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Oahu () ( Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The
Gathering Place A gathering place is any place where people are able to congregate. Gathering places may be public; for example, city streets, town squares, and parks; or private; for example, churches, coffee shops, stadiums, and theaters. Examples of gatherin ...
", is the third-largest of the
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. It is home to roughly one million people—over two-thirds of the population of the U.S. state of
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. The island of O’ahu and the
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constitute the City and County of Honolulu. The state capital,
Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
, is on Oʻahu's southeast coast. Oʻahu had a population of 1,016,508 according to the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 953,207 people in 2010 (approximately 70% of the total 1,455,271 population of the State of
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
, with approximately 81% of those living in or near the Honolulu urban area).


Name

The Island of O{{okinaahu in
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is often nicknamed (or translated as) ''"The Gathering Place"''. It appears that O{{okinaahu grew into this nickname; it is currently the most populated Hawaiian Island, however, in ancient times, O{{okinaahu was not populous and was outranked by the status of other islands. The translation of ''"gathering place"'' was suggested as recently as 1922 by Hawaiian Almanac author Thomas Thrum. It has been speculated{{By whom, date=November 2019 that Thrum ignored or misplaced the {{okinaokina because the Hawaiian phrase "''{{okinao ahu''" could be translated as ''"gathering of objects"'' (''{{okinao'' is a subject marker and ''ahu'' means ''"to gather"''). The term {{lang, haw, Oʻahu has no confirmed meaning in Hawaiian, other than that of the place itself. The city of
Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
—largest city, state capital, and main deepwater marine
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for the State of {{lang, haw, Hawaiʻi, italic=no—is located here. As a jurisdictional unit, the entire island of Oʻahu is in Honolulu County, although as a place name, Honolulu occupies only a portion of the southeast end of the island. Well-known features found on Oʻahu include
Waikiki Waikiki (; haw, Waikīkī; ; also known as Waikiki Beach) is a neighborhood of Honolulu on the south shore of the island of Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Waikiki is most famous for Waikiki Beach, which is one of six beaches in the district ...
,
Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Re ...
, Diamond Head, {{lang, haw, Hanauma, italic=no, nocat=yes,
Kāneʻohe Bay Kāneohe Bay, at , is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands. This reef-dominated embayment constitutes a significant scenic and recreational feature along the northeast coast of the Island of Oahu. The largest populatio ...
, Kailua Bay, North Shore, and the resort destination,
Ko Olina Ko Olina Resort is a master-planned vacation and residential community on the leeward coast of Oahu, west of Honolulu. Ko Olina has of coastal frontage and includes three natural and four man-made lagoons with white-sand beaches. The master-p ...
. While the island is designated the City and County of Honolulu, excluding the minor
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, residents identify settlements using town names (generally those of the
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
s), and consider the island to be divided into various areas which may overlap. The most commonly accepted areas are the "City", "Town" or "Town side", which is the urbanized area from {{lang, haw, Halawa, italic=no to the area below Diamond Head (residents of the island north of the {{lang, haw, Koʻolau, italic=no, nocat=yes Mountains consider the Town Side to be the entire southern half), "West Oʻahu", which goes from Pearl Harbor to Kapolei, {{lang, haw,
ʻEwa ʻEwa was one of the original districts known as ''moku'', of the island of Oʻahu in Ancient Hawaii history. The word ''ʻewa'' means "crooked" or "ill-fitting" in Hawaiian. The name comes from the myth that the gods Kāne and Kanaloa threw a st ...
, italic=no and may include the {{lang, haw, Waiʻanae, italic=no and {{lang, haw, Mākaha, italic=no areas; the " North Shore" (northwestern coast); the " Windward Side" (northeastern coast from {{lang, haw, Kahuku, italic=no to {{lang, haw, Kāneʻohe, italic=no); the "East Side" or "East Coast" (the eastern portion of the island, from {{lang, haw, Kāneʻohe, italic=no on the northeast, around the tip of the island to include much of the area east of Diamond Head); and "The Valley" or "Central Oʻahu" which runs northwest from Pearl Harbor toward {{lang, haw, Haleʻiwa, italic=no. These terms are somewhat flexible, depending on the area in which the user lives, and are used in a mostly general way, but residents of each area identify strongly with their part of the island, especially those outside of widely-known towns. For instance, if locals are asked where they live, they would usually reply "Windward Side" rather than "
Kailua Kailua () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. It lies in the North Koolaupoko, Hawaii, Koolaupoko District of the island of Oahu, Oahu on the windward and leeward, windward coast at Kailua Bay. It is i ...
".


