#1Politics & Law
Kekauōnohi
1805–1851Hawaiian princess and queen consort of Kamehameha II, member of the House of Kamehameha and granddaughter of King Kamehameha I.
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Famous people · Lahaina
Most of the 10 famous people born in Lahaina came into the world in the early republic
Best known of all is Kekauōnohi, written about in 7 languages. The hawaiian noblewoman Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell ranks second, ahead of Henry Perrine Baldwin. Births since 1970 account for 2 of the names. Fewer than a quarter of the 46 towns in Hawaii with famous people list more.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Kekauōnohi
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1805
Kekauōnohi
Youngest
1995
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3 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Lahaina’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Lahaina’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1840s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Lahaina
Languages with an article: 7 for Kekauōnohi, 4 for Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell, 4 for Henry Perrine Baldwin.
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What Lahaina is known for
Lahaina has 1.4× the usual share of leaders.
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Everyone else born in Lahaina
7 more, best known first.
William Nevins Armstrong
1835–1905Author, Attorney General Kingdom of Hawaii
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Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Lahaina, though born elsewhere.
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Photo credits (8)
- Kekauōnohi: Henry Byam Martin, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Abigail Kuaihelani Campbell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry Perrine Baldwin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William Nevins Armstrong: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Makini Kapena: Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Levi Haʻalelea: Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Murayama: Edmunddantes, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grady Booch: Grady_Booch,_CHM_2011_2.jpg: vonguard from Oakland, Nmibia derivative work: YMS, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons