List of people from Hawaii 819065 225258538 2008-07-12T19:07:16Z Discospinster 82432 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/152.121.19.13|152.121.19.13]] to last version by 72.49.149.123 (using [[WP:HG|Huggle]]) :{{expand_list}} ---- '''[[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]] __NOTOC__ {{compactTOC2}} ==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 {{Hawaii}} {{Lists of people by U.S. state}} [[Category:Lists of people by U.S. state|Hawaii]] [[Category:Hawaii-related lists|People]] [[Category:People from Hawaii| ]]