List of Native Hawaiians

This is a list of notable Native Hawaiians:

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

To be included in this list, the person must have Native Hawaiian heritage.

List

• James Aiona, politician
• Daniel K. Akaka, politician
• Eddie Aikau, famous surfer
• Keiffer J. M. Buckles, famous Screenplay Writer and Sumo Wrestler
• Ron Brown, Kakalia Ohana, Hapa-Hawaiian Radio Personality Krater 96
• Akebono, sumo wrestler
• Adriano Directo Emperado, co-founder of kajukenbo self-defense system
• D. G. Anderson, politician
• S. Haunani Apoliona, activist
• Sam Choy, chef, restaurateur, and television personality
• Chip Douglas, (Douglas Farthing Hatlelid), musician and producer
• Brickwood Galuteria, entertainer and party chairman
• Lance Hahn, musician and writer
• Clayton Hee, politician
• Don Ho, entertainer
• Hoku Ho, singer
• Maren Jensen, actress
• Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, Olympian and World Ambassador of Surfing
• Natasha Kai, professional soccer player
• Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, entertainer
• Gilbert Lani Kauhi, often credited as Zulu, actor
• Princess Abigail Kawananakoa, descendant of aliʻi
• Charles Kekumano, Roman Catholic priest and first papal chamberlain of native Hawaiian ancestry
• Samuel Wilder King, politician
• James Kealoha, politician
• Jesse Kuhaulua, sumo wrestler
• Brook Mahealani Lee, Miss Universe 1997
• Tia Carrera, actress, singer, model
• Jason Scott Lee, actor (is half Hawaiian, half Chinese)
• Liliʻuokalani, the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
• Agnes Lum, gravure idol, bikini model, actress and singer
• Jason Momoa, actor
• B.J. Penn, mixed martial artist
• Herbert K. Pililaau, Medal of Honor recipient
• Kelly Preston, actress
• Keanu Reeves, actor (father is part native Hawaiian)
• William S. Richardson, jurist
• Nicole Scherzinger, singer
• Shannyn Sossamon, actress
• Nainoa Thompson, Polynesian Navigator, Trustee for Kamehameha Schools
• Logan Tom, Olympic volleyball player
• Haunani-Kay Trask, activist
• Mililani Trask, activist
• Brendon Urie, lead singer of Panic at the Disco
• Shane Victorino, professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies
• John D. Waihee III, politician
• Pete Wentz, musician and songwriter for Fall Out Boy (Native Hawaiian Mother)
• Kailee Wong, professional football player
• Kirby Wright, novelist and poet
• Elizabeth Sinclair, purchased Hawaiian island of Ni'hau for $10,000
• Curtis Iaukea, politician
• John Papa Ii, an alii, politician and historian
• Bernice Pauahi Bishop, philanthropist
• Kamehameha the Great, first king of Hawaii
• Robert William Wilcox, patriot and Delegate to Congress
• Joseph Nawahi, politician and artist
• Samuel Kamakau, historian

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