History

{{unreferenced section, date=September 2011 The island has been inhabited since at least the 3rd century A.D. The 304-year-old Kingdom of Oʻahu was once ruled by the most ancient aliʻi in all of the Hawaiian Islands. The first great king of Oʻahu was Maʻilikūkahi, the lawmaker, who was followed by many generation of monarchs. Kualiʻi was the first of the warlike kings and so were his sons. In 1773, the throne fell upon Kahahana, the son of Elani of Ewa. In 1783, Kahekili II, King of Maui, conquered Oʻahu and deposed the reigning family and then made his son,
Kalanikūpule Kalanikūpule (1760–1795) was the Alii nui of Maui, Mōī of Maui and King of Oahu, Oahu. He was the last king to physically fight with Kamehameha I over the Hawaiian Islands. Kalanikūpule was the last of the longest line of ''aliʻi nui'' in th ...
, king of O'ahu, turning O'ahu into a puppet state.
Kamehameha the Great Kamehameha I (; Kalani Paiea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiikui Kamehameha o Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea;  – May 8 or 14, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, was the conqueror and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii. T ...
would conquer in the mountain Kalanikūpule's force in the Battle of Nuʻuanu. Kamehameha founded the
Kingdom of Hawaiʻi The Hawaiian Kingdom, or Kingdom of Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina''), was a sovereign state located in the Hawaiian Islands. The country was formed in 1795, when the warrior chief Kamehameha the Great, of the ...
with the conquest of Oʻahu in 1795. Hawaiʻi would not be unified until the islands of
Kauaʻi Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an area of 562.3 square miles (1,456.4 km2), it is the fourth-largest of these islands and the List of islands of th ...
and Niʻihau surrendered under King
Kaumualiʻi Kaumualiʻi (c. 1778–May 26, 1824) was the last independent aliʻi nui (supreme ruler of the island) of Kauaʻi and Niʻihau before becoming a vassal of Kamehameha I within the unified Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. He was the 23rd high chief of ...
in 1810.
Kamehameha III Kamehameha III (born Kauikeaouli) (March 17, 1814 – December 15, 1854) was the third king of the Kingdom of Hawaii from 1825 to 1854. His full Hawaiian name is Keaweaweula Kīwalaō Kauikeaouli Kaleiopapa and then lengthened to Keaweaweula K ...
moved his capital from
Lāhainā Lahaina ( haw, Lāhainā) is the largest census-designated place (CDP) in West Maui, Maui County, Hawaii, United States and includes the Kaanapali and Kapalua beach resorts. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a resident population of 12,702. Laha ...
,
Maui The island of Maui (; Hawaiian: ) is the second-largest of the islands of the state of Hawaii at 727.2 square miles (1,883 km2) and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is the largest of Maui County's four islands, which ...
to
Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
, Oʻahu in 1845.
ʻIolani Palace The Iolani Palace ( haw, Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dyna ...
, built later by other members of the royal family, is still standing, and is the only royal palace on American soil. Oʻahu was apparently the first of the Hawaiian Islands sighted by the crew of HMS ''Resolution'' on January 19, 1778, during Captain
James Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean an ...
's third Pacific expedition. Escorted by HMS ''Discovery'', the expedition was surprised to find high islands this far north in the central Pacific. Oʻahu was not actually visited by Europeans until February 28, 1779, when Captain
Charles Clerke Captain Charles Clerke (22 August 1741 – 22 August 1779) was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration, three with Captain James Cook. When Cook was killed during his 3rd expedition to the Pacific, Clerke took co ...
aboard HMS ''Resolution'' stepped ashore at
Waimea Bay Waimea Bay is located in Haleiwa on the North Shore of O'ahu in the Hawaiian Islands at the mouth of the Waimea River. Waimea Valley extends behind Waimea Bay. ''Waimea'' means "reddish water" in Hawaiian. History Captain Charles Clerke ...
. Clerke had taken command of the ship after James Cook was killed at Kealakekua Bay (
island of Hawaiʻi Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii ) is the largest island in the United States, located in the state of Hawaii. It is the southeasternmost of the Hawaiian Islands, a chain of volcanic islands in the North Pacific Ocean. With an area of , it has 63% of th ...
) on February 14, and was leaving the islands for the North Pacific. With the discovery of the Hawaiian Islands came the introduction of disease, mosquitoes, and aggressive foreign animals. Although indirect, the simple exposure to these foreign species caused permanent damage to the Native Hawaiian people and environment. The
Imperial Japanese Navy The Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN; Kyūjitai: Shinjitai: ' 'Navy of the Greater Japanese Empire', or ''Nippon Kaigun'', 'Japanese Navy') was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945, when it was dissolved following Japan's surrender ...
's
attack on Pearl Harbor The attack on Pearl HarborAlso known as the Battle of Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service upon the United States against the naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, j ...
, Oʻahu on the morning of December 7, 1941 brought the United States into
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. The surprise attack was aimed at destroying the American will to fight and make them sue for peace immediately by attacking the Pacific Fleet of the
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and its defending
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and Marine Air Forces. The attack damaged or destroyed twelve American warships, destroyed 188 aircraft, and resulted in the deaths of 2,335 American servicemen and 68 civilians (of those, 1,177 were the result of the destruction of the USS ''Arizona'' alone). Today, Oʻahu has become a tourism and shopping haven. Over five million visitors (mainly from the
contiguous United States The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii ...
and Japan) flock there every year to enjoy the island.


