- Don Ho
Don Ho, born Donald Tai Loy Ho, (August 13 1930 - April 14 2007) was a Hawaiian musician and entertainer. - Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman mini-bio : Nicole Mary Kidman is an Academy Award-winning actress, and one of Hollywood's leading actresses. She has also ventured into singing. In 1995, she appeard in To Die For, a satirical comedy that earned her praise from critics and she won a Golden Globe Award for her work in the film. In 2002, Kidman received an Academy Award nomination for her performance in Moulin Rouge! and in 2003 she won the Oscar for her work in The Hours. - Daniel Inouye
Daniel Inouye is the eldest son of Japanese immigrants who worked on the Hawaiian sugar plantations where Daniel was born and raised. He lived in what he described as a Japanese-American ghetto. He went to the local Hawaiian school, at which the student body was 90% ethnic Japanese. As a young boy, Daniel accidentally fell and broke his left arm in a terrible compound fracture. The local doctor, an Ear, Nose and Throat specialist, set the arm. It mended, but not well. - Daniel Akaka
U.S. Senator Daniel Kahikina Akaka is America's first Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry, and the only Chinese American member of the United States Senate. Like many of his generation, Senator Akaka's youth was interrupted by World War II. Upon graduation from high school, he served as a civilian worker then in active duty in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1943 to 1947. Following the war, Senator Akaka returned to school enrolling in the University of Hawaii. - James Campbell
James Campbell (February 4, 1826 - April 21, 1900) is the founder of the Estate of James Campbell, one of the largest and wealthiest landowners in the United States Territory of Hawai'i and present-day State of Hawai'i. It is on land owned by the heirs of James Campbell that the Second City of Kapolei is being developed, the largest and most modern of the suburbs of Honolulu. - Gabby Pahinui
Charles Philip "Gabby" or "Pops" Pahinui (April 22, 1921 - October 13, 1980) was a slack-key guitarist. Gabby was raised in the Kaka'ako area of Honolulu in the 1920s. It was impoverished at the time, very much resembling a shanty-town with small cluttered buildings and tin roofs falling apart. He spent his childhood supporting his family by selling newspapers and shining shoes. He dropped out of school after 5th grade at Pokukaina School. - Jack Lord
John Joseph Patrick Ryan (December 30, 1920 - January 21, 1998), best known by his stage name Jack Lord, was an American television, film, and Broadway actor. He was best known for his starring role as Steve McGarrett in the American television program "Hawaii Five-O" from 1968 to 1980. Lord also appeared in several classic feature films, among them "Man of the West" (1958) starring Gary Cooper. - Eddie Kamae
Eddie Kamae was born in Honolulu in 1927. He is an ukulele virtuoso, singer and composer. He is also known as a primary proponent of the "Hawaiian Cultural Renaissance". After learning to play on a found ukulele in his teens, he gained fame in Hawaii with such groups as Ukulele Rascals and Ray Kinney's Orchestra. With famous slack-key guitarist Gabby Pahinui, he later founded Sons of Hawaii, a now-legendary Hawaiian band. - Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki , who was Apple's software evangelist, is passionate about the idea that products and services reach critical mass 'because mere mortals spread the word for you.' He also has noted that the people who developed the original Macintosh didn't really have any idea of what people would do with the machine-and thus how its users would influence its development. We're wired to create patterns, but that doesn't mean the first patterns are necessarily useful. - Joe Moore
Joe Moore is a United States television personality. He is known mainly as the principal news anchor at KHON-TV in Honolulu, Hawaii; the state's Fox affiliate and highest-rated station. Moore is however also an amateur actor and playwright. He also has appeared on various television shows and live theatrical productions. - Arthur Lyman
Arthur Lyman (February 2, 1932 - February 24, 2002) popularized a jazzy style of Hawaiian music during the 1950s, and gathered a following as a purveyor of so-called exotic music or Exotica. As a child, Lyman moved to the large Hawaiian city of Honolulu, where he became interested in the music of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton. He learned to play along with their records on a toy marimba. - Frank Fasi
Frank Francis Fasi (born August 27, 1920) is a United States politician having the distinction as the longest serving Mayor of Honolulu in Honolulu, Hawaii. He also served as a territorial senator and member of the Honolulu City Council. A perennial candidate for Hawaii offices, Fasi is popularly credited for having built the foundations on which Honolulu now thrives as one of the largest modern municipalities in the nation. - Kelly Preston
Kelly Kamalelehua Palzis Preston-Travolta (born October 13,1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actress. She is mostly famous for being an actress and the wife of actor John Travolta. - Mason Jennings
