Notable People from Hawaii

Yukihiko Haida

Japanese composer

William Richards Castle

lawyer and politician in the Kingdom of Hawaii and Republic of Hawaii (1849-1935)

Naukane

Native Hawaiian chief who traveled through North America in the early 19th century

William Owen Smith

Hawaiian politician (1848-1929)

Rufus Anderson Lyman

Hawaiian judge

Henry Perrine Baldwin

American politician (1842–1911)

Sam Ku West

American musician

Cornelia MacIntyre Foley

American artist (1909-2010)

Bobby Lowe

martial artist

Kekūanaōʻa

descendent of the high chiefs of the island of Oʻahu, royal Governor of Oʻahu 1839–1864 and the sixth Kuhina Nui

Yukio Okutsu

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1921-2003)

Hoapili

Member of the nobility during the formation of the Kingdom of Hawaii, trusted military and political advisor to King Kamehameha I, Royal Governor of Maui

Chieko N. Okazaki

American Mormon missionary and writer and Relief Society Leader (1926-2011)

Eddie Kamae

founding member of the Sons of Hawaii and a 'ukulele virtuoso, singer, composer, and film producer

Elmer Cravalho

American politician

Karl Koopman

zoologist

Kwun-Ling Chow

American actress and Cantonese opera singer

Ron Akana

flight attendant

Herbert K. Pililaau

recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Korean War

Mitsu Arakawa

American professional wrestler

Albert Francis Judd

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Kingdom of Hawaii, Provisional Government of Hawaii, and Republic of Hawaii until it became the Territory of Hawaii. (1838–1900)

Ray Yoshida

American artist (1930-2009)

Mary Pitman Ailau

Hawaiian noblewoman

Adrian Barber

English musician (1938–2020)

Alan Cooke Kay

American judge (1932–2024)

Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient

Charley Ane

American football player (1931-2007)

William Nevins Armstrong

Author, Attorney General Kingdom of Hawaii

Ed Cobb

American musician

Elvin R. Heiberg III

United States Army general (1932–2013)

Humbert Roque Versace

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1937-1965)

Leroy A. Mendonca

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient (1932–1951)

Poncie Ponce

American actor, musician and stand-up comedian

Sammy Steamboat

American professional wrestler

Allen K. Ono

United States Army general

Moa Tahi

American film actor

Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell

Hawaiian noblewoman (1858-1908)

Dean Ho

American professional wrestler (1940–2021)

Cathy Cade

artist

Cheryl Waters

American actress

Jeffrey Silverthorne

American photographer (1946–2022)

John Matias

American baseball player (1944-2020)

Persis Goodale Thurston Taylor

painter and sketch artist (1821-1906)

Henry Martyn Whitney

early journalist in the Kingdom of Hawaii (1824–1904)

John Papa Īī

Hawaiian politician

Pākī

Hawaiian high chief (c. 1808–1855)

Yamato Gō

American sumo wrestler

Fanny Kekelaokalani

Hawaiian royal (1806-1880)

Emma Ahuena Taylor

Public figure in Hawaii (1867-1937)

John C. Lane

American politician (1872-1958)