page_title: Portuguese immigration to Hawaii
section_title: Hawaiians of Portuguese descent
hierarchical_section_title: Portuguese immigration to Hawaii / Hawaiians of Portuguese descent
caption_attribution_description: English: Manuel Nunes (1843-1922) was one of three cabinet makers from the Madeira Islands credited with introducing the ukulele to Hawaiian culture.
context_page_description: Portuguese immigration to Hawaii began in 1878 when Portuguese residents made up less than 1% of the Island population. However, the migration that began that year of laborers from Madeira and the Azores to work in the sugarcane plantations rapidly increased the Portuguese presence in Hawaii, and by the end of 1911 nearly 16,000 Portuguese immigrants had arrived.
context_section_description: Although Portuguese sailors probably visited Hawaii as early as 1794, the earliest Portuguese immigrant of whom there is official record, and the first Portuguese immigrant of note, was Dr. João (John) Elliott de Castro, who arrived in 1814 and became the personal physician, and retainer King Kamehameha I. Since Castro's day there have been many Portuguese-Hawaiians of note, some of whom are listed below.
  Stephen Peter Alencastre (1876–1940), Catholic Bishop of Hawaii.
  John Gaspar Machado (1846-1937) Constructed Hawaii’s first formidable coffee mill in 1880 by Napo‘Opo‘O, Honaunau-Napoopoo, Hi near Kealakekua Bay on the Big Island near the Kona coffee growing region.
  Bryan Baptiste (1955–2008), Former Mayor of the County of Kauai.
  Bernard Carvalho (born 1961), Current Mayor of the County of Kauai, former pro football player for the Miami Dolphins.
  Auli'i Cravalho (born 2000), actress known for her role in the Disney Film Moana.
  Tom Correa (born 1956), author and blogger of The American Cowboy Chronicles.
  Frank De Lima (born 1949), comedian.
  Frank Ferera (1885–1951), ukulele and Hawaiian steel guitar player.
  Sid Fernandez, (born 1962), professional baseball player.
  Kurt Gouveia (born 1964), professional football player.
  Billy Martin, (1928–1989), baseball manager. Though born in California, his father came to Hawaii from the Azores.
  Glenn Medeiros (born 1970), singer and songwriter.
  Leroy A. Mendonca (1932–1951), posthumous Korean War recipient of the Medal of Honor.
  Ernest Morgado (1917–2002), businessman, created huli-huli chicken.
  Manuel Nunes (1843–1922), ukulele maker, and self-proclaimed inventor of the ukulele.
  Prince Oana (1910–1976), professional baseball player.
  Jonah Ray  (born 1982), comedian.
  Clarence Richard Silva (born 1949), Catholic Bishop of Honolulu.
  Freddie Tavares (1913-1990), designer of Fender Stratocaster
  Shane Victorino (born 1980), professional baseball player.
  Wesley Correia Born 1978, professional mixed-martial arts fighter.
  Carl "Bobo" Olson (1928-2002) World Middleweight Boxing Champion of the world.
  Kanekoa Teixeira
caption: Manuel Nunes, who came to Hawaii in 1879, is credited with helping to introduce the Ukulele to Hawaiian culture.
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