Where the Ocean Begins
Whimsical poetry with a Hawaiian twist for the young of all ages.
Among the poems, there are several additional fun pages
Famous Hawaii related people
On page 47 of the book Where the Ocean Begins,
there is a Word Cloud of individuals who have played role in modern Hawaii.
If you don’t know them or didn’t read the book, no problem. Here is information on them.
Auli’i Barack Ben&Ella Bethany Bette Bruno Cloris Donald Dwayne
Elvis Fab-5 Fred Heather Israel Jake Jesse Lois Manti Marcus
Maggie Nicole Pegge Roy Wallace WoFat Wubbles
You can find them all below.
Rising Star
Auli’i – Auliʻi Cravalho The Mililani teen singer and actor who made her acting debut as the title character in the 2016
Full Bloom
Manti – Manti Te’o – Football lineman par excellence
Dwayne – Dwayne Johnson – In the ring and on the screen, he’s the Rock.
Maggie – Margaret Denise Quigley, or if you prefer Magie Q.
She broke nationality bonds in Japan and Hong Kong. Loved her as Nikita.
Bruno – Peter Gene Hernandez (or Bruno Mars, if you prefer) His charisma and showmanship remind many of the King.
Bethany – Bethany Hamilton – Making it in the surfing world with the theme song, I ain’t afraid of no shark.
Jake – Jack Johnson blending surfing and musical skills, he’s a true local.
Nicole – Nicole Kidman, She picks up acting awards with ease, Recognized as an Aussie, by birthright, she local.
No matter, it’s only an island away.
Marcus – Marcus Mariota, a QB with a Heisman, an island first.
Heather – Heather Brown she uses a brush to bring the ocean and a smile to everyone.
Perennial
Wallace – With has classic straw hat, Wally, Famous Amos, the cookie entrepreneur
is proof You’re Never Too Old to be a Comeback Kid.
Barack Obama – Number 44, a local lad who climbed to the top.
Bette – Bette Midler. She’s mastered Hollywood and Broadway and deserves The Rose.
Lois – Lois Lowry Who can’t love a prolific writer of children’s books.
Pegge – Pegge Hooper, artist. If you believe Hawaii is cool, you must have a Hooper Original.
Roy – Roy Venters – The artist who creates must have glass hearts. Again, you should have one.
Elvis – Elvis Aaron Presley – His Aloha from Hawaii concert united the world. The King lives . . . forever.
Just breaking from the Gate
Cloris – Cloris the Brontosaurus – Find her in Where the Ocean Begins.
Look for her more in the future.
And remember to eat your Veggies.
Fred – Fred the Gecko – Find him in Where the Ocean Begins.
Every home needs a Fred.
Wubbles – Coming soon.
Those were the Days my Friend
The Fab-5 – In the early 1970’s these five transplant Afro-Americans turned Hawaii & UH
From an F to a B state (Football to Basketball). Their names – Al Davis, Jerome Freeman,
Dwight Holiday, Bob Nash and John Penebacker
Ben&Ella Kealoha “Ella” Kanahele (1907–1974) & Benehakaka “Ben” Kanahele.
The little known Niihau Incident occurred just days after Pearl Harbor.
This Niihauan couple fought the enemy in hand to hand combat.
Ben was given heroism awards, Ella nothing! Even though she delivered
the final blow. Isn’t it about time, we as a nation recognized Ella?
Jesse – James James Wailani Kuhaulua, or if you prefer, Takamiyama.
In the 1960’s & ‘70s, he broke racial barrier to reach the top levels of the Japanese Sumo world.
Wo Fat – The only restaurant to be reincarnated into a fiendish arch criminal.
He helped create the meme, “Book ‘em Danno” out of “Cook ‘em Danno”.
Donald – Donald Tai Loy Ho or if you prefer, Don Ho.
His Hawaiian Pop music caused millions to love Tiny Bubbles.
Israel – Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole, or if you prefer, Iz.
His rendition caused millions to look Over the Rainbow.