more into routine shows at performance rooms created just for him in Hawaii in the 1950s.He would also sing at large luaus being put on by Donn Beach.Other important singers include Hal Aloma, who had changed his name in response to the 1926 film "Aloma of the South Seas", and the legendary Don Ho would follow in the 1960s and 1970s.