Mason Jennings (born 1975 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Minnesota-based pop-folk singer-songwriter. He is well known for his simple yet catchy melodies, intimate lyrics, literary and historical themes, and unique voice. His music has appeared in the surf film "Shelter" and he has toured extensively. Jennings is married to Amy Turany Jennings and has 2 sons. Born in Hawaii, Jennings moved with his family to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at an early age. - Cynthia Thielen
Cynthia Thielen is a Republican member of the Hawaii House of Representatives and was the Republican nominee for United States Senate in 2006, challenging incumbent Democrat Daniel Akaka. She lost to Akaka, 62% to 35%, in the general election. Thielen was born in Honolulu and attended the University of Hawaii, graduating with a degree in law. She is a founding member of the Law Review. Thielen has served as State Representative since 1990, … - Sailor Jerry
Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins (born 1911, died 1973) is considered the foremost American tattoo artist of his time. He expanded the array of colors available by developing his own safe pigments. He created needle formations that embedded pigment with much less trauma to the skin, and he was one of the first to utilize single-use needles and hospital-quality sterilization. - Gerry Lopez
Gerry Lopez, aka "Mr. Pipeline," (born November 7, 1948, Honolulu, Hawaii) is a world-renowned surfer and occasional film actor. He won the prestigious Pipe Masters competition in 1972 and 1973. In 1982 he co-starred in the film "Conan the Barbarian" with Arnold Schwarzenegger. Other film appearances include "Big Wednesday" (1978), "North Shore" (1987), and "Farewell to the King" (1989). He has also appeared in numerous surfing documentaries, … - Glen Grant
Glen Grant was a Hawaiian historian, author and folklorist. He was primarily known for his Obake Files, a collection of articles and stories regarding native and imported folktales and mythology in Hawaii. Grant was also the author of the "Chicken skin" series of ghost story anthologies, as well as host of the long-running radio show of the same name. - Jerome Williams
Jerome Lee Williams (born December 4, 1981 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He has played with the San Francisco Giants (2003-2005), the Chicago Cubs (2005-2006), and the Washington Nationals (2007). Williams was a Giants' 1st-round draft pick in the 1999 entry draft, the 39th overall selection. He was a regular starter in the Giants rotation in 2003-2004, going 7-5 with a 3.30 ERA in 2003 and 10-7 with a 4.24 ERA in 2004. - James Walker
James Walker is a marathon runner from Guam. He participated in the Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's Marathon, finishing 90th at 2:56:32. His personal best is 2:52:08, from Honolulu 1987. - Ryan Miller
Ryan Seth James Miller was born in 1974 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to a family of four brothers. His older two brothers, Rand and Robyn Miller founded a company named Cyan (later changed to Cyan Worlds), which Ryan went to work for officially in 1995. As a child Ryan moved about a lot and lived in many places such as Honolulu, Philadelphia, Texas, Haiti and Seattle. - Mark Dacascos
Mark Dacascos (born February 26, 1964, Honolulu, Hawaii) is an actor and martial arts expert, winning numerous karate and kung fu championships between the ages of 9 and 18. He has been featured in many action films such as "Only The Strong", "Double Dragon", "Crying Freeman" and "Cradle 2 the Grave". - Calvin Say
Calvin K.Y. Say (born February 1, 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a politician of the United States. He currently serves as Speaker of the House in the Hawaii State House of Representatives of the Hawaii State Legislature. Calvin Say (from the state page) Born: February 1, 1952 Personal Married to wife Cora; children Geoffrey and Jared Education: St. Louis High School; University of Hawaii at Manoa, BEd Business: President, Kotake Shokai, Ltd. - Togiola Tulafono
Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (born 1947) is the Governor of American Samoa. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He had previously served as Lieutenant Governor, since January 1997. He was Lieutenant Governor when, on March 26, 2003, Governor Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia died. Tulifono became Acting Governor, and officially became Governor on April 7, 2003. He was reelected to a full 4-year term in the November 2004 elections. - Randy Iwase
Randall Y. "Randy" Iwase (born December 1, 1947, in Honolulu) is a former Hawaii State Senator. In 2006 he announced his candidacy for the Hawaii Democratic Party's nomination for Governor of Hawaii. He ran on a platform emphasising reform in the education sector, citing his beliefs in the importance of universal education learned from his own working class background. The popular incumbent Republican governor defeated Iwase by a substantial margin, … - Barbara Marshall
Barbara Marshall (born March 5, 1944) is an American television broadcast journalist and elected official, currently serving as Chairman of the Honolulu City Council in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is one of the first women to hold the office. Marshall is known throughout Hawaii for a decades-long career as an investigative journalist, consumer advocate, documentary filmmaker, news anchor and reporter for KHON television station, … - James Aiona
