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State flag of Hawaii Location of Hawaii in the United States. Hawaii has been home to many notable people who have become well-known beyond the shores of the islands. Listed below are notable people who have called Hawaii home during some significant part of their lives.
Isabella Abbott (1919–2010), educator, phycologist, and ethnobotanist; she was the first native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in science; Lilia Wahinemaikaʻi Hale (1913 – 2003), educator, musician, and prominent champion of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
Neil Abercrombie, Governor of Hawaii, 2010–2014 [65] Daniel Akaka, U.S. Senator, first Native Hawaiian Senator in the United States [66] George Ariyoshi, 3rd Governor of Hawaii, the first Asian American governor in the United States [67] John A. Burns, 2nd Governor of Hawaii [68] Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States [69]
This category is for people from the United States state of Hawaii Classification : People : By nationality : American : By state : Hawaii Also: Countries : United States : States : Hawaii : People
Getty Images Ever since Mark Twain tromped through the jungles of Maui in 1866 on a newspaper assignment, Hawaii has been catnip to the great and the good. The editors of Condé Nast ...
Lists of people by university or college in Hawaii (4 P) Pages in category "Lists of people from Hawaii" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
Edward Ryan Makuahanai Aikau (May 4, 1946 – March 17, 1978) was a Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer.As the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu, he saved over 500 people and became famous for surfing the big Hawaiian surf, winning several awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship.
The Hawaiian people celebrate traditions and holidays. The most popular form of celebration in Hawaii is the Lūʻau. A lūʻau is a traditional Hawaiian banquet, commonly featuring foods such as poi, poke, lomi-lomi salmon, kalua pig, haupia, and entertainment such as ukulele music and hula. [17] One of the most important holidays is Prince ...