
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Hawaiian Beaches
Nelson Doi, born in Pahoa, 4 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Hawaiian Beaches. Next door, Pahoa lists 4, led by Nelson Doi. The best known of them is Robert Kiyosaki, with articles in 76 languages.
What stands out about Hawaiian Beaches’ famous people
Famous people born near Hawaiian Beaches
They were born in 7 towns 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






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

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Famous people from the towns next door
Around it, Pahoa has the most people on record, 4 of them.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hawaiian Beaches 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
- Pat Saiki: U.S. Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Fujioka: CBS Television, 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
