Singer/musician/composer/entertainer John Ondraszyk is known professionally as "Five for Fighting." FFF loves his family, and he loves Hawaii, and he showed his love for each Tuesday evening at Blue Note Hawaii in Honolulu.

Ondraszyk and his wife honeymooned in Honolulu years ago. While performing at a Hawaii luau years later, he invited his 6-year-old daughter, Olivia, on stage, where she confidently pushed him aside and sang Dolly Parton's "Jolene" to a delighted audience. Olivia is now 24 years old and sings professionally as half of the duet, "Lace and Lee." John told the luau story on Tuesday, then surprised the audience by inviting Lace and Lee on stage to sing "Jolene" again. The audience was delighted, and Ondraszyk was understandably proud. After the young ladies left the stage, he smiled, remarked on the aging of his daughter and himself, and wondered aloud whether there was a song he could perform that spoke to the passage of time in our lives. If so, this would be an ideal time to play it. Of course, his hit song "100 Years" is exactly about this, and he immediately launched into this tune.

He reinforced his attachment to the Aloha state by playing "All for One," the song he composed for the hundredth episode of "Hawaii 5-0." Because his band seldom plays this number, he apologized to the table in the front row before blocking their view with a music stand to remind him of the lyrics.

John is a longtime supporter of the US military, and he spoke of his commitment to supporting our troops, including performing at USO shows around the world. He played a version of his hit song "Superman," which he had modified to honor one of the hostages recently freed from captivity in Gaza. He followed with "Two Lights," a song honoring the families of soldiers waiting at home to learn if their loved one in a combat zone was dead or alive.

FFF played for only a little over an hour, but it was an entertaining hour.