List of people from Hawaii
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'''[[Hawaii|Hawai`i]]''' has been home to many notable people that have become well-known beyond the shores of the islands. Listed below are celebrities that have called Hawai`i home during some significant part of their lives.
See also:
* A list of [[List of Native Hawaiians|notable people of Native Hawaiian ancestry]]
* A list of [[List of Hawaii politicians|notable politicians of Hawai`i]]
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==A==
*[[Brian Adams (wrestler)|Brian Adams]] (born [[1964]]) in [[Kona]], [[Hawaii]], professional wrestler
*[[Benny Agbayani]], professional baseball player, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Keiko Agena]], actress, [[Gilmore Girls]], born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[SHAG (Josh Agle)|Josh Agle]], a.k.a. Shag, artist
*[[Daniel K. Akaka]], first native Hawaiian US Senator
*[[Akebono Tarō]] (born Chad Rowan), sumo wrestler born in [[Waimanalo]] [[Hawaii]].
*[[AkuA]] (born [[1981]]) in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]], professional wrestler for [[AZW]]
*[[Renee Alway]] (born [[1986]] in [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]]) ([[Model (person)|model]]) Second runner-up of [[America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8]].
*[[Wally Amos]] founder and owner of [[Famous Amos Cookies]], lives in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Naveen Andrews]] actor in [[Lost (TV series)]], current resident of [[Hawaii]].
*[[Alfred Aholo Apak]]a (1919-1960), known as The Golden Voice of Hawaii.
*[[Chang Apana]], folk figure who inspired [[Charlie Chan]]; worked for the [[Honolulu]] Police Department
*[[S. Haunani Apoliona]], Office of Hawaiian Affairs Trustee; Chairperson of OHA Board of Trustees
*[[George Ariyoshi]], first Japanese-American elected governor
*[[Samuel C. Armstrong]], American Civil War general and founder of [[Hampton University]]
==B==
*[[Raymond Bailey]] actor from [[The Beverly Hillbillies]] television show. He worked on a plantation before becoming an actor.
*[[Buck Baker]] or [[Dr. William Baker]] conductor
*[[Robert Ballard|Bob Ballard]], discoverer of Titanic wreck, received degree from the [[University of Hawaii]].
*[[Gabe Baltazar]], a jazz [[alto]] [[saxophonist]] of [[Filipino people|Philippine descent]].
*[[Angela Perez Baraquio]], Miss America 2001
*[[Danny Barcelona]], [[Filipino-American]] jazz-band [[drummer]] for [[Louis Armstrong]].
*[[Donn Beach]] restauranteer of [[Don the Beachcomber]] [[tiki]] restaurant. He died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Larry Beil]] Journalist, graduated from the [[University of Hawaii]] at [[Manoa]] with a Bachelor's degree in journalism.
*[[Barbi Benton]] model/actress, has a home in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Greg Beeman]], director-producer
*[[Henri Berger]], composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaii.
*[[Hiram Bingham I]], missionary
*[[Hiram Bingham II]], missionary
*[[Hiram Bingham III]], US Senator from Connecticut, discovered Macchu Picchu
*[[Bernice Pauahi Bishop]], [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiian]] princess and philanthropist
*[[Charles Reed Bishop]], banker, philanthropist, husband of [[Bernice Pauahi Bishop]]
*[[Bill Bixby]] actor/director
*[[Don Blanding]], poet.
*[[Richard Blood]], professional wrestler also known as [[Ricky The Dragon Steamboat]] or [[Ricky Steamboat]] or [[Rick Steamboat]] born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Daryl Bonilla]] Hawaii based actor, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Richard Boone]] actor, who lived in [[Hawaii]] for seven years.
*[[Robert Sidney Bowen]], an author, died of cancer in [[Honolulu]] in 1977.
*[[Beau Bridges]] actor, attended [[University of Hawaii]] at [[Manoa]].
*[[Solomon Kekipi Bright]] (1909-1992) songwriter, performer of The Hawaiian Cowboy.
*[[Darin Brooks]] actor on [[Days of Our Lives]] born in
*[[Jason Brooks]] actor, splits time between [[Hawaii]] and [[Los Angeles]].
