page_title: Korean immigration to Hawaii
section_title: Notable Korean Americans in Hawaii
hierarchical_section_title: Korean immigration to Hawaii / Notable Korean Americans in Hawaii
caption_attribution_description: Daniel Dae Kim signs autographs at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
context_page_description: Korean immigration to Hawaii has been constant since the early 20th century. There have been two distinct points at which immigration has peaked: the first wave from 1903 to 1949, the second wave from 1950 to 1964. On January 13, 2003, George W. Bush made a special proclamation honoring the Centennial of Korean Immigration to the United States, recognizing the contributions of Korean Americans to the nation.
context_section_description: Dr. Philip Jaisohn (1866–1951)
  Dr. Syngman Rhee (1875–1965)
  Young Man Pak (1877–1928)
  Herbert Young Cho Choy (born 1916-01-06, Makaweli, Hawaii–2004-03-10) was the first Asian American federal judge in the history of the United States, as well as the first person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to practice law in the United States.
  Daniel Dae Kim (born 1968-08-04) is a Korean American actor, best known for playing Jin-Soo Kwon on the television series Lost and played the role of Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii Five-0.
  Harry Kim was the mayor of Hawaii County, Hawaii, United States
  Ronald Moon (Korean name: 문대양 born 1940-09-04) was the Chief Justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court in Honolulu, Hawaii
  Michelle Sung Wie (/ˈwiː/; Korean Wie Seong-mi; hangul: 위성미 hanja: 魏聖美; born 1989-10-11) is a Korean-American professional golfer. In 2006, she was named in a Time magazine article, "one of 100 people who shape our world."
  Jay Dee "B.J." Penn (born December 13, 1978 in Kailua, Hawaii) is a Korean-American professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, former Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight champion.
caption: Daniel Dae Kim
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