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HONOLULU

Most Famous People Born in Honolulu, United States

Notable people
910
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1956
Most distinctive
Surfer 50.2×

Honolulu's roster is an economy of the body. The Surfer count runs at better than fifty times the global baseline — essentially Duke Kahanamoku inventing modern surfing at Waikiki and the postwar longboard generations that followed him — while a Martial Art bench more than twenty times the norm grew out of the Kajukenbo gyms and judo dojos that fed Hawaii's action-cinema pipeline. Underneath sit Wrestler and Swimmer cohorts running back through the plantation-era Baseball leagues that sent players to the majors from the 1950s on.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Honolulu during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 114 notable births.

What Honolulu Is Known For

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Actor is Honolulu's biggest profession — 12% of all notables (113).

Honolulu over-indexes on surfer50.2× the global rate.

Honolulu under-produces writer — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Actor113
  2. Football99
  3. Politician79
  4. Player35
  5. Baseball33
  6. Singer27
  7. Music24
  8. Lawyer24
  1. Surfer1250.2×
  2. Martial Art2021.5×
  3. Wrestler227.5×
  4. Swimmer214.8×
  5. Model93.8×
  6. Baseball333.2×
  7. Actor1132.3×
  8. Player352.0×
  1. Writer120.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Honolulu's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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910 notable people

0301 PLAYER

Heather Ludloff

Born 1961

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0302 ACTOR

David St. James

Born 1947

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0303 FOOTBALL

Joe Francis (American football)

1936 - 2013

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0304 BASEBALL

Jessie Reid

Born 1962

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0305 BASEBALL

Marcus Hatley

Born 1988

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0306 PAINTER

Juliette May Fraser

1887 - 1983

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0307 MILITAR

Barney F. Hajiro

1916 - 2011

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0308 ACTOR

Katsuhiko Haida

1911 - 1982

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0309 DRIVER

Bill Alsup

1938 - 2016

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0310 POLITICIAN

Abigail Campbell Kawānanakoa

1882 - 1945

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0311 WRITER

Edith Kawelohea McKinzie

1925 - 2014

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0312 PLAYER

Jim Osborne (tennis)

Born 1945

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0313 LINGUIST

William Alexander Stewart

1930 - 2002

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0314 SINGER

Lena Machado

1903 - 1974

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0315 OFFICER

Gordon Chung-Hoon

1910 - 1979

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0316 BASKET

Maylana Martin

Born 1978

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0317 ACTOR

Alvin Ing

Born 1932

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0318 COMPOSER

Lucia Hwong

-

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0319 PLAYER

Taylor Crabb

Born 1992

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0320 BASEBALL

Isiah Kiner-Falefa

Born 1995

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0321 BASEBALL

Joey Meyer (baseball)

Born 1962

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0322 ACTOR

Li Ling-Ai

1908 - 2003

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0323 COMPOSER

Francis Judd Cooke

1910 - 1995

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0324 SCREENWRITER

Brian Haberlin

Born 1963

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0325 LAWYER

Henry A. P. Carter

1837 - 1891

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0326 SURFER

Rabbit Kekai

1920 - 2016

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0327 ACTOR

Nanette Medved

Born 1970

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0328 POLO

Samantha Hill (water polo)

Born 1992

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0329 ACTOR

Leenesh Mattoo

Born 1991

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0330 FOOTBALL

Phil Loadholt

Born 1986

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0331 PAINTER

Rebecca Morris

Born 1969

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0332 CORRESPONDENT

Kimberly Dozier

Born 1966

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0333 ACTOR

Hilo Hattie

1901 - 1979

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0334 LINGUIST

William DeWitt Alexander

1833 - 1913

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0335 FOOTBALL

Stephen McCarthy (soccer)

Born 1988

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0336 ACTOR

Faith Fay

Born 1982

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0337 FOOTBALL

Kamalei Correa

Born 1995

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0338 PLAYER

Riley McKibbin

Born 1988

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0339 QUEEN

Kekāuluohi

1794 - 1845

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0340 ACTOR

Dennis Chun

Born 1952

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0341 POLITICIAN

Mufi Hannemann

Born 1954

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0342 ACTOR

Alfred Apaka

1919 - 1960

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0343 MARTIAL ART

Russell Doane

Born 1986

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0344 POLITICIAN

Fred Hemmings

Born 1946

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0345 BIOGRAPHER

Danny Yamashiro

Born 1967

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0346 PRODUCER

Walter Hamada

-

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0347 VETERINARIAN

Debbye Turner

Born 1965

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0348 PRINCE

David Kawānanakoa

1868 - 1908

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0349 ECONOMIST

Joseph Altonji

Born 1953

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0350 JUDO

Wally Jay

1917 - 2011

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0351 POLITICIAN

Jean King

1925 - 2013

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0352 SINGER

George Helm

1950 - 1977

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0353 ACTOR

Kevin O'Connor (actor, born 1938)