*[[Jeremy Broomfield]] self-made stockbroker
*[[Ron Brown]] Hapa-Hawaiian Radio Personality Krater 96. [[Kakalia Ohana]]
*[[Bulldog_(actor)|Bulldog]] Hawaii based actor.
*[[Andy Bumatai]] Hawaii based comedian and actor.
*[[Ray Bumatai]] Hawaii based actor and producer. He died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[John A. Burns]], Second Governor of [[Hawaii]] from 1962 to 1974; interred at [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Brian Burton]] aka 'Danger Mouse', actor, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Eric Byler]] director, ''[[Charlotte Sometimes (film)|charlotte sometimes]]'', ''[[Americanese]]''; attended [[Moanalua High School]] [[Honolulu]].
==C==
*[[William Robert Caddy]] [[World War II]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient; interred at [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Daryl Cagle]], editorial cartoonist
*[[Sarah Wayne Callies]], actress
*[[James Campbell]], founder of the ''Estate of James Campbell'', a major landowner in Hawaii.
*[[Joseph Campbell]] author, lived and died in [[Honolulu]]
*[[Glenn Cannon]] actor, Co-director of the Cinematic and Digital Arts Program at the [[University of Hawaii]] at [[Manoa]].
*[[George Ham Cannon]] [[World War II]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Steve Carlson (singer)|Steve Carlson]] musician, lived in [[Maui]] for 2 years.
*[[Tia Carrere]], singer, actress
*[[Alexander Cartwright]], father of American baseball
*[[Josh Casaubon]] actor, stationed in [[Hawaii]] for four years with the United States Army.
*[[Steve Case]], former Chairman and CEO of America Online
*[[Benjamin J. Cayetano]], first Filipino American governor
*[[Cedric Ceballos]] basketball player/rap artist
*[[Byron Chamberlain]] athlete, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Michael Chamberlain]] film director, current resident of [[Honolulu]].
*[[Richard Chamberlain]] actor, current resident of Hawaii.
*[[Wah Chang]] Hollywood designer
*[[Ben Chapman (actor)|Ben Chapman]] actor, longtime resident of [[Oahu]], [[Hawaii]].
*[[Duane Chapman|Duane "DOG" Chapman]], bounty hunter, lived in [[Hawaii]] since 1989.
*[[Leland Chapman]] bounty hunter, son of [[Duane Chapman|Duane "DOG" Chapman]] lives in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Tim Chapman]] bounty hunter, lived in [[Hawaii]] since 1992; works with [[Duane Chapman|Duane "DOG" Chapman]].
*[[Charo]] entertainer, longtime resident.
*[[Tom Cheney (cartoonist)|Tom Cheney]], cartoonist
*[[Brian Ching]], professional soccer (football) player for the [[United States men's national soccer team|US Men's National Team]] and [[Houston Dynamo]] of [[Major League Soccer]].
*[[Elliott Cho]] actor, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Kam Fong Chun]], actor
*[[Herbert Choy]], first Asian-American federal judge in U.S. history
*[[Sam Choy]], chef
*[[Bryan Clay]], Olympic athlete
*[[Archibald Cleghorn]], father of [[Victoria Kaiulani|Princess Victoria Kaiulani]], and husband of [[Miriam Likelike|Princess Miriam K. Likelike]]
*[[Harlan Cleveland]], [[DIKW]]
*[[Ed Cobb]] singer, member of the group [[The Four Preps]]
*[[Scott Coffey]] actor, born in [[Hawaii]] studied in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Francis Judd Cooke]], composer
*[[Captain James Cook]] British explorer; originally buried in [[Kealakekua Bay]].
*[[Mother Marianne Cope]] the successor to [[Father Damien]]; nicknamed
*[[David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]], illusionist, early career at Pagoda Hotel
*[[Matt Corboy]] actor, born and raised in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Ed Corney]], IFBB Hall of Fame Bodybuilder.
*[[John P. Craven PhD, JD]] ocean engineering scientist, developer of OTEC and law professor
*[[Buster Crabbe]], athlete and actor, studied at the [[Punahou School]] in [[Honolulu]].
*Princess [[Victoria Kaiulani]] Cleghorn, last Hawaiian princess
*[[Richard E. Cunha]] cinematographer
==D==
*[[Mark Dacascos]], actor & martial artist, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Anthony Peter Damato]] [[World War II]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient
*[[Father Damien]], Priest, Missionary to the Lepers of Molokai, Beatified
*[[Ron Darling]], baseball player, born and raised in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Gavan Daws]], ''Shoal of Time'' author, Hawaiiana historian.
