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Famous Hawaiians
As well as having featured in many television programmes and movies, Hawaii is home to quite a few famous people and celebrities - some which may surprise to you.
All the people listed below have a connection with the islands. They were either born there, live there or have a home there.
Duke Kahanamoku (1890 - 1968) - Olympic medal winner, movie star and ambassador of surfing
Pierce Brosnan (actor) - second home on Kauai
Oprah Winfrey (TV presenter, philanthropist) - second home on Maui
Kelsey Grammar (actor: Frasier) - second home on Hawaii's Big Island
Barack Obama (44th President of USA) - born &raised in Honolulu
Nicole Kidman (actor) - born in Honolulu and lived there until the age of 3
Kelly Preston (actor, married to John Travolta) - born and raised in Honolulu
Bette Midler (actor & singer) - born and raised in Honolulu, second home on Kauai
Michelle Wie (golfer) - born and raised in Honolulu
Ben Stiller (actor) - second home on Kauai
Roseanne Barr (comedienne) - second home on Hawaii's Big Island
Woody Harrelson (actor) - second home on Maui
Willie Nelson (musician) - second home on Maui
Richard Chamberlain (actor) - lives in Hawaii
Paul Theroux (author) - second home in Oahu
Eric Roberts (actor) - home in Hawaii
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Hawaiian Island Information
The long-running TV cop show, Hawaii Five-O, was so named because Hawaii is the 50th State in the USA!
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