Notable burials · HI
Notable people buried in Hawaii
Wikidata records 172 notable people as buried in Hawaii, spread over 13 of the cemeteries we list, the 44th highest count of any state. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu holds the most, with 98 (57% of the state total).
172
notable burials
13
cemeteries with one or more
98
at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
By theme
Who is buried in Hawaii
Government
Governors2United States representatives9United States senators3
Military
Korean War veterans9Medal of Honor recipients28Vietnam War veterans5World War I veterans5World War II veterans60
Arts and entertainment
Actors12Architects1Painters, sculptors and photographers5Journalists3Musicians and singers11Writers and poets7
Sports
American football players4Baseball players2Basketball players1
Science and work
Aviators and astronauts5Business leaders4Inventors and engineers2Physicians1Scientists2
From occupations, offices, awards and military service recorded on Wikidata. One person can appear in several lists.
People
Best-documented burials in Hawaii
- Daniel Inouye1924-2012United States Senator from HawaiiNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Ellison Onizuka1946-1986American astronaut from Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, first Asian American to reach space, later died in the Space Shuttle Challenger accidentNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Daniel Akaka1924-2018American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Ernie Pyle1900-1945American war correspondent and writerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Patsy Mink1927-2002American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Harold Sakata1920-1982American sportsman and actorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Doris Miller1919-1943First African American recipient of the Navy CrossNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Richard Denning1914-1998American actorMaui Veteran's Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Evelyn Ankers1918-1985ActressMaui Veteran's Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Spark Matsunaga1916-1990American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Edward O'Hare1914-1943United States Navy Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Frederick C. Weyand1916-2010American generalNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- John A. Burns1909-1975Second Governor of the State of HawaiiNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Douglas Kennedy1915-1973American supporting actorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Fred Gamble1932-2024American racing driverNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Robert William Wilcox1855-1903Hawaiian soldier, revolutionary and politicianKing Street Catholic Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- William F. Quinn1919-2006American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Peter Maivia1937-1982Samoan-American professional wrestlerDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Mark Takai1967-2016American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Charles Grenzbach1923-2004American sound engineerDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Thomas Gill1922-2009American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Lofton Russell Henderson1903-1942Recipient of the Navy CrossNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- James Dole1877-1958American industrialist who developed the Hawaiian pineapple industry; founder of the Hawaiian Pineapple CompanyMakawao Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Leo Sharp1924-2016American horticulturist and drug traffickerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Peter Tali Coleman1919-1997American Samoa politicianDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Sailor Jerry1911-1973American tattoo artistNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Henri Berger1844-1929Composer and royal bandmaster of the Kingdom of HawaiiKawaiahao Church Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Kam Fong Chun1918-2002American actor known for performing as Chin Ho Kelly, a police detective on the CBS series Hawaii Five-O, 1968 to 1978Diamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Emma Nāwahī1854-1935Native Hawaiian political activistHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Ștefan Baciu1918-1993Romanian and Brazilian writerMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Lee Powell1908-1944American actorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Samuel Wilder King1886-1959American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Cecil Heftel1924-2010American politician and businessmanValley of the Temples Memorial Park, ‘Āhuimanu, HI
- Henry M. Mullinnix1892-1943United States admiralNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Wally Yonamine1925-2011American football running backDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Charles J. McCarthy1861-1929American politicianDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Alfred Apaka1919-1960American singerDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Joseph Nāwahī1842-1896American artistHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- William S. Richardson1919-2010American judge in HawaiiNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Robert Kuroda1922-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Kent Rogers1923-1944American actorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Robert Butow1924-2017American historianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Barney Hajiro1916-2011United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Henry Oliver Hansen1919-1945United States MarineNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Libert H. Boeynaems1857-1926Catholic bishopKing Street Catholic Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Clarence L. Tinker1887-1942American air force generalNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Ollie Mitchell1927-2013American trumpeterAlae Cemetery, Wainaku, HI
- Yeiki Kobashigawa1917-2005United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- John Hyland1912-1998American admiralNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Rodney Yano1943-1969U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- William Charles Anderson1920-2003United States Air Force officer and authorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- William Paul Jarrett1877-1929American sheriff and politicianDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- James Kealoha1908-1983American politicianHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Lorenzo Lyons1807-1886Early missionary to the Kingdom of Hawaii and lyricist of the song "Hawaiʻi Aloha"Imiola Church Cemetery, Waimea, HI
- Shizuya Hayashi1917-2008United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Hilo Hattie1901-1979Native Hawaiian singer, hula dancer, actress and comedianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Honey Harlow1927-2005American exotic dancerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Kaoru Moto1917-1992United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Francis B. Wai1917-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Ralph Waldo Christie1893-1987Rear Admiral of the United States Navy during World War IINational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Stanley Armour Dunham1918-1992Maternal grandfather of Barack ObamaNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Shinyei Nakamine1920-1944United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Mikio Hasemoto1916-1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Harvey Weir Cook1892-1943American flying aceNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Allan Ohata1918-1977United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Herb Bonn1916-1943American basketball playerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Bill Genaust1907-1945American soldier and photographerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Charles H. Barker1935-1953United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Frederick F. Henry1919-1950United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Ethel Azama1934-1984American jazz and popular singer and recording artist who was of Okinawan ancestryDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano1930-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipientMaui Veteran's Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Henry Alexander Baldwin1871-1946American politicianMakawao Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Titus Coan1801-1881American minister (1801-1882) Christian missionary in HawaiiHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Rufus Anderson Lyman1842-1910Hawaiian judgeHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Mary Foster1844-1930American philanthropistMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- William B. Buffum1921-2012American diplomatImiola Church Cemetery, Waimea, HI
- Aloysius Schmitt1909-1941World War II chaplainNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Jack Chevigny1906-1945American football player and coach, college athletics administratorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Charles L. Gilliland1933-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Bernard A. Clarey1912-1996United States Navy admiralNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Leroy A. Mendonca1932-1951United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Ralph R. Shaw1907-1972American librarian and publisherNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- William R. Caddy1925-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Masato Nakae1917-1998United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Edwin Joseph Hill1894-1941Recipient of the Medal of HonorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- William G. Fournier1913-1943United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Lucien Adolphe Labaudt1880-1943American painterNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Harris Horder1900-1900American track cyclistNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Herman Koeckemann1828-1892Roman Catholic bishopKing Street Catholic Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Leonard F. Mason1920-1944Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Jonathan Smith Green1796-1878American missionary to Hawaii; educatorMakawao Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Frederick S. Lyman1837-1918A surveyor, rancher, judge, and politician on Hawaiʻi IslandHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Almeda Eliza Hitchcock1863-1895Hawaiian lawyer and notary publicHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- David Belden Lyman1803-1884American missionary to Hawaii; educatorHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Georges Phillipe Trousseau1833-1894French physicianMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Seishiro Okazaki1890-1951American jujutsukaMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- John Edward Bush1842-1906Politician and newspaper publisher in the Kingdom of HawaiiMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Benjamin F. Wilson1921-1988United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Louis J. Hauge, Jr.1924-1945United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Martin O. May1922-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Samuel B. Roberts1921-1942Recipient of the Navy CrossNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Don the Beachcomber1907-1989American restaurateurNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Paul Withington1888-1966American football player and coachNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- George H. Cannon1915-1941United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Walter X. Young1918-1942Recipient of the Naval CrossNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- John Eric Holmes1930-2010American writer and game designerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Gulstan Ropert1839-1903American priestKing Street Catholic Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Joseph J. Fern1872-1920American mayorKing Street Catholic Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Carlos Diaz1958-2015American baseball player (pitcher)Valley of the Temples Memorial Park, ‘Āhuimanu, HI
- Edward Kamakau Lilikalani1852-1917Haiwaiian political protégéKawaiahao Church Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Waddy Young1916-1945American football playerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- John P. Gray1914-1942United States naval aviator and Navy Cross recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Osborne B. Wiseman1915-1942American World War II Naval heroNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Henry Luning1905-1965American swimmerDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Ted Makalena1934-1968Professional golferDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Beatrice Krauss1903-1998American ethnobotanist and activistMakawao Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Sarah Todd Cunningham1894-1963Politician in Hawaii Territorial LegislatureHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Mabel Leilani Smyth1892-1936Director of the Public Nursing Service for the Territory of HawaiiMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Lena Machado1903-1974Native Hawaiian singer, composer, and ukulele playerMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Andrew F. Cook, Jr.1920-1942American navy ship namesakeNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Joseph E. Muller1908-1945United States Army Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Thomas Rienzi1919-2010American Army generalNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Wilfred Holmes1900-1986US Naval OfficerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Herbert E. Wolff1925-2009United States Army generalNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Malia Solomon1915-2005Hawaiian cultural historian and textile artistNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Chester C. Ward1907-1977American Navy admiralNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Juanita Harrison1891-1967American writerValley of the Temples Memorial Park, ‘Āhuimanu, HI
- William Luther Moehonua1824-1878Native Hawaiian noble and politician in the Kingdom of HawaiiKawaiahao Church Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Kathleen Dickenson Mellen1891-1969American Hawaiian authorKawaiahao Church Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Robert H. Burke1922-2003US politicianMaui Veteran's Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Anne Elizabeth Alexander1843-1940Makawao Cemetery, Makawao, HI
- Emma Farden Sharpe1904-1991Hawaiian hula teacher and musicianHale Aloha Cemetery, Lahaina, HI
- Hugo Grenzbach1900-1980American audio engineerDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- Francis Hyde ʻĪʻī Brown1892-1976Hawaiian philanthropistDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- George Paele Mossman1891-1955Entrepreneur, ukulele maker, musician, teacher of Hawaiian cultureDiamond Head Memorial Park, Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights, HI
- William Kamau1851-1944Minister of Hawaiian ancestor, pastor at many churches, including Kawaiahao Church in HonoluluHomelani Memorial Park, Hilo, HI
- Leinaʻala Drummond1946-2023American model and businesswomanAlae Cemetery, Wainaku, HI
- Thomas R. Foster1835-1889ShipbuilderMakiki Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Larry L. Maxam1948-1968United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipientNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Lokalia Montgomery1903-1978American Hawaiian cultural historianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- James R. Coxen1884-1974American football coach and educatorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Barney B. Menor1931-1999American politicianNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Richard Oscar Linke1917-2016American publicistNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Francis S. Takemoto1912-2002American National Guard generalNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Růžena Lukavská1901-1994Czech American lecturer and translatorNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Carlos Sebastian1884-1959Hawaiian dancer and singerNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Lawrence Michael Erburu1922-1944WWII MarineNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- Jack Holtwick1907-1987American cryptanalystNational Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI
- David William Pua1836-1896Native Hawaiian politician during the Kingdom of HawaiiKing Street Catholic Cemetery, Honolulu, HI
- Alice Nāmakelua1892-1987Hawaiian composer and performerValley of the Temples Memorial Park, ‘Āhuimanu, HI
Showing 150 of 172. Each cemetery page lists everyone recorded there.
Ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about the person.
Cemeteries
Where they are buried
- National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific · Honolulu98
- Diamond Head Memorial Park · Diamond Head / Kapahulu / Saint Louis Heights17
- Homelani Memorial Park · Hilo12
- Makiki Cemetery · Honolulu9
- Makawao Cemetery · Makawao8
- King Street Catholic Cemetery · Honolulu6
- Valley of the Temples Memorial Park · ‘Āhuimanu5
- Kawaiahao Church Cemetery · Honolulu5
- Maui Veteran's Cemetery · Makawao4
- Laie Cemetery · Laie3
- Alae Cemetery · Wainaku2
- Imiola Church Cemetery · Waimea2
- Hale Aloha Cemetery · Lahaina1
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About this list
Names, years and descriptions come from Wikidata, where each person’s entry gives the cemetery as their place of burial. It covers people with an encyclopedia entry, not every grave. How we build it.
Other states
Notable burials in other states
- Alabama635
- Alaska139
- Arizona297
- Arkansas378
- California9,351
- Colorado247
- Connecticut1,850
- Delaware100
- District of Columbia1,261
- Florida478
- Georgia859
- Idaho150
- Illinois3,508
- Indiana1,269
- Iowa748
- Kansas487
- Kentucky889
- Louisiana450
- Maine589
- Maryland1,397
- Massachusetts5,034
- Michigan1,368
- Minnesota839
- Mississippi289
- Missouri1,271
- Montana137
- Nebraska404
- Nevada250
- New Hampshire422
- New Jersey1,938
- New Mexico222
- New York10,713
- North Carolina560
- North Dakota46
- Ohio2,567
- Oklahoma376
- Oregon566
- Pennsylvania3,541
- Rhode Island699
- South Carolina391
- South Dakota151
- Tennessee902
- Texas1,599
- Utah626
- Vermont437
- Virginia5,460
- Washington487
- West Virginia252
- Wisconsin1,183
- Wyoming107