*[[Frank Delima]], comedian
*[[Richard Denning]] actor
*[[Martin Denny]] composer
*[[Benjamin Dillingham]], businessman
*[[Walter F. Dillingham]], industrialist
*[[Jimmie Dodd]] actor, died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[James Dole|James Drummond Dole]], pineapple magnate
*[[Sanford B. Dole]], territorial governor
*[[Richard Donner]] director, owns a beach house in [[Hawaii]].
*[[David Douglas]] botanist; namesake for [[Douglas-fir]] tree
*[[Doris Duke]], heiress, owner of "Shangri-La" residence on Black Point.
*[[Joseph Dodd]] Famous Missionary to Mississippi, Mexico and all of North America
==E==
*[[Aaron Eckhart]] actor, lived in [[Hawaii]] after high school.
*[[Walter Edwards]] silent film director, died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Yvonne Elliman]], singer
*[[Kate Elliott]], science fiction-fantasy writer
*[[Georgia Engel]], actress in [[The Mary Tyler Moore Show|''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'']], [[Coach (TV series)|''Coach'']], and [[Everybody Loves Raymond|''Everybody Loves Raymond'']].
*[[Jean Erdman]], dancer, choreographer
*[[Brian Evans]], actor/musician/politician, lives in [[Wailea]], [[Hawaii]].
*[[Neil Everett]], ESPN sportcaster
==F==
*[[Nuu Faaola]], former NFL running back
*[[Mary Elizabeth Pruett Farrington]] [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] congressional representative
*[[Scott Feldman (baseball player)|Scott Feldman]], baseball pitcher
*[[Sid Fernandez]], baseball pitcher, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Hiram Leong Fong]] first Chinese-American United States [[Senator]] from [[Hawaii]]; interred at [[Nuuanu Cemetery]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Kam Fong]] police officer/actor
*[[Leo Ford]] ,actor, operated Pacific Paradise Tours
*[[Patricia Ford]], model
*[[Herman Frazier]], 1976 Olympic gold medalist, head of 2004 U.S. Olympic team.
*[[Harry Fujiwara]], professional wrestler, born in [[Hawaii]].
==G==
*[[David Gallaher]], writer, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Brickwood Galuteria]] politician, elected chair of the [[Hawaii Democratic Party]] in 2004.
*[[Ernest Raymond Beaumont Gantt]], restauranteur of [[Don the Beachcomber]] [[tiki]] restaurant/bar phenomenon
*[[Loyal Garner]], singer
*[[Brian Gaskill]] actor, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Thomas Gill]], lieutenant governor and US Representative.
*[[Henry G. Ginaca]], engineer and inventor of the machine that peeled and cored pineapples being prepared for canning.
*[[Jeffrey Gold]] film director, former resident of [[Honolulu]].
*[[Gary Goldman]] producer; graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Life Drawing and Art History from the [[University of Hawaii]] in December 1971.
*[[Ah Chew Goo]] former coach of the University of Hawaii men's basketball team and a star high school basketball player
*[[Lauren Graham]], TV Actress
*[[Glen Grant]], folklorist and author
*[[Larry Grant]] actor, died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Erin Gray]], actress
*[[Joseph Grimes]], linguist, project leader for [[Hawaiian Pidgin]] Bible
*[[Dave Guard]], singer with [[Kingston Trio]]; born in [[Hawaii]].
==H==
*[[Bethany Hamilton]], shark attack survivor, surfer
*[[Laird Hamilton]], surfer, monster wave rider, inventor of tow-in surfing.
*[[Lance Hahn]], musician, formerly of the band [[Beck]] born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Kayo Hatta]], film director
*[[Hilo Hattie]] also known as [[Clara H. Nelson]]; [[Hawaii]]an entertainer; interred at [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]] in [[Honolulu]]; born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Dick Haymes]] actor, lived in [[Hawaii]] in 1953.
*[[Michael Haynes III]], professional wrestler, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema]] author, resident of [[Hawaii]].
*[[Cecil Heftel]], United States Representative and businessman.