Climate

{, , - , {{climate chart , O‘ahu , 18, 27, 14 , 19, 27, 27 , 17, 27, 105 , 19, 30, 2 , 18, 29, 6 , 21, 31, 2 , 22, 30, 8 , 18, 28, 10 , 23, 28, 2 , 21, 28, 95 , 21, 28, 21 , 20, 25, 25 , float=left , clear=left , source = {{Cite web , url= http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/dataset_index.php, title= NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index, access-date = 30 January 2016 , publisher= NASA Oʻahu is also known for having the longest rain shower in history, which lasted for 200 consecutive days. Kāneʻohe Ranch reported 247 straight days with rain from August 27, 1993 to April 30, 1994. The average temperature in Oʻahu is around {{convert, 70-85, F and the island is the warmest in June through October. The weather during the winter is cooler, but still warm with an average temperature of {{convert, 68-78, F.


Geography

Oʻahu is {{convert, 44, mi, km, 0} long and {{convert, 30, mi, km, 0 across. Its shoreline is {{convert, 227, mi, km, 0} long. Including small associated islands such as
Ford Island Ford Island ( haw, Poka Ailana) is an islet in the center of Pearl Harbor, Oahu, in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It has been known as Rabbit Island, Marín's Island, and Little Goats Island, and its native Hawaiian name is ''Mokuumeume''. The isl ...
plus those in
Kāneʻohe Bay Kāneohe Bay, at , is the largest sheltered body of water in the main Hawaiian Islands. This reef-dominated embayment constitutes a significant scenic and recreational feature along the northeast coast of the Island of Oahu. The largest populatio ...
and off the eastern ( windward) coast, its area is {{convert, 596.7, sqmi, km2, 1, making it the 20th-largest island in the United States.{{cite web , year=2004 , title=Table 5.08 – Land Area of Islands: 2000 , url=http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/databook/db2004/section05.pdf , access-date=July 23, 2007 , publisher=State of HawaiiThe windward side is known for some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. {{lang, haw, Lanikai, italic=no, nocat=yes Beach on the windward coast of Oʻahu has been consistently ranked among the best beaches in the world. The island is composed of two separate
shield volcano A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more v ...
es: the Waiʻanae and Koʻolau Ranges, with a broad valley or saddle (the central Oʻahu Plain) between them. The highest point is
Kaʻala Kaala or Mount Kaala (pronounced in Hawaiian) is the highest mountain on the island of Oahu, at . It is a part of the Waianae Range, an eroded shield volcano on the west side of the island. The FAA maintains an active tracking station at the s ...
in the Waiʻanae Range, rising to {{convert, 4003, ft, m, 0} above sea level.{{cite web , year=2004 , title=Table 5.11 – Elevations of Major Summits , url=http://www.hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/economic/databook/db2004/section05.pdf , access-date=July 23, 2007 , publisher=State of Hawaii Being roughly diamond-shaped, surrounded by ocean and divided by mountain ranges, directions on Oʻahu are not generally described with the compass directions found throughout the world. Locals instead use directions originally using Honolulu as the central point. To go {{lang, haw, ʻewa means traveling toward the western tip of the island, ''"Diamond Head"'' is toward the eastern tip, {{lang, haw, mauka is inland (toward the central {{lang, haw, Koʻolau, italic=no Mountain range, north of Honolulu) and {{lang, haw, makai toward the sea. When these directions became common, Diamond Head was the eastern edge of the primary populated area. Today, with a much larger populace and extensive development, the mountain itself is often not actually to the east when directions are given, and is not to be used as a literal point of reference—to go "Diamond Head" is to go to the east from anywhere on the island.


