Honolulu, HI
Honolulu, HI
CDP (CENSUS-DESIGNATED PLACE)
Official Website:
http://www.co.honolulu.hi.us/
Population:
371657 (2000 census)
Founding Date:
1100 AD
County:
Honolulu County
NEWSPAPERS
| Newspaper |
|---|
| The Honolulu Advertiser |
SCHOOLS
| School | Founded |
|---|---|
| Hawaii Theological Seminary | 1971 |
| Hawaii Pacific University | 1965 |
| Chaminade University of Honolulu | 1955 |
| Punahou School | 1841 |
MUSEUM
| Museum | Founded |
|---|---|
| Pacific Aviation Museum | 2006 |
AQUARIUM
| Aquarium | Founded |
|---|---|
| Waikiki Aquarium | 1904 |
ORCHESTRA
| Orchestra | Founded |
|---|---|
| Honolulu Symphony | 1900 |
COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
| Company | Founded |
|---|---|
| Hawaiian Telcom | 2005 |
| Aloha Airgroup | 1946 |
| Hawaiian Airlines | 1929 |
| Hawaiian Electric Industries | 1891 |
| Alexander & Baldwin | 1870 |
| BancWest |
BIRTHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiko Agena | Actor | 3-Oct-1973 | Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls | |
| James Aiona | Politician | 8-Jun-1955 | Lt. Governor of Hawaii | |
| Daniel Akaka | Politician | 11-Sep-1924 | US Senator from Hawaii | |
| George Ariyoshi | Politician | 12-Mar-1926 | Governor of Hawaii, 1974-86 | |
| Hiram Bingham | Politician | 19-Nov-1875 | 6-Jun-1956 | US Senator, discovered Machu Picchu |
| Kayla Blake | Actor | 4-Dec-1963 | Kim on Sports Night | |
| Tia Carrere | Actor | 2-Jan-1967 | Wayne's World | |
| Daniel H. Case III | Business | 27-Jul-1957 | 27-Jun-2002 | Hambrecht & Quist |
| Steve Case | Business | 21-Aug-1958 | CEO of AOL, 1991-2001 | |
| Benjamin Cayetano | Politician | 14-Nov-1939 | Governor of Hawaii, 1994-2002 | |
| Mark Dacascos | Actor | 26-Feb-1964 | Only the Strong | |
| Ron Darling | Baseball | 19-Aug-1960 | Commentator, New York Mets | |
| Sanford Ballard Dole | Politician | 23-Apr-1844 | 9-Jun-1926 | Governor of Hawaii, 1900-03 |
| Kimberly Dozier | Journalist | 6-Jul-1966 | CBS Correspondent, injured in Iraq | |
| Yvonne Elliman | Singer | 29-Dec-1951 | If I Can't Have You | |
| Hiram Fong | Politician | 15-Oct-1906 | 18-Aug-2004 | US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77 |
| Kam Fong | Actor | 27-May-1918 | 18-Oct-2002 | Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii 5-O |
| Patricia Ford | Model | 17-Mar-1969 | Playboy lingerie model | |
| Thomas Gill | Politician | 21-Apr-1922 | 3-Jun-2009 | Lt. Governor of Hawaii, 1966-70 |
| Lauren Graham | Actor | 16-Mar-1967 | Belly Buttons are Cool | |
| Erin Gray | Actor | 7-Jan-1950 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | |
| Michael Hoffman | Film Director | 30-Nov-1956 | One Fine Day | |
| Kelly Hu | Actor | 13-Feb-1968 | Cradle 2 the Grave | |
| Carrie Ann Inaba | Dancer | 5-Jan-1968 | Judge, Dancing with the Stars | |
| Daniel Inouye | Politician | 7-Sep-1924 | 17-Dec-2012 | US Senator from Hawaii, 1963-2012 |
| Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | Singer | 20-May-1959 | 26-Jun-1997 | Hawaiian ukulele musician |
| Guy Kawasaki | Business | 30-Aug-1954 | Former chief evangelist of Apple Computer | |
| James Cox Kennedy | Business | 1947 | CEO of Cox Enterprises | |
| Nicole Kidman | Actor | 20-Jun-1967 | Moulin Rouge | |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Actor | 13-Sep-1948 | Dr. Fushida on Island Son | |
| Brian McAllister Linn | Historian | 14-Sep-1953 | The Philippine War, 1899-1902 | |
| Bruno Mars | Singer/Songwriter | 8-Oct-1985 | Just The Way You Are | |
| Julie McCullough | Actor | 30-Jan-1965 | Playboy centerfold, actress | |
| Bette Midler | Singer | 1-Dec-1945 | Ol' Red Hair | |
| Jason Momoa | Actor | 1-Aug-1979 | Ronon Dex on Stargate: Atlantis | |
| Ronald T. Y. Moon | Judge | 4-Sep-1940 | Hawaii Chief Justice | |
| Kenneth P. Moritsugu | Doctor | 5-Mar-1945 | US Surgeon General, 2006-07 | |
| Tahj Mowry | Actor | 17-May-1986 | Kim Possible | |
| Barack Obama | Head of State | 4-Aug-1961 | President of the United States, 2009-17 | |
| Timothy Olyphant | Actor | 20-May-1968 | Sheriff Bullock on Deadwood | |
| William G. Ouchi | Educator | 1943 | Theory Z | |
| Kelly Preston | Actor | 13-Oct-1962 | What a Girl Wants | |
| Maggie Q | Actor | 22-May-1979 | Mission: Impossible III | |
