# List of Native Hawaiians

This is a list of notable Native Hawaiians. To be included on this list, they must be notable and be of the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands, or their descendants.

## Academia and science

* Isabella Abbott (1919–2010), educator, phycologist, and ethnobotanist; she was the first native Hawaiian woman to receive a PhD in science
* Lilia Wahinemaikaʻi Hale (1913 – 2003), educator, musician, and prominent champion of ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi
* John Dominis Holt IV (1919 – 1993), writer, poet and cultural historian
* Kamakahukilani (1937–1999), Native Hawaiian educator, poet, and activist
* Kauanoe Kamanā (born 1954), ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi educator
* Cliff Kapono, scientist, surfer, journalist; his work is focused on researching ocean conservation and sustainability at University of Hawai'i at Hilo
* Samuel Kamakau, historian and scholar of Hawaiian culture and language, author
* John S. K. Kauwe III (born 1980), geneticist and 11th president of Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU–Hawaii)
* Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua, professor, writer, and activist
* David Malo (1795–1853), Native Hawaiian historian of the Kingdom of Hawaii
* R. Keao NeSmith, Native Hawaiian linguist, educator, and translator
* Mary Kawena Pukui (1895–1986), Hawaiian scholar, author, composer, hula expert and educator
* Nainoa Thompson, Polynesian navigator, Trustee for Kamehameha Schools
* Haunani-Kay Trask (1949–2021), Hawaiian nationalist, educator, political scientist, author, and professor emeritus at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
* Native Hawaiians in academia and science

## Arts and entertainment

* Sam Choy, chef, restaurateur, and Food Network television personality
* Johanna Drew Cluney, Hawaiian featherwork artist, conservator, and collector of featherwork
* Marcus Coloma (born 1978), television and film actor
* Sasha Colby (born 1985), drag queen, beauty pageant winner, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race
* Auliʻi Cravalho (born 2000), actress and singer
* Frank De Lima (born 1949), comedian and Catholic deacon
* William De Los Santos (born 1965), author, poet, screenwriter, film director and film producer
* Solomon Enos, artist, illustrator, and activist
* Brian Haberlin (born 1963), comic book artist, writer, editor and producer
* Kelly Hu (born 1968), actress, former fashion model and beauty pageant queen
* Maren Jensen (born 1956), former model and actress; known for starring in the 1970s television series Battlestar Galactica
* Herb Kawainui Kāne (1928-2011), artist, historian, author, architect, and a principal figure in the Hawaiian Renaissance
* Kaliko Kauahi, television actress
* Gilbert Lani Kauhi (1937–2004), often credited as Zulu, actor who starred in the television series Hawaii Five-O
* Mary Louise Kekuewa (1926–2008) master of lei hulu making, feather worker, and teacher
* Al Kikume (1894–1972), actor and stuntman
* Brook Mahealani Lee (born 1971), actress, television host, model, Miss Universe 1997
* Patrick Makuakāne (born 1962), kumu hula, cultural preservationist, and MacArthur Fellow 2023
* Jason Scott Lee (born November 19, 1966), actor and martial artist
* Steve Leialoha (born 1952), comic book artist
* Agnes Lum (born 1956), gravure idol, bikini model, actor, and singer
* Jarah Mariano (born 1984), model
* Maxine (born 1986), model and professional WWE wrestler
* Janet Mock (born 1983), television host, director, producer, writer, and transgender rights activist
* Jason Momoa (born 1979), actor
* Kellye Nakahara (1948–2020), actress, starred in the television show M*A*S*H
* Adrienne Keahi Pao (born 1975), photographer and artist
* Keanu Reeves (born 1964), actor; Canadian born
* Rap Reiplinger, Emmy-award winning comedian
* Nicole Scherzinger (born 1978), singer-songwriter and television personality
* Wini Shaw (1907–1982), actress, singer
* Shannyn Sossamon (born 1978), actress
* David Strathairn (born 1949), actor
* Napua Stevens (1918–1990), entertainer, singer, hula dancer, musician, teacher, radio-television personality, event producer and author
* Kiana Tom (born 1965), television host, fitness expert, author, actress, and businesswoman
* Ed Parker (1931–1990), martial artist, actor, grandmaster, and founder of American Kenpo karati
* Herman Wedemeyer (1924–1999), actor, football player, and politician; starred in Hawaii Five-O (1972–1980)
* Native Hawaiians in the arts and entertainment