1938 - 1991

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0354 TRADE UNION

Koji Ariyoshi

1914 - 1976

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0355 FILM

Kimo Proudfoot

-

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0356 MUSIC

Sam Ku West

1907 - 1930

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0357 ECONOMIST

Wendy Lee Gramm

Born 1945

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0358 LAWYER

William Richards Castle

1849 - 1935

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0359 PHILOSOPHER

Robert Spitzer (priest)

Born 1952

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0360 SPORT

Eddie Townsend

1914 - 1988

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0361 CARTOONIST

Kazimir Strzepek

Born 1978

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0362 POLITICIAN

Courtney Rogers

Born 1958

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0363 PIANIST

Johnny Noble

1892 - 1944

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0364 FOOTBALL

Chad Owens

Born 1982

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0365 PLAYER

Egan Inoue

Born 1965

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0366 SINGER

Eddie Kamae

1927 - 2017

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0367 SURFER

Keanu Asing

Born 1993

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0368 BASEBALL

Fred Kuhaulua

Born 1953

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0369 FOOTBALL

Kealoha Pilares

Born 1988

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0370 ACTRESS

Jessica Hall (American actress)

Born 1983

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0371 PARATROOPER

Bert Mizusawa

Born 1957

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0372 PHILOSOPHER

Matthew Stewart (philosopher)

Born 1963

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0373 MILITAR

Terry Teruo Kawamura

1949 - 1969

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0374 ACTOR

Teilor Grubbs

Born 2001

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0375 WRESTLER

Sammy Steamboat

1934 - 2006

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0376 COACH

Dino Babers

Born 1961

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0377 ACTOR

Shannon O'Hurley

Born 1960

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0378 MOUNTAINEER

Francys Arsentiev

1958 - 1998

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0379 HOCKEY

Karen Shelton

Born 1957

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0380 FOOTBALL

Guy Whimper

Born 1983

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0381 MUSIC

Michael Bishop (bassist)

Born 1968

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0382 SWIMMER

Dick Cleveland

1929 - 2002

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0383 FOOTBALL

Wayne Hunter

Born 1981

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0384 JOURNALIST

Lisa Desjardins

Born 1971

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0385 INDUSTRIALIST

Walter F. Dillingham

1875 - 1963

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0386 MILITAR

Mikio Hasemoto

1916 - 1943

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0387 COSTUME DESIGNER

Rosemary Odell

1924 - 1992

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0388 POLITICIAN

Peter Kaeo

1836 - 1880

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0389 PLAYER

Kanani Danielson

Born 1990

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0390 FOOTBALL

Bern Brostek

Born 1966

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0391 MUSIC

Richard Smart (actor)

1913 - 1992

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0392 POET

John Dominis Holt IV

1919 - 1993

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0393 LAWYER

Susan Oki Mollway

Born 1950

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0394 HISTORIAN

Jonathan Holloway (historian)

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0395 PAINTER

Cornelia MacIntyre Foley

1909 - 2010

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0396 BUSINESS

Charles Montague Cooke

1849 - 1909

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0397 SONGWRITER

Kenny Wesley

-

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0398 FILM

Jun Falkenstein

Born 1969

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0399 BUSINESS

Thurston Twigg-Smith

1921 - 2016

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0400 WRESTLER

Tor Kamata

1937 - 2007

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0401 MILITAR

Allan M. Ohata

1918 - 1977

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0402 BIOLOGIST

Cheryl Hayashi

-

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0403 ACTOR

Kiralee Hayashi

-

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0404 BASEBALL

Justin Wayne

Born 1979

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0405 KING

Kīnaʻu

1805 - 1839

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0406 ECOLOGIST

Peter Vitousek

Born 1949

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0407 MILITAR

Lon Horiuchi

Born 1954

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0408 ACTOR

Keo Woolford

1967 - 2016

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0409 FOOTBALL

Dominic Raiola

Born 1978

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0410 WRITER

Aliza Sherman

Born 1964

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0411 SINGER

Ethel Azama

1934 - 1984

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0412 POLITICIAN

Beth Fukumoto

Born 1983

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0413 FOOTBALL

Vince Manuwai

1980 - 2018

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0414 POLITICIAN

Scott Saiki

Born 1964

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0415 FACULTY

Gregory L. Geoffroy

Born 1946

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0416 MARTIAL ART

Ronald Jhun

Born 1970

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0417 MODEL

Laurette Luez

1928 - 1999

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0418 BOTANIST

David Dwight Baldwin

1831 - 1912

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0419 PAINTER

John Chin Young

1909 - 1997

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0420 ATHLETIC

George Varoff

1914 - 2002

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0421 ACTOR

Nicholas Hormann

Born 1944

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0422 JUDO

Amy Tong

Born 1977

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0423 DIVER

Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan

Born 1950

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0424 PIANIST

Mahani Teave

Born 1983

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0425 WRITER

Blair Parry-Okeden

Born 1950

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0426 JUDO

Clifton Sunada

Born 1971

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0427 PRODUCER

Kevin McCollum

Born 1962

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0428 BIOLOGIST

Jim Kent

Born 1960

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0429 FOOTBALL

Bui Baravilala

Born 1991

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0430 FOOTBALL

David Hughes (American football)

Born 1959

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0431 BASKET

Joe Devance

Born 1982

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0432 ACTOR

Diana Ewing

Born 1946

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0433 LAWYER

Alan Cooke Kay

Born 1932

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0434 FILM

Jim Simpson

Born 1956

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0435 KING

Keaweʻīkekahialiʻiokamoku

1665 - 1725

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0436 AUTHOR

David Kaonohiokala Bray

1889 - 1968

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0437 POLITICIAN

Tom Brower

Born 1965

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0438 POLITICIAN

Blake Oshiro

Born 1970

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0439 WRITER

Ralph Siu

1917 - 1998

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0440 NOVELIST

Laura Moriarty (novelist)

Born 1970

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0441 ACTOR

Rachel Factor

Born 1968

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0442 AIR FORCE

Keith Ferris

Born 1929

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0443 JUDO

Taylor Takata

Born 1982

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0444 MUSIC

Daniel Ho

Born 1949

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0445 PHOTOGRAPHER

Jeffrey Silverthorne

Born 1946

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0446 RADIO

Helen Glover (radio host)

Born 1955

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0447 MINISTER

Charles Hastings Judd

1835 - 1890

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0448 FOOTBALL

Jim Svoboda

Born 1960

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0449 SWIMMER

Harold Kruger

1897 - 1965

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0450 JUDGE

John Michael Vazquez

Born 1970

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0451 LAWYER

Albert Francis Judd

1838 - 1900

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0452 RIKISHI

Yamato Gō

Born 1969

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0453 ACTOR

Benjamin Lum

1953 - 2002

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0454 SCREENWRITER

Kriss Turner

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0455 CHOREOGRAPHER

Tony Meredith

Born 1958

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0456 ACTOR

Titus Makin Jr.

Born 1989

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0457 POLITICIAN

Calvin Say

Born 1952

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0458 ACTOR

Maria Quiban

Born 1970

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0459 SINGER

Makana (musician)

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0460 NOVELIST

Katy Munger

Born 1956

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0461 POLITICIAN

Bob McDermott

Born 1963

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0462 HOCKEY

Jess Koizumi

Born 1985

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0463 FATHER

Neal Blaisdell

1902 - 1975

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0464 POLITICIAN

William Hyde Rice

1846 - 1924

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0465 POLITICIAN

Kim Coco Iwamoto

Born 1968

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0466 PLAYER

Joseph Kauliakamoa Jr.

Born 1989

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0467 ARTIST

Stephen Scott Young

Born 1957

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0468 MARTIAL ART

Guy Delumeau

Born 1981

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0469 POLITICIAN

Lynn Finnegan

Born 1970

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0470 SINGER

Mahi Beamer

1928 - 2017

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0471 MODEL

Cara Michelle

Born 1978

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0472 CERAMIST

Alice Kagawa Parrott

1929 - 2009

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0473 BOXER

Eileen Olszewski

Born 1968

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0474 FOOTBALL

Jason Gesser

Born 1979

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0475 FOOTBALL

Anu Solomon

Born 1994

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0476 WRESTLER

Jason Kincaid

-

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0477 MISSIONARY

Luther Halsey Gulick Sr.

1828 - 1891

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0478 WRESTLER

Tojo Yamamoto

1927 - 1992

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0479 MANDOLINIST

Ernest Kaʻai

1881 - 1961

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0480 COLUMNIST

Art Hoppe

1925 - 2000

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0481 FLIGHT ATTENDANT

Ron Akana

Born 1928

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0482 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Jennifer Rexford

-

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0483 PHOTOGRAPHER

Anthony K. Roberts

1939 - 2005

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0484 MODEL

Macel Wilson

Born 1943

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0485 BOXER

Manuel Pérez (boxer)

Born 1984

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0486 FOOTBALL

Stan Sheriff

1932 - 1993

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0487 ACTOR

Al Kikume

1894 - 1972

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0488 RACING

Bryce Miller

Born 1982

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0489 FOOTBALL

Michael Bumpus

Born 1985

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0490 PRINCESS

Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa

Born 1926

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0491 BASEBALL

Joe DeSa

1959 - 1986

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0492 WRESTLER

Stephany Lee

Born 1984

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0493 RADIO

Bryan Suits

Born 1966

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0494 DIPLOMAT

Michael A. Hammer

Born 1963

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0495 FOOTBALL

Chris Fuamatu-Maʻafala

Born 1977

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0496 SOCIOLOGIST

James Mahmud Rice

Born 1972

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0497 MODEL

Tanya Wilson

Born 1950

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0498 ACTOR

Jennifer Billingsley

Born 1942

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0499 BIOLOGIST

Dorothea Bennett

1929 - 1990

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0500 MODEL

Judi Andersen

Born 1958

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0501 BASKET

Ali Peek

Born 1975

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0502 ACTOR

MaKee K. Blaisdell

1931 - 1988

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0503 POET

Charles Alexander (poet and book artist)

Born 1957

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0504 ACTOR

Dick Jensen

1942 - 2006

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0505 MUSIC

Winona Beamer

1923 - 2008

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0506 PHYSICIAN

Henry Crosnier de Varigny

1855 - 1934

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0507 BASEBALL

Mike Huff

Born 1963

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0508 ACTOR

Cheryl Waters

Born 1947

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0509 ACTOR

Kelvin Keech

1895 - 1977

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0510 FOOTBALL

Charley Ane

1931 - 2007

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0511 ACADEMIC

Lisa Matisoo-Smith

Born 1963

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0512 MODEL

Erin Lucas

Born 1984

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0513 ATHLETIC

Kelsey Nakanelua

Born 1967

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0514 LAWYER

Walter Meheula Heen

Born 1928

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0515 JUDO

Bobby Lowe (karateka)

1929 - 2011

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0516 BASEBALL

Ryan Kurosaki

Born 1952

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0517 FOOTBALL

Caprice Dydasco

Born 1993

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0518 FOOTBALL

John Tuggle

1961 - 1986

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0519 VIOLIST

Melia Watras

-

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0520 PERCUSSIONIST

Augie Colon

1927 - 2004

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0521 POET

Wing Tek Lum

Born 1946

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0522 BUSINESS

Samuel Mills Damon

1845 - 1924

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0523 POLITICIAN

Ken Ito (politician)

Born 1944

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0524 SWIMMER

Chris Woo

Born 1957

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0525 SINGER

Helen Desha Beamer

1882 - 1952

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0526 OFFICER

Kim Campbell (pilot)

Born 1976

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0527 POLITICIAN

Marcus Oshiro

Born 1959

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0528 ACTOR

Michael-James Olsen

Born 1994

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0529 POLITICIAN

Roy Takumi

Born 1952

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0530 SCULPTOR

Marguerite Louis Blasingame

1906 - 1947

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0531 KARATE

George Kotaka

Born 1977

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0532 PUPPETEER

Pam Arciero

Born 1954

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0533 NAVY

Elizabeth L. Train

-

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0534 FOOTBALL

Mike Ulufale

Born 1972

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0535 MARTIAL ART

Falaniko Vitale

Born 1974

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0536 MARTIAL ART

Al Dacascos

Born 1942

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0537 FOOTBALL

Travis LaBoy

Born 1981

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0538 COACH

Tom Kaulukukui

1913 - 2007

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0539 MARTIAL ART

Dustin Kimura

Born 1989

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0540 GOLF

Arnond Vongvanij

Born 1988

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0541 FOOTBALL

David Vaudreuil

Born 1966

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0542 ARTIST

Robert Kobayashi

1925 - 2015

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0543 CERAMIST

Esther Shimazu

Born 1957

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0544 PHYSICIAN

Terry Shintani

Born 1951

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0545 MONARCH

Haka of Oahu

-

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0546 POLITICIAN

Donna Mercado Kim

Born 1952

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0547 MARTIAL ART

Dan Ige

Born 1991

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0548 POLITICIAN

Brian Taniguchi

Born 1951

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0549 WRITER

Norman Wong

Born 1963

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0550 POLITICIAN

Michelle Kidani

Born 1948

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0551 FOOTBALL

Hank Hughes

1907 - 1963

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0552 ACTOR

Aidan James

Born 2001

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0553 SON

Albert Kūnuiākea

1851 - 1903

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0554 FOOTBALL

R. J. Bowers

Born 1974

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0555 SERIEMÖRDARE

Arthur Leigh Allen

1933 - 1992

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0556 THEOLOGIAN

Sakae Kubo (théologien)

Born 1926

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0557 SWIMMER

Christel Simms

Born 1990

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0558 POLITICIAN

Ikaika Anderson

Born 1978

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0559 BASEBALL

Brian Fisher (baseball)

Born 1962

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0560 POLITICIAN

Della Au Belatti

Born 1974

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0561 MUSIC

Jason Tom

Born 1982

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0562 ACTOR

Marlene Sai

Born 1941

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0563 BASEBALL

Doug Capilla

Born 1952

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0564 POLITICIAN

Robert Napuʻuako Boyd

1864 - 1914

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0565 PRINCE

Abigail Kapiolani Kawānanakoa

1903 - 1961

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0566 FOOTBALL

John Simerson

1935 - 1992

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0567 FOOTBALL

Jamel Mitchell

Born 1975

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0568 FOOTBALL

Niko Noga

Born 1962

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0569 POLITICIAN

Malama Solomon

Born 1951

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0570 POLITICIAN

Angus McKelvey

Born 1968

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0571 FOOTBALL

Royce Pollard (American football)

Born 1989

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0572 POLITICIAN

Edward C. Macfarlane

1848 - 1902

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0573 MARTIAL ART

Shane Nelson (fighter)

Born 1984

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0574 MILITAR

Joe Roche

Born 1967

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0575 NFL

Jim Clark (American football)

1929 - 2000

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0576 FILMMAKER

Michael Tucker (director)

-

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0577 OFFICER

Charles G. Cleveland

Born 1927

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0578 MUSIC

Taimane Gardner

Born 1989

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0579 POLITICIAN

Gregg Takayama

Born 1952

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0580 POLITICIAN

Henry Aquino

Born 1977

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0581 SCIENTIST

Chester Kahapea

1945 - 2011

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0582 FOOTBALL

Glen Kozlowski

Born 1962

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0583 HISTORIAN

Emma Ahuena Taylor

1866 - 1937

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0584 BASEBALL

Keith Luuloa

Born 1974

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0585 QUEEN

Lonomaʻaikanaka

-

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0586 SKIPPER

David McFaull

1948 - 1997

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0587 PRINCE

David Kalākaua Kawānanakoa

1904 - 1953

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0588 POLITICIAN

Ryan Yamane

Born 1969

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0589 FOOTBALL

Kaipo McGuire

Born 1974

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0590 SAILOR

Michael Rothwell (sailor)

Born 1953

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0591 SON

Naukane

1779 - 1850

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0592 ACTOR

Haunani Minn

1947 - 2014

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0593 ACTOR

Daryl Bonilla

Born 1975

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0594 FOOTBALL

Sale Isaia

Born 1972

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0595 COACH

Norm Chow

Born 1946

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0596 ACTOR

Elliott Cho

Born 1994

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0597 BISHOP

Kalanipauahi

1804 - 1826

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0598 GOLF

Parker McLachlin

Born 1979

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0599 LAWYER

Harold Michael Fong

1938 - 1995

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0600 MARTIAL ART

Edward Faaloloto

Born 1985

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