*[[George Helm]], Kahoolawe Ohana activist
*[[Marie Helvin]], top model of the 1970s and 1980s
*[[George Herbig]], astronomer
*[[John Hillerman]], actor, best known for his role in [[Magnum P.I.]]
*[[Barron Hilton]], heir of Hilton Hotel chain, was stationed in HI in WW II.
*[[Don Ho]], entertainer; born in [[Kakaako]] and died near [[Waikiki Beach]].
*[[Hoku Ho]], singer
*[[Joe Hoffman]], Musician, [[Jazz Pioneers]],Dixieland Jazz band.{{Fact|date = May 2008}}
*[[Michael Hoffman]] film director, born in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Josh Holloway]] actor on the television show [[Lost (TV series)]] in [[Hawaii Kai]], [[Honolulu]].
*[[Garrett Hongo]], Japanese-American poet
*[[Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu]], singer featured in ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]''
*[[Robert T. Hoshibata]], [[Bishop]] of the [[United Methodist Church]] .
*[[Christian Hosoi]] professional skateboarder of [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiian]] descent.
*[[Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha Houston]], United States Representative from the Territory of Hawaii
*[[Kelly Hu]], actress, [[Miss Teen USA]] 1985
*[[Matthias Hues]] actor, moved to [[Hawaii]].
*[[Kathryn Hulme]], author of ''[[The Nun's Story]]''
==I==
*[[Curtis Iaukea]], Secretary of Foreign Affairs for the Kingdom of Hawaii
*[[Carrie Ann Inaba]], actress and choreographer
*[[Daniel K. Inouye]], United States Senator from 1963 for [[Hawaii]].
*[[Andy Irons]], surfer
*[[Yuna Ito]], Japanese pop singer from [[Honolulu]].
==J==
*[[Thomas Jaggar]], geologist and founder of the [[Hawaiian Volcano Observatory]]
*[[William Paul Jarrett]], United States Representative from the Territory of Hawaii.
*[[William Jefferson]] actor, died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[The Rock (entertainer)|Dwayne Johnson]], professional wrestler and actor known as "The Rock"
*[[Jack Johnson (musician)|Jack Johnson]], singer, musician, songwriter, and documentary filmmaker, born in [[Oahu]].
*[[Cris Judd]] actor, partly raised in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Gerrit P. Judd]], missionary and advisor
==K==
*[[Kaahumanu|Ka‘ahumanu]], Hawaiian queen
*[[Duke Paoa Kahanamoku]], Olympic swimmer and ambassador of surfing, born and died in [[Honolulu]]; interred at [[Oahu Cemetery]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Carole Kai]], singer and philanthropist.
*[[Henry J. Kaiser]], industrialist
*[[Victoria Kaiulani]], [[Hawaii]]an princess; interred at [[Royal Mausoleum]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[David Kalakaua|David Kalākaua]], king, interred at [[Royal Mausoleum]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Harry Kalas]], sportcaster
*[[Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole]], Prince of Hawaii
*[[Daniel Kaleikini Jr.]], entertainer, named Hawaii's Ambassador of Aloha by Gov John Waihee in 1988.
*[[Emma Kaleleonalani]] Hawaiian monarch
*[[Israel Kamakawiwo'ole|Israel Kamakawiwo‘ole]], entertainer and singer
*[[Stacy Kamano]], actress
*[[Kamehameha I]], monarch that united the Hawaiian islands; interred at [[Royal Mausoleum]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Kamehameha V]], last of the Hawaiian ali'i dynasty.
*[[Gilbert Lani Kauhi]], actor
*[[Kaumualii]]; last king of [[Kauai]]
*[[Guy Kawasaki]], official [[Apple Computer]] [[Apple evangelist|evangelist]]
*[[Ruth Keelikolani|Princess Ruth Keelikolani]], Princess of the Kingdom of Hawaii, and in her lifetime, the largest landowner in Hawaii, whose lands would later become the Bishop Estate
*[[Klaus Keil]], geologist, known for mineral ''keilite''
*[[Rabbit Kekai]] professional surfer, mentor was [[Duke Kahanamoku]], born in [[Honolulu]]. He teaches surfing in [[Waikiki Beach]].
*[[Douglas Kennedy]] actor, died in [[Honolulu]]; interred at [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Douglas Kenney]] actor, died in [[Kauai]].