## Business

* William Heath Davis (1822–1909), merchant and trader; early pioneer of the city of San Diego, California

## Literature

* Kaui Hart Hemmings, novelist, author of The Descendants (2007)
* George Kanahele (1930–2000), author of books about Native Hawaiians, activist
* Kirby Wright, novelist and poet

## Media and journalism

* Jeff Chang, journalist, author and music critic; of Hawaiian-Chinese ancestry

## Music

* Kealii Blaisdell (born 1972), musician of Native Hawaiian music
* Don Ho (1930–2007), entertainer, musician, best known for the song "Tiny Bubbles"
* Hoku Ho (born 1981), Bubblegum pop singer
* Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu (born 1959), musician, contemporary Hawaiian chanter and kumu hula
* Anuhea Jenkins (born 1985), singer-songwriter, musician
* Dick Jensen (1942–2006), Rhythm and Blues, Soul, and Gospel singer and actor
* Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959–1997), musician, singer-songwriter, and Hawaiian sovereignty activist
* Irmgard Farden Aluli (1911-2001), prominent composer
* Keali'i Reichel (born 1962), singer-songwriter, musician
* Mary Kaye (1924–2007), musician, guitarist, singer
* Kūkahi (born 1999), musician, singer-songwriter, record producer
* Eric Lee, musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer
* Joey Moe (born 1985), hip hop and pop singer and producer; Danish-Hawaiian descent
* Ruban Nielson (born 1980), musician, New Zealand singer-songwriter and musician
* Gabby Pahinui (1921-1980), Slack-key guitarist and singer
* Dennis Pavao (1951–2002), Hawaiian falsetto singer and musician; one of several Hawaiian musicians who during the 1970s, led the Hawaiian music renaissance
* Kalani Peʻa (born 1983), Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, entertainer, and educator
* Marlene Sai (born 1941), Hawaiian classic-style female solo singer, actress
* Brendon Urie (born 1987), lead singer of Panic! at the Disco
* Native Hawaiians in music

## Politics, military, and civil service

* Duke Aiona (born 1955), politician, 10th Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii from 2002 to 2010
* Daniel K. Akaka, (1924–2018), politician, United States Senator from Hawaii from 1990 to 2013
* D. G. Anderson (born 1930), politician, real estate developer and businessman; Hawai'i State House of Representatives from 1962 to 1966; Hawai'i State Senate from 1967 to 1983
* S. Haunani Apoliona, banker, activist for the Hawaiian sovereignty movement
* Gordon Chung-Hoon (1910–1979), first Native Hawaiian flag officer in the US Navy and Director of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
* Faith Evans (1937–2014), Hawaii state legislator and one of the first women to serve as a United States Marshal
* Brickwood Galuteria, politician, former member of the Hawaii Senate from the 12th district from 2008 to 2018; former radio host and actor
* Clayton Hee (born 1953), politician, Member of the Hawaii Senate from the 23rd district
* Victor Stewart Kaleoaloha Houston (1876–1959), politician, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii Territory's At-large district from 1927 until 1933
* Curtis P. Iaukea (1855–1940), politician, court official, army officer and diplomat of the Kingdom of Hawaii
* Kaialiʻi Kahele (born 1974), politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district from 2021
* Jonah Kūhiō Kalanianaʻole (1871–1922), politician, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii Territory's At-large district from 1903 to 1922
* Quentin Kawananakoa (born 1961), politician, Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 26th district, great-grandson of Prince David Kawānanakoa
* James Kealoha (1908–1983), politician, first Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii
* Esther Kia'aina (born 1963), politician, United States Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas from 2014 to 2017; Member of the Honolulu City Council from the 3rd district from 2021
* Samuel Wilder King (1886–1959), politician, Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's at-large district from 1935 to 1943; 11th Territorial Governor of Hawaii from 1953 to 1957
* Joseph Nawahi (1842–1896), politician, Native Hawaiian nationalist leader, legislator, lawyer, newspaper publisher, and painter
* Herbert K. Pililaau (1928–1951), United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor
* Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman (1845–1863), Union Army soldier, one of the "Hawaiʻi Sons of the Civil War"
* William S. Richardson (1919–2010), attorney, political figure, and chief justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court from 1966 to 1982
* Myron "Pinky" Thompson (1924–2001), Native Hawaiian community leader and trustee of Bishop Estate
* Suzanne Vares-Lum (born 1967), first female Native Hawaiian General officer, and first Native Hawaiian president of East–West Center
* John D. Waiheʻe III (born 1946), politician, fourth governor of Hawaii from 1986 to 1994
* Robert William Kalanihiapo Wilcox ("Iron Duke of Hawaiʻi"; 1855–1903), politician, delegate to Congress
* Native Hawaiians in politics, military and civil service

