Famous people · Wainaku
Born near Wainaku: 17 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Sueko Matsueda Kimura, from Papaikou, 3 mi away. No famous person on record lists Wainaku as their birthplace yet. Robert Kiyosaki is the most widely known, written about in 76 languages. The longest list of any town in Hawaii belongs to Kailua, with 18.
Born nearby
17
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Robert Kiyosaki
Best known
Robert Kiyosaki
in 76 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Wainaku’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Wainaku
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 Wainaku 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