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She came from humble beginnings, but today at age 26 Taylor Makakoa is president\u00a0of Terry Fator Companies, as well as his onstage assistant, and she\u2019s just getting\u00a0started. She and Fator, the Las Vegas comic-ventriloquist impersonator-singer,\u00a0will be in town for shows Aug. 15-16 at Hawaii Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n

A<\/span>t just 26 years old,\u00a0Taylor Makakoa\u00a0is all business as\u00a0president of Terry Fator\u00a0Companies, a multimillion-dollar\u00a0corporation that includes\u00a0the Terry Fator show, which\u00a0has generated more than $120\u00a0million in ticket sales at The\u00a0Mirage in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

She also models, is an onstage\u00a0assistant in the Terry\u00a0Fator show, and serves as a\u00a0volunteer spokeswoman for\u00a0Heaven Can Wait Animal\u00a0Society.<\/p>\n

Born in Hawaii and raised\u00a0in Las Vegas (often traveling\u00a0back and forth), Makakoa continues\u00a0to return to Oahu\u00a0throughout the year. She\u2019s\u00a0from Kapahulu, where her\u00a0family still has a home, and\u00a0she also has relatives in Kailua\u00a0and Papakolea. She was here\u00a0just last month, and will be\u00a0back again next month when\u00a0Fator performs in Hawaii for\u00a0the first time Aug. 15 and 16\u00a0at Hawaii Theatre.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe used to vacation here\u00a0a lot and thought, \u2018Why don\u2019t\u00a0we do a show here?\u2019\u201d says\u00a0Makakoa, who is Hawaiian\u00a0and Portuguese. \u201cHe always\u00a0wanted to do a show in\u00a0Hawaii, specifically on Maui,\u00a0so we\u2019re thinking maybe next\u00a0year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/a>

Taylor Makakoa
PHOTO BY NATHALIE WALKER<\/p><\/div>\n

Makakoa auditioned for and\u00a0joined the Terry Fator show as\u00a0an onstage assistant in 2008\u00a0(when it was at the Las Vegas\u00a0Hilton). She and Fator would\u00a0go on to become a couple and\u00a0married in November 2010 in\u00a0Hawaii, but they announced\u00a0their separation earlier this\u00a0year. It was a mutual decision,\u00a0and both say they remain the\u00a0best of friends. Professionally,\u00a0it\u2019s business as usual.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is the same, but\u00a0we\u2019re not married,\u201d explains\u00a0Makakoa. \u201cWe still love each\u00a0other and want to be friends.\u00a0The only thing is we have to\u00a0make sure whoever we date\u00a0next accepts us.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, I plan to stay\u00a0with Terry\u2019s company for as\u00a0long as he is performing and\u00a0take his career as far as we can.\u00a0After Terry\u2019s career, when he\u2019s\u00a0comfortably and happily\u00a0retired somewhere, I would\u00a0like to own my own gym in\u00a0Hawaii and in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up, I\u00a0always loved hula,\u00a0but I couldn\u2019t\u00a0find something\u00a0I was really\u00a0passionate\u00a0about. In\u00a0school, I\u00a0studied different\u00a0things\u00a0because I didn\u2019t know exactly\u00a0what I wanted to do. Then,\u00a0after I graduated (from\u00a0UNLV), I started working out\u00a0and I sort of fell in love with\u00a0weightlifting, so I want to\u00a0share that with people. I want\u00a0to have a gym that has a lot of\u00a0different options for people,\u00a0maybe even hula, but focuses\u00a0on weightlifting.\u201d<\/p>\n

Makakoa, who was homeschooled,\u00a0has been dancing\u00a0hula since she was 5 and\u00a0modeling since she was\u00a012. Despite being shy,\u00a0she went on to\u00a0become an international\u00a0model\u00a0with a successful\u00a0career in\u00a0front of\u00a0the\u00a0camera and on the runway.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt 12 years old, I was\u00a05-foot-7 and size 00, so it\u00a0was real easy to do fashion\u00a0runway shows,\u201d recalls\u00a0Makakoa. \u201cThen, when I\u00a0got older, my body changed\u00a0and I stopped doing runway\u00a0modeling and started doing\u00a0things like Maxim<\/em> and\u00a0Playboy<\/em> (she was featured\u00a0in the magazine\u2019s Becoming\u00a0Attraction section).\u201d<\/p>\n