*[[Ed Kenney]], actor and singer
*[[Keopuolani]]; Hawaiian queen
*[[Isaac C. Kidd]]; [[World War II]] [[Medal of Honor]] recipient; died in [[Pearl Harbor]]; interred at [[USS Arizona (BB-39)|USS Arizona]] Memorial.
*[[Nicole Kidman]], actress, born in [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]].
*[[Harry Kim (politician)|Harry Kim]], first Korean-American elected mayor in US
*[[Samuel Wilder King]], Governor of the Territory of Hawaii and United States Representative from the Territory of Hawaii.
*[[Robert Kiyosaki]], author of financial books
*[[Terence Knapp]], actor and director, lives in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Adney Y. Komatsu]], General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
*[[Konishiki]] (born Salevaa Atisanoe), sumo wrestler
*[[Shogo Kubo]] professional skater, lives with his family in [[Oahu]].
*[[Clyde Kusatsu]] actor, born in [[Honolulu]] and graduated [[Iolani]] High School.
==L==
*[[Bu Laia]], comedian
*[[Mike Lambert]], USA national volleyball team, AVP mvp
*[[George Parsons Lathrop]], journalist, poet
*[[Brook Mahealani Lee]], [[Miss Universe]] 1997
*[[Christopher Lee]], former president of production for [[TriStar Pictures]]; is now Chairman of the new [[Academy for Creative Media]] for the [[University of Hawaii]].
*[[Vicki Lawrence]] actress, entertainer, (she lived in Maui after the Carol Burnett Show and returned to California.)
*[[George Lazenby]] actor, owns a home in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Jason Scott Lee]], actor of [[Native Hawaiians|Hawaiian]] descent; graduate of Pearl City High School.
*[[Freddie Letuli]] also known as ''Father of the Knife Dance'' and ''Paramount Chief in American Samoa''
*[[Rob Levin]], founder of the [[freenode]] IRC network and Executive Director of the [[PDPC]]
*[[Liliuokalani|Lili‘uokalani]], Queen, last Hawaiian monarch, interred at [[Royal Mausoleum]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[John C. Lilly]], dolphin scientist
*[[Charles A. Lindbergh]] aviator, died in [[Kipahulu]], [[Maui]].
*[[Oren Ethelbirt Long]] first governor of [[Hawaii]]; interred at [[Oahu Cemetery]] in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Tai Sing Loo]] Photographer, Born in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Gerry López]], professional surfer, born in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Jack Lord]] actor, star of [[Hawaii Five-O]]. He died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Ed Lu|Edward Tsang Lu]], astronaut.
*[[Agnes Lum]], bikini supermodel popular in Japan, born in Honolulu.
*[[Lunalilo|King Lunalilo]], King of Hawaii from [[January 8]], [[1873]] until [[February 3]], [[1874]]
*[[Rod Lurie]] film director, spent part of his childhood in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Arthur Lyman]] musician
*[[Ben Lyon]] actor, died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Lorenzo Lyons]], minister and author of the beloved hymn "''Hawai`i Aloha''."
==M==
*[[Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala]], football player.
*[[Kenneth MacDonald]] British actor
*[[Peter Maivia]] professional wrestler
*[[Eduardo Malapit]] (1933–2007), first U.S. mayor of Filipino ancestry.
*[[Larry Manetti]] actor, best known for his role in [[Magnum P.I.]]
*[[Ferdinand Marcos]], former Philippine president, lived and died in exile in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Francis A. Marzen]], religious leader
*[[Thalia Massie]], wife of a Navy lieutenant, from the publicized September, [[1931]] rape case.
*[[Vince Manuwai]], football player.
*[[Danny McBride]] actor, lived in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Kevin McCollum]] producer, graduated from [[Punahou]] School in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Gardner McKay]] actor/writer, died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Alika]] Medeiros, motivational speaker, fitness guru , born on [[Oahu]], partly lives in [[Hawaii]] and [[Woodside, California]].
*[[Glenn Medeiros]], singer, songwriter
*[[melody.]] (Melody Miyuki Ishikawa), singer of [[J-pop]] music
*[[James Mercer]], lead singer and guitarist of indie rock band [[The Shins]]
*[[W.S. Merwin]], Poet, longtime resident of Maui.
