17 famous people were born within 35 miles of Paukaa
Sueko Matsueda Kimura, born in Papaikou, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Robert Kiyosaki, with articles in 77 languages. 46 towns across Hawaii can name a famous person born there. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Paukaa.
What stands out about Paukaa’s famous people
Famous people born near Paukaa
The 17 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.





Kazuhisa Abe
1914–1996Democratic state senator and Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii

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
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Paukaa 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 (8)
- 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