
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Fern Acres
The nearest, John Fujioka, was born in Keaau, 8 mi away. Robert Kiyosaki is the most widely known, written about in 76 languages. The list for Fern Acres is empty for now. The longest list of any town in Hawaii belongs to Kailua, with 18.
What stands out about Fern Acres’ famous people
Famous people born near Fern Acres
The 20 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.

Harry Kim
born 1939American politician, former mayor of Hawaii County, USA
Shunzo Sakamaki
1906–1973Japanese studies professor at the University of Hawaii









Garrett Hongo
born 1951Japanese American academic and poet
Kazuhisa Abe
1914–1996Democratic state senator and Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii

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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fern Acres and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (11)
- Robert Kiyosaki: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kamehameha II: not given, probably from Hawaii State Archives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Higa: KristoferYee, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kapiolani: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fujioka: CBS Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pat Saiki: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nelson Doi: Friends of Ariyoshi/Doi, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Kealoha: Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Billy Kenoi: Hawaii County, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John R. D'Araujo, Jr.: Bill Koplitz, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Teruto Tsubota: David Allen / S&S, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons