Famous people in Hawaiian History?

Question

I need to know some famous/notable people in hawaiian history. Please hurry, it's for a summer school report that's due on Tuesday!

Answer 1

Queen Liliuokalani, the female queen during the over take over of Hawaii.

Answer 2

Lots!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_peo...

--Samuel C. Armstrong, American Civil War general and founder of Hampton University

--Hiram Bingham III, US Senator from Connecticut, discovered Macchu Picchu

--John P. Craven PhD, JD ocean engineering scientist, developer of OTEC and law professor

--Father Damien, Priest, Missionary to the Lepers of Molokai, Beatified

--Herman Frazier, 1976 Olympic gold medalist, head of 2004 U.S. Olympic team.

--Thomas Jaggar, geologist and founder of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

--Kamehameha I, monarch that united the Hawaiian islands

--Nicole Kidman, actress, born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

--Harry Kim, first Korean-American elected mayor in US

--Patsy Takemoto Mink, United States Congresswoman and author of the Title IX Amendment to the Higher Education Act

***--Barack Obama, US senator (and possible next President of the U.S.!)

--James O. Richardson, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1940-1941 at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

--Jeff Widener, journalistic photographer (esp. noted for Tiananmen Square photo)

Answer 3

Liliukulani is my favorite.  She was the last Queen of Hawai'i.

She went by Lydia.

Answer 4

Duke Kahanomoku *sp? popularized surfing in the rest of the world

Answer 5

Lord Sandwich

Bob Dole

Don Ho

Elvis