## Sports

* Benny Agbayani (born 1971), baseball player
* Maui Ahuna (born 2002), baseball player
* Eddie Aikau (born 1946), surfer
* Ikaika Alama-Francis (born 1984), football player
* Kala Alexander (born 1969), surfer
* Jocelyn Alo (born 1998), softball player
* Travis Browne (born 1982), mixed martial artist (MMA)
* Brian Cabral (born 1956), football player and coach
* Timmy Chang (born 1981), football player and coach
* Brian Ching (born 1978), soccer player
* Madison Chock (born 1992), ice dancer
* Norm Chow (born 1946), football player and coach
* Micah Christenson (born 1993), volleyball player
* Ron Darling (born 1960), baseball player
* Kamalani Dung (born 1997), softball player
* Caprice Dydasco (born 1993), soccer player
* Kaʻimi Fairbairn (born 1994), football player
* Megan Faraimo (born 2000), softball player
* Harry Field (born 1911), football player
* Joe Francis (born 1936), football player
* Jon Francis (born 1964), football player
* George Freeth (born 1883), surfer
* Makoa Freitas (born 1979), football player
* Rocky Freitas (born 1945), football player
* Harry Fujiwara (born 1934), professional wrestler and manager
* Blane Gaison (born 1958), football player
* Sunny Garcia (born 1970), surfer
* Kurt Gouveia (born 1964), football player
* Kamu Grugier-Hill (born 1994), football player
* Brandon Hardin (born 1989), football player
* Kamaka Hepa (born 2000), basketball player
* Coco Ho (born 1991), surfer
* Derek Ho (born 1964), surfer
* Mason Ho (born 1988), surfer
* Michael Ho (born 1957), surfer
* Max Holloway (born 1991), mixed martial artist (MMA)
* Michael Hoomanawanui (born 1988), football player
* David Hughes (born 1959), football player
* Henry "Honolulu" Hughes (born 1907), football player
* Moana Jones (born 1999), surfer
* Lovieanne Jung (born 1980), softball player
* Kila Kaʻaihue (born 1984), baseball player
* Duke Kahanamoku (born 1890), surfer and swimmer
* Samuel Kahanamoku (born 1902), swimmer
* Sargent Kahanamoku (born 1910), swimmer
* Natasha Kai (born 1983), soccer player
* Charles Kalani Jr. (born 1930), professional wrestler
* Maiola Kalili (born 1909), swimmer
* Manuella Kalili (born 1912), swimmer
* Montgomery Kaluhiokalani (born 1958), surfer
* Jason Kapono (born 1981), basketball player
* Tom Kaulukukui (born 1913), football player and coach
* Pua Kealoha (born 1902), swimmer
* Warren Kealoha (born 1903), swimmer
* Hau'oli Kikaha (born 1992), football player
* Olin Kreutz (born 1977), football player
* Fred Kuhaulua (born 1953), baseball player
* Jesse Kuhaulua (born 1944), sumo wrestler
* Lo'eau LaBonta (born 1993), soccer player
* Trevor Larnach (born 1997), baseball player
* Keith Luuloa (born 1974), baseball player
* Micah Maʻa (born 1997), volleyball player
* Malia Manuel (born 1993), surfer
* Kalei Mau (born 1995), volleyball player
* Kevin Mawae (born 1971), football player
* Butch May (born 1941), volleyball player
* Misty May-Treanor (born 1977), volleyball player
* Tetairoa McMillan (born 2003), football player
* Yancy Medeiros (born 1987), mixed martial artist (MMA)
* Samuel Mokuahi (born 1934), professional wrestler
* Carissa Moore (born 1992), surfer
* Don Muraco (born 1949), professional wrestler
* Kai Nacua (born 1995), football player
* Puka Nacua (born 2001), football player
* Samson Nacua (born 1998), football player
* K. J. Noons (born 1982), mixed martial artist (MMA)
* David Nuuhiwa (born 1948), surfer
* Henry "Prince" Oana (born 1910), baseball player
* Kealia Ohai (born 1992), soccer player
* Danny Ongais (born 1942), race car driver
* Rachel Kealaonapua O'Sullivan (born 1950), diver
* Raquel Pa'aluhi (born 1990), mixed martial artist (MMA)
* Jeff Pahukoa (born 1969), football player
* Noah Pang-Potjes (born 1991), professional wrestler
* Dominic Raiola (born 1978), football player
* Donovan Raiola (born 1982), football player and coach
* Dylan Raiola (born 2005), football player
* Heimana Reynolds (born 1998), skateboarder
* Alohi Robins-Hardy (born 1995), volleyball player
* Chadwick Rowan (born 1969), sumo wrestler
* Bronson Sardinha (born 1983), baseball player
* Ray Schoenke (born 1941), football player
* Meleana "Mana" Shim (born 1991), soccer player
* Mana Silva (born 1988), football player
* Bill Smith (born 1924), swimmer
* Sam Staab (born 1997), soccer player
* Logan Tom (born 1981), volleyball player
* Mel Tom (born 1941), football player
* Tani Tupou (born 1992), football player and rugby player
* Shane Victorino (born 1980), baseball player
* Kimo von Oelhoffen (born 1971), football player
* Talia von Oelhoffen (born 2002), basketball player
* Zach Wilson (born 1999), football player
* Kailee Wong (born 1976), football player
* Kean Wong (born 1995), baseball player
* Kolten Wong (born 1990), baseball player
* Bill Woolsey (born 1934), swimmer
* Native Hawaiians in sports