James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. (born June 8, 1955), is the current Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii. He is of Chinese, Portuguese and Hawaiian descent. Prior to his election to the office in 2002, he was a jurist, serving both as an attorney and a judge for the state. He got his nickname "Duke", named after Dodgers centerfielder Duke Snider, from his father, James Aiona, Sr. - Shane Komine
Shane Kenji Komine (born October 18, 1980 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a right-handed major-league pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He made his major league debut against the Toronto Blue Jays on July 30, 2006 (6 IP, 1 ER, 4 BB, 1 K). He is the third American-born player of full Japanese ancestry in Major League history, after Ryan Kurosaki and Lenn Sakata. - Maryanne Kusaka
Maryanne Kusaka, American politician and former Mayor of the County of Kaua'i. She was mayor of Kauai from 1994 to 2002. A career Republican, Kusaka sought a seat in the Hawai'i State Senate in 2004 but lost to the Democratic Party's Gary Hooser by 16,274 votes to 8,270. Kusaka was born in Kamuela on the Big Island of Hawai'i. She was raised in Hana on the island of Maui. - Erin Gray
Erin Gray, born January 7, 1950 in Honolulu, Hawaii is an American actress, best known for her roles as Kate Summers in the situation comedy "Silver Spoons" and as Colonel Wilma Deering in the science fiction TV series "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century." - Thurston Twigg-Smith
Thurston Twigg-Smith a fifth generation Hawaii native, was born in 1921 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is the son of William and Margaret Thurston Twigg-Smith, the great-great grandson of Asa and Lucy Goodale Thurston—who were pioneer missionaries to the Islands of Hawaii—and the grandson of Lorrin A. Thurston, who played a key role in the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. - Don Blanding
Donald Benson Blanding (November 7, 1894-June 9, 1957) was an American poet who sentimentalized warm climates and was sometimes described as "poet laureate of Hawaii". He was also known as a journalist, author of prose, illustrator, and speaker. Blanding was born on November 7, 1894, in Kingfisher, Oklahoma (in the period as a territory prior to that state's creation). He trained between 1913 and 1915 at the Art Institute of Chicago. - Jesse Sapolu
Manase Jesse Sapolu (born March 10, 1961, Laie, Hawai'i) is a former football player in the National Football League. Sapolu played both center and offensive guard, and spent his entire career in a San Francisco 49ers uniform. Jesse Sapolu attended Farrington High School and the University of Hawaii in Honolulu. Standing 6 feet 4 inches, 278 lbs., was selected by the Oakland Invaders in the 17th round (199th pick overall) of 1983 USFL draft, … - Justin Wayne
Justin Morgan Wayne (born April 16, 1979) is an American professional baseball pitcher. Wayne is from Honolulu, Hawaii, and an alumnus of Punahou School. - Keiko Bonk
Keiko Cecilia Bonk (born July 13, 1954) is an American activist, artist, musician and politician working in the state of Hawaii. She was the highest ranking elected Green Party member in the United States, having been the first from the party elected to a countywide leadership position. She served the County of Hawaii as its chairman from 1995 to 1996. With the support of presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Bonk achieved strong showings campaigning for county mayor. - Chris Lam
Chris Lam (b. 1983 in Honolulu) is an amateur tennis player and is a freshman at Santa Clara University. He is ranked 53rd in the USA in doubles with partner Rick Ruso and was runner-up in the USTA National Amateur Championship during the summer of 2001. He has a 59-34 record. - Ken Wilson
Ken Wilson (born 1947) is an American sportscaster and former play-by-play hockey announcer for the St. Louis Blues on Fox Sports Net Midwest and KPLR.. He was the first announcer for the Seattle Mariners, along with Dave Niehaus, from 1977-1982. From 1983-1985, he did play-by-play for the Cincinnati Reds TV Network. During the 1985 season, Ken Wilson, working with Joe Morgan, called Pete Rose's 4192nd hit that broke Ty Cobb's all time record. - Masami Teraoka
Masami Teraoka (born 1936) is a contemporary artist known for his watercolor paintings which mimic use of the traditional Japanese woodblock prints. His pieces blend reality with fantasy, humor with commentary, history with the present. Masami was born in 1936 in the town of Onomichi, between Hiroshima and Osaka, Japan. He studied art from 1954-59 at the Kwansei Gakuin University in Kobe, Japan where he received his B.A. in Aesthetics, … - John Owen Dominis
John, Prince Consort of Hawaii (John Owen Dominis) (styled His Royal Highness John, Prince Consort of Hawaii) (10 March 1832 - 27 August 1891) was an American-born statesman, Prince Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii and royal governor of the islands of Oahu and Maui in the present-day United States. Dominis was married to Queen Liliuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaii. John Owen Dominis was born in Schenectady, New York. - Alfred Preis
Alfred Preis (1911-March 29, 1993) designed the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. Preis, who was born in Austria, and lived in Honolulu was detained for three months at the Sand Island Detainment Camp in Hawaii after the December 7, 1941 attack as part of the internment policy of Japanese and German Americans. The memorial, which was dedicated by John F. Kennedy in 1962, …
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