She also has modeled for\u00a0Vogue<\/em>, Frederick\u2019s of\u00a0Hollywood and CitiBank,\u00a0and she was the cover girl\u00a0for Kim Taylor Reece\u2019s\u00a02013 calendar.<\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/a>

Taylor with mom Nani and sister Summer
PHOTO COURTESY TAYLOR MAKAKOA<\/p><\/div>\n

M<\/span>akakoa, who\u00a0plans to change\u00a0her last name to\u00a0Koki, which is her mom\u00a0Nani\u2019s last name, has built\u00a0quite a impressive resume.\u00a0But life hasn\u2019t always been\u00a0so glamorous. She recalls\u00a0her mom working tirelessly\u00a0to support their family,\u00a0including her dad and older\u00a0sister Summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up we were\u00a0really poor \u2014 we didn\u2019t\u00a0have enough for food sometimes,\u201d\u00a0she remembers.\u00a0\u201cMy mom worked three\u00a0jobs and she was exhausted.\u00a0She would tell us, \u2018Get your\u00a0education, don\u2019t be like me.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re very close. We\u00a0lived in a small house and\u00a0we shared a room. We didn\u2019t\u00a0even have a bed, so we slept\u00a0on the floor. We were\u00a0always together. And now,\u00a0I\u2019m at a place where I can\u00a0take care of her.\u201d<\/p>\n

With her recent divorce,\u00a0Makakoa says it\u2019s the beginning\u00a0of a new chapter of her\u00a0life. She admits she\u2019s never\u00a0been alone before (she lives\u00a0by herself) and is scared\u00a0about that. But she does\u00a0have her three dogs \u2014 a\u00a0German shepherd, a mutt\u00a0and a Molosser.<\/p>\n

She also has many hobbies,\u00a0including dancing\u00a0hula, archery, watching\u00a0MMA, weight training and\u00a0working on her Tacoma\u00a0truck, which is lifted 6\u00a0inches. \u201cI\u2019m definitely a\u00a0tomboy,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n

\"Taylor<\/a>

Taylor MakakoaPHOTO COURTESY
TERRY FATOR
COMPANIES<\/p>\n

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She also is obsessed with\u00a0lifesize Jenga and enjoys\u00a0playing the one at Gold\u00a0Spike in Downtown Las\u00a0Vegas. When she\u2019s in\u00a0Hawaii, she enjoys eating\u00a0and going to the beach, as\u00a0well as hanging out at Ko\u00a0Olina and Kani Ka Pila\u00a0Grille in the Outrigger Reef\u00a0Waikiki Beach Resort.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like to go to Young\u2019s\u00a0Fish Market and Ono\u2019s for\u00a0Hawaiian food, and Boots\u00a0and Kimo\u2019s,\u201d she says.\u00a0\u201cAnd Byron\u2019s Drive-In was\u00a0my favorite. I\u2019m still super\u00a0sad about that.\u201d<\/p>\n

While she tries to visit as\u00a0often as she can and even\u00a0hopes to live in Hawaii one\u00a0day soon, she says her focus\u00a0right now is working out and\u00a0working, including the\u00a0upcoming Terry Fator show\u00a0in Hawaii.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis show is so important\u00a0to all of us at the company,\u201d\u00a0says Makakoa, noting\u00a0that many employees in\u00a0their office are from Hawaii,\u00a0including her kumu BJ and\u00a0Vincent Souza of Kailiha\u2018o\u00a0Hula.<\/p>\n

\u201cHawaii is our home, so\u00a0we get to come back and\u00a0share what we do with\u00a0Hawaii and all of our family\u00a0and friends. We\u2019ve always\u00a0wanted to come back here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PHOTO<\/a>

PHOTO COURTESY TERRY FATOR COMPANIES<\/p><\/div>\n

Terry Fator Performs At\u00a0Hawaii Theatre Aug. 15 and 16<\/strong><\/p>\n

T<\/span>erry Fator, who is the\u00a0headlining act at The\u00a0Mirage in Las Vegas, performs\u00a0in Hawaii for the first\u00a0time with two shows Aug. 15\u00a0and 16 at Hawaii Theatre.<\/p>\n

