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!Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Liliukulani is my favorite!. She was the last Queen of Hawai'i!. She went by Lydia!.Www@QuestionHome@Com 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)Www@QuestionHome@Com Queen Liliuokalani, the female queen during the over take over of Hawaii!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Duke Kahanomoku *sp!? popularized surfing in the rest of the worldWww@QuestionHome@Com Lord Sandwich Bob Dole Don Ho ElvisWww@QuestionHome@Com |