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David K. Trask Jr. (uncle) Haunani-Kay Trask (October 3, 1949 – July 3, 2021) was a Native Hawaiian activist, educator, author, poet, and a leader of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement. She was professor emerita at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, where she founded and directed the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies.
Barbi Benton, model/actress, has a home in Hawaii. Henri Berger, composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Daniel Bess, actor, Rick Allen on 24. Henry Bianchini, Hawaiian-based sculptor, painter and printmaker. Ashley Bickerton, contemporary artist, painter, sculptor. Hiram Bingham I, missionary.
Queen Lili'uokalani. Queen Liliuokalani. Queen Lili'uokalani was born in September 2, 1838. She was a passionate music composer, or a haku mele. She became a queen in 1891 and worked against the U.S. annexation of Hawai'i. Additionally, she created the Hawai'i 1892 Highways Act. She advocated highly for Hawaiian sovereignty.
Amy Hānaialiʻi Gilliom is an American vocalist and songwriter. Hanaialiʻi is a six-time Grammy Award Nominee. [ 1][ 2][ 3] She is best known for reinvigorating the Hawaiian tradition of female falsetto singing. Her album Generation Hawaii won four Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards in 2007 for Album of the Year, Hawaiian Album of the Year, Female ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 September 2024. American politician (born 1981) Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard in 2024 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 Preceded by Mazie Hirono Succeeded by Kai Kahele Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee In office ...
Abigail Kinoiki Kekaulike Kawānanakoa (April 23, 1926 – December 11, 2022), also known as Princess Abigail Kawānanakoa and sometimes called Kekau, was a Native Hawaiian-American heiress, equestrian, philanthropist and supporter of Native Hawaiian heritage, culture and arts, who was born during the Territorial Period of Hawaii as a descendent of the Hawaiian royal family from the House of ...
Biography. Trias was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Mililani Town, Hawaii. She is the eldest daughter of Filipino immigrants to Hawaii from Tanza, Cavite. Trias attended Maryknoll School, a Roman Catholic preparatory school of the Diocese of Honolulu. As a representative of Maryknoll School, she won the Brown Bags to Stardom 2001 state ...
Anna May Wong a.k.a. Wong Liu Tsong. Wong was the first Chinese American movie star, both in Hollywood and internationally, and the first Asian American woman to receive a star on the Hollywood ...