Fator, who was the winner\u00a0of Season 2 of America\u2019s Got\u00a0Talent<\/em>, is known for his unique\u00a0combination of singing, comedy\u00a0and celebrity impressions\u00a0through ventriloquism. His\u00a0show at The Mirage, Terry\u00a0Fator: The VOICE of\u00a0Entertainment, has been running\u00a0since 2009, and he\u2019s\u00a0been awarded Best All-Around\u00a0Performer and Best\u00a0Impressionist numerous\u00a0times. In 2013, Fator was\u00a0ranked No. 2 on Forbes<\/em>\u2019 list\u00a0of the top-earning comedians\u00a0behind Jerry Seinfeld.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis show I\u2019ll be performing\u00a0in Honolulu is 100 percent\u00a0different than the show I do in\u00a0Vegas,\u201d states Fator. \u201cThe\u00a0Mirage never told me I\u00a0couldn\u2019t travel, but they did\u00a0ask me why people would\u00a0come see me in Vegas if I did\u00a0my same show on the road.\u00a0So I wrote an entirely different\u00a0show that tells the story of\u00a0how I got to Vegas. My road\u00a0show is sort of an autobiographical,\u00a0musical, epic presentation\u00a0with puppets and\u00a0impressions and all that stuff,\u00a0so it\u2019s really great.\u201d<\/p>\n

His story starts with his first\u00a0job as a janitor in his hometown\u00a0in Texas, practicing ventriloquism\u00a0and deciding to\u00a0become a professional ventriloquist.\u00a0For 25 years, he performed\u00a0at country fairs and\u00a0venues across the country\u00a0before his big win at America\u2019s\u00a0Got Talent<\/em> at age 42, and then\u00a0his multimillion-dollar deal with\u00a0The Mirage. Other upcoming\u00a0projects include a memoir, a\u00a0novel, a series of children\u2019s\u00a0books and a country music CD\u00a0titled It Starts Tonight<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope when people come\u00a0to see my show that they will\u00a0leave thrilled, excited and just\u00a0feeling on top of the world,\u00a0inspired and wanting to pick\u00a0up their hobbies again and do\u00a0something with it,\u201d says Fator.\u00a0\u201cThe show is very funny.\u00a0They\u2019re going to laugh very\u00a0hard, and it\u2019s appropriate for\u00a0families, so kids can come\u00a0too.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fator, who has been to\u00a0Hawaii many times, says he\u00a0plans to extend his trip a couple\u00a0of days on both Oahu and\u00a0Maui with girlfriend Angie, who\u00a0he\u2019s been dating for a few\u00a0months. He also is looking forward\u00a0to taking his crew to\u00a0Haleiwa Joe\u2019s, which is his\u00a0favorite restaurant on Oahu.<\/p>\n

As for the show, he\u2019s been\u00a0learning a Hawaiian song,\u00a0which will be accompanied by\u00a0a dance performance by Taylor\u00a0Makakoa. He also has a\u00a0Hawaiian puppet named Cuz\u00a0Kani Kalipa, but hasn\u2019t yet\u00a0decided if it will be included\u00a0in the show.<\/p>\n

\u201cTaylor is the president of\u00a0my company and does all the\u00a0behind-the-scenes business\u00a0work, and, of course, she\u2019s my\u00a0beautiful onstage assistant,\u00a0so every night we have a little\u00a0bit of Hawaii on stage,\u201d he\u00a0adds. \u201cAlmost all of my office\u00a0staff minus a couple of people\u00a0are from Hawaii as well, so\u00a0we\u2019re just very blessed to\u00a0have so many Hawaiians\u00a0working with us. They do a\u00a0great job and I\u2019m very much\u00a0looking forward to this show.\u00a0I know they’re certainly looking\u00a0forward to going home to\u00a0Hawaii.\u201d<\/p>\n

Showtimes are 7:30 p.m.\u00a0Tickets are available at hawaiitheatre.\u00a0com or at the box\u00a0office (call 528-0506).\u00a0Proceeds from all merchandise\u00a0sold at the show will benefit\u00a0Snowball Express and\u00a0Airpower Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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