Tourist attractions


Top beaches

* Ala Moana Beach *
Hanauma Bay Hanauma (; ) is a marine embayment formed within a tuff ring and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oahu in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood of East Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands. Hanauma is one of the most popular tourist destina ...
* Kāneohe Bay, Kāneʻohe Bay * Ko Olina Beach Park * Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii, Kailua * Lanikai Beach * Papailoa Beach * Sandy Beach, Hawaii, Sandy Beach * Sunset Beach (Oahu), Sunset Beach * Waikiki, Waikīkī Beach * Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii, Waimānalo Beach *
Waimea Bay Waimea Bay is located in Haleiwa on the North Shore of O'ahu in the Hawaiian Islands at the mouth of the Waimea River. Waimea Valley extends behind Waimea Bay. ''Waimea'' means "reddish water" in Hawaiian. History Captain Charles Clerke ...


Attractions

* Ala Moana * Aloha Tower * Aulani, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa * Banzai Pipeline * Bishop Museum * Diamond Head * Dole Plantation * Foster Botanical Garden * Kaena Point, Kaʻena Point *
Honolulu Honolulu (; ) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean. It is an unincorporated county seat of the consolidated City and County of Honolulu, situated along the southeast coast of the island ...
* Honolulu Museum of Art * Hoomaluhia Botanical Garden, Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden *
ʻIolani Palace The Iolani Palace ( haw, Hale Aliʻi ʻIolani) was the royal residence of the rulers of the Kingdom of Hawaii beginning with Kamehameha III under the Kamehameha Dynasty (1845) and ending with Queen Liliʻuokalani (1893) under the Kalākaua Dyna ...
* Kualoa Ranch * Laie Hawaii Temple, Lāʻie Hawaii Temple * Pali Lookout, Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout * Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii, Mauna ʻAla * Makapuu Point Light, Makapuu Lighthouse * National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific or "Punchbowl" * North Shore * Nuuani Pali, Pali Lookout *
Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor is an American lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. It was often visited by the Naval fleet of the United States, before it was acquired from the Hawaiian Kingdom by the U.S. with the signing of the Re ...
* Polynesian Cultural Center * Triple Crown of Surfing * USS Arizona Memorial, USS ''Arizona'' Memorial * USS Missouri (BB-63), USS ''Missouri'' * Valley of the Temples Memorial Park * Waikiki, Waikīkī * Waikiki Aquarium, Waikīkī Aquarium * Waimea Valley Audubon Center * Waimea Valley {{Panorama , image = File:Hanauma Bay Panoramic View.JPG , height = 220 , alt = Hanauma Bay , caption =
Hanauma Bay Hanauma (; ) is a marine embayment formed within a tuff ring and located along the southeast coast of the Island of Oahu in the Hawaii Kai neighborhood of East Honolulu, in the Hawaiian Islands. Hanauma is one of the most popular tourist destina ...


In popular culture

* In the video games ''Test Drive Unlimited'' and ''Test Drive Unlimited 2'' players can drive around O'ahu island's {{convert, 1000, mi, km of road. * ''Microsoft Flight'', released in 2012 as the successor to the ''Microsoft Flight Simulator'' series, was set on island of Hawaiʻi. The game had a piece of downloadable content (DLC) called ''Hawaiian Adventure Pack''. Once purchased, it brought detail to all of the Hawaiian islands to the game, including Oʻahu. The DLC also brought new airports to land and take off from and new missions to complete, among other things. * Lost (TV series), ''Lost'' was filmed almost entirely on Oʻahu, with many locations on the island (predominantly Honolulu) serving as a stand-in for other locations (including US, Australia, UK and South Korea). Many of the show's stars still call the island home. The island's thick Hawaiian tropical rainforests, rainforests and picturesque beaches are prominently featured. * 50 First Dates, a movie that takes place on the island. * ''MythBusters'' shot their 2012 Season's "Duct Tape Island" episode on this island * The South Korean reality TV series ''Father and Me'' was filmed on Oʻahu in 2016 * ''The Reimanns'', a popular German reality TV series, has been filmed on the North Shore at the family's estate in Pupukea, Pūpūkea since December 2015. Beginning with a contract with the US Navy in 2001, Ocean Power Technologies began ocean-testing Azura (wave power device), Azura, its wave power generation system at the Marine Corps Base Hawaii (MCBH) at Kāneohe Bay, Kāneʻohe Bay. The Oʻahu system was launched under the company's program with the US Navy for ocean testing and demonstration of such systems, including connection to the Oʻahu grid. The prototype can produce 20 kW, a system with 500 kW to 1 MW is planned to be installed at end of 2017. Oʻahu has 343 MW of rooftop solar power, and potential for 92 MW of wind power.Wind resource
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Notable people

