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Question: Famous people in Hawaiian History!?
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


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