Meaning and background
The story behind Keoki
Keoki has a Hawaiian music association through slack-key performer and educator Keoki Kahumoku. His professional profile from Hawaii Music Live describes him as a fifth-generation performer, founder of the Center for Hawaiian Music Studies and creator of the Kahumoku Ohana Hawaiian Music and Lifestyles Workshop. These activities connect a documented bearer with music teaching and cultural outreach. The profile does not establish Keoki’s linguistic derivation or explain the choice of his given name.
- Association
- Namesake association with Hawaiian slack-key performer and educator Keoki Kahumoku. Source
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Keoki appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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