10 Notable alumni of
Hawaii Pacific University
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Hawaii Pacific University is 2493rd in the world, 875th in North America, and 828th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Hawaii Pacific University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Tulsi Gabbard
- Enrolled in Hawaii Pacific University
- In 2009 graduated with Bachelor of Science
- Occupations
- military officerpolitician
- Biography
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Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician, United States Army Reserve officer and conservative political commentator who was the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard was the first Hindu member of Congress and also the first Samoan-American voting member of Congress. She was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election, before announcing in October 2022 that she had left the Democratic Party and became an independent.
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Sarah Palin
- Enrolled in Hawaii Pacific University
- 1982-1982 studied administration
- Occupations
- modelautobiographerpoliticiananti-vaccine activist
- Biography
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Sarah Louise Palin is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee alongside U.S. Senator John McCain.
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Akebono Tarō
- Occupations
- rikishimixed martial arts fighterkickboxerprofessional wrestlerblogger
- Biography
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Akebono Tarō is an American-born Japanese former professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo.
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Eun Ji-won
- Occupations
- television actorsongwritersingeractorcomposer
- Biography
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Eun Ji-won is a South Korean rapper, singer, actor and entertainer. He is the leader of the first generation idol group Sechs Kies (젝스키스).
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Vivian Wu
- Occupations
- film actoractor
- Biography
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Vivian Wu is an American actress. Starring in a variety of North American and Chinese productions, her big break came in 1987, when she appeared in the biographical film The Last Emperor. She later went to starring in films Iron & Silk (1990), The Guyver (1991), Heaven & Earth (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and most notably playing the leading roles in The Pillow Book (1996) and The Soong Sisters (1997). In 2020, she starred as Dr. Lu Wang in the Netflix science fiction drama series Away, while in 2023, she portrayed Vivian Zhu in the Apple TV+ murder mystery comedy series The Afterparty.
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Benny Agbayani
- Occupations
- baseball player
- Biography
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Benny Peter Agbayani, Jr. is an American former professional baseball player. He attended Saint Louis School, Hawaii Pacific University and the Oregon Institute of Technology. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Colorado Rockies and Boston Red Sox and Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
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Christopher Loeak
- Years
- 1952-.. (age 72)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christopher Jorebon Loeak /ˈlɔɪˌæk/ is a Marshallese politician who was the President of the Marshall Islands from 2012 to 2016. He was elected by parliament as President in January 2012, following the 2011 general election.
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Sam Rasoul
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Salam "Sam" Rasoul is an American politician serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 38th district. He is one of the two Muslim members of the Virginia General Assembly. In November 2020, Rasoul announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2021. Despite a significant fundraising advantage, Rasoul lost the Democratic primary to Hala Ayala by a large margin.
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Cecilia Widegren
- Enrolled in Hawaii Pacific University
- Studied in 1998
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Cecilia Widegren is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She was a member of the Riksdag from 2002 to 2022.
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Arthur J. Logan
- Biography
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Arthur J. Logan is a criminal investigator and the current chief of police on the Honolulu Police Department since June 14, 2022. Arthur became the adjutant general of Hawaii in January 2015. His promotion to major general was confirmed at the federal level by the U.S. Senate on September 26, 2019.