## Royalty and nobles

* Bernice Pauahi Bishop (1831–1884), aliʻi (nobility) of the royal family of the Kingdom of Hawaii and a well known philanthropist
* John Papa ʻĪʻī (1800–1870), ali'i (nobility), 19th-century educator, politician and historian in the Kingdom of Hawaii
* King Kalākaua (1836–1891), known as The Merrie Monarch, last king of Hawaiʻi
* Kamehameha the Great (1782–1819), first king of Hawaii
* Kaumualiʻi (c. 1778–1824), last independent aliʻi nui of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau before joining with Kamehameha I
* Princess Abigail Kawananakoa (1926–2022), descendant of aliʻi, a member of the House of Kawānanakoa
* Princess Kaʻiulani (1875–1899), daughter of Likelike, and the last heir apparent to the Hawaiian Kingdom
* Princess Likelike (1851–1887), mother of Kaʻiulani and 2nd in line of succession after her sister Liliʻuokalani
* Queen Liliʻuokalani (1838–1917), last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
* Native Hawaiians royalty and nobles

## Others

* Charles Kekumano (1919–1998), Roman Catholic priest and first papal chamberlain of native Hawaiian ancestry
* Helio Koaʻeloa (ca. 1815–1846), Hawaiian Catholic lay missionary, called as the "Apostle of Maui"
* Harry Maitey (1807–1872), first Hawaiian person to travel to Prussia
* Freddie Tavares (1913–1990), inventor, helped design the Fender Stratocaster and other Fender products, steel guitarist
* Mililani Trask (born 1951), leader of the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and a political speaker and attorney