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At at 5, Mike Ching was amazed by magic as he saw magician MARK WILSON float lovely NANI DARNELL in the air and thought to himself, “What a COOL job!“. He then read every magic book he could find in the Pauoa Elementary School Library, the Hawaii State Library, and Kalani High Library where his dad, “FALCONS” coach WILFRED CHING worked.		Mark Wilson and Nani Darnell of "The Magic Land of Alakazam"
Mike's family is eclectic and creative. His brother is celebrated native wildlife artist PATRICK CHING. His sister LISA VIDINHA heads Kuakini Hospitals Respiratory department. His “baby” sis COLETTE is a Navy communications specialist. Mom & Dad NORMA & WILFRED CHING are retired Educators from Lanakila Elementary and Kalani, respectively. Unable to afford expensive magic props, Mike began to make his own out of cardboard, paper, rubber bands, and scraps of plastic, designing many original ideas in the process. He soon taught himself carpentry and, on his own and at age 14, began building big stage Illusions.		The Chings: 1/4 Chinese, half Portugese, & Irish?, Hawaiian?

High School: Preparing To Levitate Ms. Vernette Ferreira At age 6, Mike's first real magic teacher was the Legendary Jimmy “Tengu” Yoshida, “Hawaii’s Godfather of Magic”. At age 11, Mike hooked up with a gang of 5 young magicians (known locally as “the Wild Bunch”) and, on weekends, began doing shows “professionally" for $25. Graduating from Moanalua High School, Mike became a Communications & Theater double-major at both Leeward Community College and the University of Hawaii Manoa.
		Mike's first teacher, the Legendary Jimmy Yoshida
Age 26 - Convention Show Creator Mike has always excelled in sales and entertainment. While in college, he narrated SEA LIFE PARK'S “Ocean Science Theater“ and “Whalers‘ Cove“ Shows. In his 20s, he was a staple in Hawaii's booming Convention Industry. He created special characters for themed parties and flew to the neighbor islands and the mainland to perform Stage and Strolling Magic for huge firms such as PILLSBURY, the LA DODGERS, APPLE and WANG COMPUTERS.		"Into thin air vanishes the 780-pound ARCTIC CAT Snowmobile ... " This is one of many original Illusions Mike produced for Convention audiences

Weekends were spent reporting NEWS on the KAIM Radio Show hosted by" HAWAII FIVE-O" Star KAM FONG. A lifelong fascination with objects that float in space led to his 1991 Magic Book “NEW ANIMATIONS” which was quickly snapped up by Pro Performers. Magicians from around the world considered it to be the best book of its kind. MELINDA owns a copy of Mike's book "NEW ANIMATIONS"

Lately, Mike has been enthusiastically consulted by top Las Vegas magicians for his original ideas & designs. Performers such as “Magician of the Year” JEFF MCBRIDE called to arrange use of Mike’s original “Floating Dragon Pearl” effect (©2004). Even the biggest Magician on the Strip today, LANCE BURTON acknowledges that he often reads Mike's “Dancing Handkerchief" book and has began doing a version of the effect in his deluxe show at the MONTE CARLO. Other famous magicians who own Mike's book include SIEGFRIED & ROY, DAVID COPPERFIELD, MARK WILSON, “DIMMARE“, KEVIN JAMES, JOSEPH GABRIEL, THE PENDRAGONS and NEIL PATRICK HARRIS (better known as “Doogie Howser, MD”).		Mike winning a Magician's Costume Ball as BEETLEJUICE with the PENDRAGONS and LANCE BURTON

Mike is the past President of the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.), and has won Awards in every Magic or Comedy competition he ever entered. He consults on many Shows, Conventions and Waikiki Productions: Frank DeLima, Glenn Medeiros, “Yes!”, “Yes! Encore!’ and Ken Noyle's theatrical séance production “Phantasma” at INDIGO. When Jon Hirokawa was first planning “MAGIC OF POLYNESIA“, he called Mike for advice nearly every other day. Mike directed Jon's original show at the HALE KOA HOTEL and created several Grand Scale Illusions for the CHINESE BICENTENNIAL BANQUET and the MISS HAWAII PAGEANT.		Mike designing Giant Ultraviolet Creatures for "NEMO SOUZA'S MYSTERIOUS ISLANDS" "FIRST NIGHT" - 1989

Special EFX: A Giant walking "Ultraviolet" Spider (7' across!) thrills guests at a charity event. (Design © Mike Ching 2005)

MAKING A SPECTACLE OF THEMSELVES Glen Medeiros appears as "David Coppertone" doing a bit of Magic with Frank DeLima as Assistant "Foo Ling Yu". (Honolulu Advertiser Photo by David Scull) Mike also designs effects for some of Hawaii's best-known entertainers.

Among the celebrities Mike has encountered during his career are: JACK LORD, TOM SELLECK, LYNN WAIHEE, JOHN WAIHEE, GOVERNOR LINDA LINGLE, DAVID COPPERFIELD, SIEGFRIED & ROY, PAUL DANIELS, LANCE BURTON, DICK CLARK, comic LOUIE ANDERSON, PENN & TELLER, RICH LITTLE, “CHARO“, DON HO, RAP REPLINGER, FRANK DELIMA, ANDY BUMATAI, GLEN MEDEIROS, JAMES GRANT BENTON, RONN LUCAS, RED SKELTON, MICHAEL DAVIS, MICHAEL MARLIN, THE UNKNOWN COMIC, KAREN KEAWIHAWAII, STEVE MARTIN, DOUG HENNING, Saturday Night Live head writer A WHITNEY BROWN (with the “BIG PICTURE”), KAM FONG, MOTLEY CRU, DEF LEPPARD, ISRAEL KAMAKAWIWAOLE, MUHAMMAD ALI, KEVIN JAMES, and many more.		Mike as the first Performer on Ala Moana's NEW CenterStage!

Mike also helps with fundraisers,
pulling in many thousands of dollars
for local charities by producing & performing
at numerous Community Service Events: