 In 1974 he helped create the comedy ensemble Booga Booga with James Grant Benton and Ed Ka'ahea.In 1982 he received an Emmy Award and bronze medal from the International Film and Television Festival of New York for "Most Outstanding Television Production" for his TV special "Rap′s Hawaii", which he wrote and starred in.Rap's writing, performance, and comic genius was part of the Hawaiian Renaissance of the 1970s and 80s.