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I remember living in the continental United States how I would be filled with excitement and anxiety whenever I had the privilege of meeting other Hawaiians. It's a great feeling. What is also another great feeling is the pride we feel when we see successful Hawaiians, better yet, a successful Hawaiian who makes it "BIG." This page of the website, is dedicated to famous HawaiiansAbroad. This is not a complete listing of such Hawaiians, so if you know of any who are not listed, I encourage you to contribute information about them to be used on this page. Appropriate credit and recognition will be given to contributors.

Keanu Reeves is the son of Charles Nowlin Reeves, who is of Chinese and aboriginal Hawaiian ancestry. Keanu's mother, Patricia, is English. When Keanu's parents divorced, Keanu regularly visited his father in Hawai'i until the age of 13. Keanu has played leading roles in The Matrix films, Speed, and A Walk in the Clouds to name just a few movies. Keanu is related to the Reeves family in Kuli'ou'ou. The Honolulu Star Bulletin had a feature article on the Reeves family in their August 21, 1997, edition. However, a more complete article is available by clicking here.

Jason Kapono was known as an All-American basketball star at the University of California Los Angeles. At 6-foot-8, he was drafted into the NBA and played for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was just recently traded to the Charlotte Bobcats. The Honolulu Advertiser wrote an article about him.

Kelly Hu is a graduate of The Kamehameha Schools. She is well known for the characters she has played in television shows and big budget movies such as, "Nash Bridges", "Martial Law", and "The Scorpion King", and "X2: X-Men United."

Branscombe Richmond is well-known for his portrayal of the character, Bobby Sixkiller, a native American Bounty Hunter in the television series, Renegade. He is credited with appearing in more than 300 television shows and 100 feature films. Rarely recognized as a Hawaiian, Branscombes other reported ethnicities include: French, Tahitian, English, and Aleutian Native.

Maren Kawehilani Jensen is known to most people as Athena, a character she played in the hit show, "Battlestar Galactica." Born and raised in California, her mother is of Hawaiian ancestry, her father of Danish descent. Her Hawaiian name, Kawehilani, translates to, "the morning mist from heaven."

Maile Misajon and Nicole Scherzinger rose to stardom by way of Popstars, the reality show on the WB network The two young women were members of the music group Eden's Crush. Maile Misajon is of Hawaiian, Irish and Filipino descent from Long Beach, California. She joined the International Children's Choir at age 5, touring the world. She received a bachelor's degree in theater arts from UCLA. Nicole Scherzinger was born in Honolulu but raised in Louisville, Kentucky. Nicole learned hula at a young age from her mother, a lead hula dancer of a performing family.

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