{{Category see also, People from Oahu{{div col, colwidth=30em * Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States * Benny Agbayani, professional baseball player * Keiko Agena, actor * Gabe Baltazar, clarinet and saxophone player * Alexandria Boehm, scientist * Darren Brooks, actor, writer, producer * Max Holloway, MMA Fighter, Former Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Featherweight Champion * Angelique Cabral, actor * Tia Carrere, actor * Brian Ching, Major League Soccer * Dennis Chun, actor (Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), Hawaii Five-0), son of Kam Fong * Bryan Clay, Olympic decathlete 2008 * Scott Crary, film director and producer * Auliʻi Cravalho, actor, singer * Mark Dacascos, actor * Caitlin Doughty, mortician, author and YouTube personality * Diana Ewing, actor * Sid Fernandez, baseball * Maile Flanagan, actor * Kam Fong, actor * Lauren Graham, actor * Erin Gray, actor * Brian Grazer, Oscar-winning film and television producer * Coco Ho, pro surfer * Don Ho, singer * Kelly Ann Hu, actor * Carrie Ann Inaba, dancer, actor, musician * Daniel Inouye, US Senator, Medal of Honor recipient * Jack Johnson (musician), Jack Johnson, musician, folk rock singer-songwriter * Duke Kahanamoku, pro swimmer, surfer, sheriff * Samuel Kamakau, historian * Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, musician * Maxim Knight, actor * Olin Kreutz, football player Chicago Bears * Clyde Kusatsu, actor * Teri Ann Linn, actor * Jack Lord, actor * Marcus Mariota, NFL football player, Atlanta Falcons * Markiplier, Markiplier (Mark Edward Fischbach), Internet personality, video game commentator * Bruno Mars, singer-songwriter, record producer, musician * Julie McCullough, actor * Zack Merrick, drummer in American rock band All Time Low * Bette Midler, singer, actor, comedian * Jason Momoa, actor * Carissa Moore, pro surfer * Tahj Mowry, actor * Don Muraco, professional wrestler * Jamie O'Brien (surfer), Jamie O'Brien, surfer * Ellison Onizuka, NASA astronaut, STS-51-C, STS-51-L, Space Shuttle Challenger disaster * Noelani Pantastico, ballet dancer * Janel Parrish, actor, singer * Kelly Preston, actor * Maggie Q, actor * Jonah Ray, actor, comedian, writer * Makua Rothman (born 1984), world champion surfer * Anthony Ruivivar, actor * Jesse Sapolu, retired football player, San Francisco 49ers * Garret T. Sato, actor * Amanda Schull, actor * James Shigeta, actor * Jake Shimabukuro, ʻukulele player * Karen Steele, actor * Don Stroud, actor * Tua Tagovailoa, NFL football player, Miami Dolphins * Ronald Takaki, academic, historian, ethnographer and author * Akebono Tarō, sumo wrestler * Kristi Tauti, professional figure competitor and fitness model * Manti Te'o, NFL football player, Los Angeles Chargers * Paul Theroux, author * Michelle Wie West, golf LPGA * Taylor Wily, actor * Kirby Wright, poet and writer * Keone Young, actor {{div col end


See also

{{Portal, Hawaii * Honolulu Volcanics * National Register of Historic Places listings in Oahu, National Register of Historic Places listings in Oʻahu


References


Citations

{{Reflist


Sources

* David W. Doyle, Doyle, David W., 2001. ''Rescue in Paradise: Oahu's Beaches and their Guardians''. Island Heritage. * Macdonald, Gordon A., Agatin T. Abbott, and Frank L. Peterson, 1983. ''Volcanoes in the Sea''. University of Hawaii Press, University of Hawaiʻi Press, Honolulu. 517 pp. * Pukui, M. K., S. H. Elbert, and E. T. Mookini, 1976. ''Place names of Hawaiʻi''. University of Hawaiʻi Press. 289 pp.


External links

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