*[[Stein Metzger]], beach vollyball player and olympian
*[[James A. Michener]], novelist
*[[Al Michaels]] sports broadcaster, began his sports broadcasting career in [[Hawaii]] in 1968.
*[[Bette Midler]], actress and entertainer
*[[Patsy Takemoto Mink]], United States Congresswoman and author of the [[Title IX|Title IX Amendment to the Higher Education Act]]
*[[Tau Moe]] singer, died in [[Laie]], [[Hawaii]].
*[[Jason Momoa]], actor and model, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Dominic Monaghan]], actor in [[Lost (TV series)]], currently based in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Tom Moffatt]], entertainment producer, former dj with KPOI.
*[[Joe Moore]], actor and journalist based in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Jon Moritsugu]] film director, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Jim Morrison]] lawyer/helicopter pilot lived in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Roger E. Mosley]] actor, best known for his role in [[Magnum P.I.]]
*[[Tahj Mowry]], actor, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Don Muraco]], professional wrestler, born in [[Sunset Beach]], [[Hawaii]].
*[[Arthur Murray]] entertainer, died in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Dave Murray (musician)|Dave Murray]] musician with [[Iron Maiden]]; has a second home in [[Hawaii]].
*[[Musashimaru Koyo|Musashimaru]] (born Fiamalu Penitani), sumo wrestler
==N==
* [[Jim Nabors]], entertainer and long time resident; splits his time in [[Honolulu]] or in [[Hana]], [[Maui]] on his macadamian nut farm.
* [[Linda Nagata]], novelist
* [[Lane Nishikawa]], actor, director, performance artist
* [[Al Noga]], (American) football player
* Blaise J. Noto, Former Executive Vice President of Worldwide Publicity for Paramount Pictures
==O==
*[[Barack Obama]], US senator
*[[Kimo von Oelhoffen]], football player
*[[Bobo Olson]], World champion boxer, hall of famer
*[[Eileen Olszewski]], Professional female boxer
*[[Timothy Olyphant]], actor
*[[Danny Ongais]], racecar driver
*[[Ellison Onizuka]], astronaut
==P==
*[[Gabby Pahinui]], musician
*[[Richard Parsons]], Time-Warner CEO
*[[William A. Patterson]], United Airlines president, 1934-1966
*[[B.J. Penn]], professional mixed martial artist, current UFC Lightweight Champion, former UFC Welterweight Champion, former Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion.
*[[Jeff Peterson]], slack key guitarist
*[[Rick Pitino]], basketball coach
*[[Gregory Poirier]], Writer, Director, Producer
*[[Kawaipuna Prejean]], Hawaiian activist
*[[Kelly Preston]], actress
*[[Karen Pryor]], behavioral psychologist & animal trainer
==Q==
*[[Maggie Q]], (born Maggie Denise Quigley), actress-model (Hong Kong cinema)
==R==
*[[Dominic Raiola]], football player
*[[Kealii Reichel]] (born [[1961]]), Hawaiian singer, dancer, chanter and scholar
*[[Syngman Rhee]], first president of South Korea, later exiled to Hawaii.
*[[James O. Richardson]], Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1940-1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
*[[Eric Roberts]] actor, resident
*[[Robinson]] family, owner of [[Ni'ihau]] Island, originally purchased by Elizabeth Sinclair (later Sinclair-Robinson)
*[[Red Rocha]], basketball player. Best known as the head coach of the University of Hawaii men's basketball team, coaching the famous "Fabulous Five" era from 1970 to 1972.
*[[George Rodiek]], gardener [[Walker Estate]], diplomat and [[Hindu German Conspiracy Trial|Hindu-German conspirator]]
*[[Peggy Ryan]], dancer and choreographer
==S==
*[[Buffy Sainte-Marie]], singer, Academy Award winning songwriter, Native American educator and activist lives on [[Kauai]].