| Stephen J. Ryan | Doctor | 20-Mar-1940 | 29-Apr-2013 | Dean, Keck School of Medicine, 1991-2004 |
| Nicole Scherzinger | Dancer | 29-Jun-1978 | The Pussycat Dolls | |
| Raymond Seitz | Diplomat | 8-Dec-1940 | US Ambassador to the UK, 1991-94 | |
| James Shigeta | Actor | 17-Jun-1933 | 28-Jul-2014 | Flower Drum Song |
| Shannyn Sossamon | Actor | 3-Oct-1978 | A Knight's Tale | |
| Robert J. Spitzer | Educator | 16-May-1952 | President of Gonzaga University | |
| Mike Starr | Bassist | 4-Oct-1966 | 8-Mar-2011 | Bassist for Alice In Chains |
| Karen Steele | Actor | 20-Mar-1931 | 12-Mar-1988 | Ride Lonesome |
| Don Stroud | Actor | 1-Sep-1943 | Capt. Pat Chambers on Mike Hammer | |
| Heidi Swedberg | Actor | 3-Mar-1966 | Susan Ross on Seinfeld | |
| Mika Tan | Pornstar | 27-Nov-1977 | Miso Horny, Thar She Blows | |
| Donna A. Tanoue | Government | 5-May-1954 | FDIC Chairman, 1998-2001 | |
| Michelle Wie | Golf | 11-Oct-1989 | Young pro golfer | |
| Meg Wyllie | Actor | 15-Feb-1917 | 1-Jan-2002 | The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters |
| Zulu | Actor | 17-Oct-1937 | 3-May-2004 | Kono on Hawaii 5-O |
DEATHS
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Adamson | Musician | 11-Apr-1958 | 16-Dec-2001 | Guitarist for The Skids and Big Country |
| John M. Allison | Diplomat | 7-Apr-1905 | 28-Oct-1978 | US Ambassador to Japan, 1953-57 |
| Barbara Cox Anthony | Business | 8-Dec-1922 | 28-May-2007 | Cox Enterprises billionaire |
| Georg von Békésy | Scientist | 3-Jun-1899 | 13-Jun-1972 | Mechanism of cochlear stimulation |
| John Anthony Burns | Politician | 30-Mar-1909 | 5-Apr-1975 | Governor of Hawaii, 1962-74 |
| Joseph Campbell | Author | 26-Mar-1904 | 31-Oct-1987 | The Power of Myth |
| Alexander Cartwright | Baseball | 17-Apr-1820 | 12-Jul-1892 | Original rules of baseball |
| Jimmie Dodd | Talk Show Host | 28-Mar-1910 | 10-Nov-1964 | Winsome Mickey Mouse Club host |
| Sanford Ballard Dole | Politician | 23-Apr-1844 | 9-Jun-1926 | Governor of Hawaii, 1900-03 |
| Stanley Ann Dunham | Relative | 29-Nov-1942 | 7-Nov-1995 | Mother of President Barack Obama |
| Ann Dvorak | Actor | 2-Aug-1912 | 10-Dec-1979 | Cesca in Scarface |
| Leon Edel | Author | 9-Sep-1907 | 5-Sep-1997 | Biographer of Henry James |
| Kam Fong | Actor | 27-May-1918 | 18-Oct-2002 | Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii 5-O |
| Thomas Gill | Politician | 21-Apr-1922 | 3-Jun-2009 | Lt. Governor of Hawaii, 1966-70 |
| John Halliday | Actor | 14-Sep-1880 | 17-Oct-1947 | The Philadelphia Story |
| George Herbig | Astronomer | 2-Jan-1920 | 12-Oct-2013 | Herbig-Haro objects |
| Don Ho | Singer | 13-Aug-1930 | 14-Apr-2007 | Hawaiian crooner, Tiny Bubbles |
| Duke Kahanamoku | Swimmer | 24-Aug-1890 | 22-Jan-1968 | Olympic swimmer, five-time medalist |
| Henry J. Kaiser | Business | 9-May-1882 | 24-Aug-1967 | Industrialist and shipbuilder |
| Israel Kamakawiwo'ole | Singer | 20-May-1959 | 26-Jun-1997 | Hawaiian ukulele musician |
| Douglas Kennedy | Actor | 14-Sep-1915 | 10-Aug-1973 | Steve Donovan, Western Marshal |
| Tommy Kono | Sports Figure | 27-Jun-1930 | 24-Apr-2016 | Weightlifter |
| Jack Lord | Actor | 30-Dec-1920 | 21-Jan-1998 | McGarrett on Hawaii 5-O |
| Dorothy Mackaill | Actor | 4-Mar-1903 | 12-Aug-1990 | Love Affair |
| Ferdinand Marcos | Head of State | 11-Sep-1917 | 28-Sep-1989 | Disgraced Philippine dictator |
| Gardner McKay | Actor | 10-Jun-1932 | 21-Nov-2001 | Adventures in Paradise |
| Patsy Mink | Politician | 6-Dec-1927 | 28-Sep-2002 | Congresswoman from Hawaii |
| Arthur Murray | Dancer | 4-Apr-1895 | 3-Mar-1991 | Founded Arthur Murray dance studios |
| Kid Ory | Jazz Musician | 25-Dec-1886 | 23-Jan-1973 | Trombonist, Ory's Creole Jazz Band |
| William F. Quinn | Politician | 13-Jul-1919 | 28-Aug-2006 | Governor of Hawaii, 1957-62 |
| Syngman Rhee | Head of State | 26-Mar-1875 | 19-Jul-1965 | First President of South Korea |
| Florence Rice | Actor | 14-Feb-1911 | 23-Feb-1974 | At the Circus |
| Frederick Hanley Seares | Astronomer | 17-May-1873 | 20-Jul-1964 | Astronomer at Mt. Wilson Observatory |
| Frederick C. Weyand | Military | 15-Sep-1916 | 10-Feb-2010 | US Army Chief of Staff, 1974-76 |
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