The Tau Moe Family is one of the most versatile and dynamic Hawaiian musical groups whose love for the islands reached fans across the world. Tau was born in Samoa but was raised in the north shore of Oahu and Rose Kaohu was from the Big Island. Tau and Rose Moe met while taking a steel guitar lessons from M.K. Moke in Honolulu. They decided to join the "Royal Samoan Dancers" and traveled to perform at the 1929 Carnival Fair in Manila, where they were a huge success. In the next six months, Rose and Tau met up with a number of musicians and traveled extensively throughout Japan and China. In Japan they met Dan Pokipala and made their first recording with Columbia records in Tokyo. They made another recording for RCA Victor after returning from a performance in Shanghai. They continued to travel and entertain and when their two children were old enough, they became a part of the act as well. After five decades of non-stop entertaining on the road, Tau decided to retire and settle his family in Laie, a small community in the North Shore where he grew up. Rose passed away in 2000 and Tau passed away in 2004 at the age of 94.
Bob Brozman-Official Website, "Tau Moe Family", Bob Brozman, http://www.bobbrozman.com/taumoe.html (Accessed October 26, 2010)
Todaro, Tony. Golden Years of Hawaiian Entertainment. Honolulu: Tony Todaro Publishing Co, 1974. (Page 330).
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