*[[Stan Sakai]], comic book creator
*[[Harold Sakata]], actor
*[[Lenn Sakata]], baseball player
*[[Carolyn Sapp]], Miss America 1992
*[[Bronson Sardinha]], baseball player
*[[Nicole Scherzinger]], dancer-singer ([[The Pussycat Dolls]])
*[[Amanda Schull]], ballerina and actress
*[[Tom Selleck]], actor
*[[Bob Shane]], singer with [[Kingston Trio]]
*[[James Shigeta]], actor
*[[Jake Shimabukuro]], Ukulele musician
*[[Eric Shinseki]], US Army general and 34th Chief of Staff
*[[Beth Smith]], bounty hunter, professional and personal partner to [[Duane "Dog" Chapman]] has lived in [[Hawaii]] since 1989.
*[[Shannyn Sossamon]], actress and musician
*[[Claus Spreckels]], developer
*[[Mike Starr]], bassist ([[Alice in Chains]])
*[[Ricky Steamboat]], professional wrestler, born in [[Honolulu]].
*[[Jake Steinfeld]], fitness host of [[Body by Jake]] which was taped in [[Hawaii]].
*Tom Stone, Professor at the University of Hawaii and surfer-waterman.
*[[Don Stroud]], actor
*[[Sun Yat-sen]], Qing dynasty revolutionary
*[[Irwin Santos]] [["Hawaiian Superman"]] Talent Coordinator for Hawaii's "Night Time"
==T==
*[[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]], actor
*[[Yuta Tabuse]], basketball player
*[[Takamiyama Daigoro|Takamiyama]] (born ''Jesse Kuhaulua'', [[1944]]), sumo wrestler
*[[Lily Thai]], adult actress
*[[Paul Theroux]], travel writer & novelist
*[[Nainoa Thompson]], native Hawaiian nagivator
*[[Lorrin A. Thurston]], son of missionaries, leader in [[1893]] monarchy overthrow and leader of the [[Provisional Government of Hawaii]].
*[[Lee Tonouchi]], pidgin author
*[[Haunani-Kay Trask]], native Hawaiian professor of Hawaiian Studies at the University of Hawaii, and political activist
*[[Jasmine Trias]], singer, [[American Idol]] finalist
*[[Esera Tuaolo]], football player
*[[Mosi Tatupu]], football player
*[[Mark Tuinei]], football player
*[[Bill Turner]], Farrell Manager
*[[Merlin Tuttle]], mammalogist, Honolulu
==V==
*[[Charles L. Veach]] (1944–1995), astronaut
*[[Camile Velasco]], singer, American Idol finalist
*[[Shane Victorino]], baseball player
*[[Brian Viloria]], boxer and Olympic athlete
Tom Vendetti, director/producer, "Bhutan: Finding the Middle Path to Happiness"{{Fact|date = May 2008}}
==W==
*[[Scott Waddle]], commander of the [[USS Greeneville (SSN-772)|USS Greeneville]] submarine during the ''Ehime Maru incident''
*[[Megan Ward]], actress
*[[John Waihee]], first Native Hawaiian governor
*[[Justin Wayne]], baseball player
*[[Charlie Wedemeyer]], prep player of the decade: football, basketball, baseball
*[[Adam West]], actor on ''Batman'' and the ''Kini Popo Show''
*[[Jeff Widener]], journalistic photographer (esp. noted for Tiananmen Square photo)
*[[Michelle Wie]], golf prodigy
*[[Robert William Wilcox]] (born [[1855]]), native Hawaiian revolutionary, soldier and l ater United States Representative from the Territory of Hawaii
*[[Jerome Williams]] baseball player for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
*[[Charles F. Winslow]] 19th century physician and atomic theorist
*[[Alan Wong]], chef
*[[Kirby Wright]], novelist and poet born in Honolulu and raised on Oahu and Moloka'i
*[[Robert Wyland]], artist
*Rod Williams, Vietnam combat reporter, 100 ton USCG Master Mariner,CEO Maui's KMVI AM 1980"S KHEI AM KVIB FM 1990'S,Inductee of the National Broadcasters Hall Of Fame. http://www.angelfire.com/biz/cyberriver/index17.html
==Y==
*[[Roy Yamaguchi]], chef
*[[Lois-Ann Yamanaka]], novelist
*[[Ryuzo Yanagimachi]], cloning pioneer
*[[Keone Young]], actor
*[[John Young (Hawaii)|John Young]], first European to become "Hawaiian ali'i" and buried in the Royal Mausoleum
*[[Wally Kaname Yonamine]], former Japanese baseball player
*[[Maka'ala Yates]], Hawaiian Medicine Specialist
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