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unusual facts about The Big Break V: Hawaii


Ashley Prange

Ashley Prange (born November 24, 1981) is a professional golfer and winner of the reality television program The Big Break V: Hawaii.


2007 Ironman World Championship

The 2007 Ford Ironman World Championship was a triathlon race held on October 13, 2007 in Kailua, Hawaii County, Hawaii.

Audrey Meadows

On August 24, 1961, Meadows married her second husband, Robert F. "Bob" Six, President of Continental Airlines, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Barrier transfer machine

Moveable barriers are in permanent use in such cities as Auckland (Auckland Harbour Bridge); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York; Honolulu, Hawaii; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Boston, Massachusetts; Washington, D.C.; Dallas, Texas; San Diego, California; and Sydney, Australia; many other cities use them temporarily during construction work.

Bob Hogue

The novel is historical fiction, mystery, and romance set in Kailua, Oahu around the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor.

BYU–Hawaii Seasiders

The BYU–Hawaii Seasiders (also Brigham Young–Hawaii Seasiders and BYUH Seasiders) are the 11 varsity athletic teams that represent Brigham Young University–Hawaii, located in Laie, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.

C. Henry Kempe

1984, Hanauma Bay, Hawaii) was a pediatrician and the first in the medical community to identify and recognize child abuse.

Chaminade Silverswords

The Chaminade Silverswords are the 10 varsity athletic teams that represent Chaminade University of Honolulu, located in Honolulu, Hawaii, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports.

Clayton Hee

From 1984 until 1988, Hee served as the State Senator for the district encompassing Kailua to Kaneohe.

Communication Moon Relay

The finished system used two sets of transmitters at Annapolis, Maryland and the Opana Radar Site in Hawaii and two sets of receivers at Cheltenham, Maryland and Wahiawa, Hawaii.

Diamondhead, Mississippi

Most of the roads are named with Hawaiian names, the various community centers and private homes have a Hawaiian look, including prominent Kona/Tahitian roof lines.

Eddie Aikau

Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau (Kahului, Hawaii, May 4, 1946–March 17, 1978) was a well-known Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer.

Ewa Villages, Hawaii

Its opposite is "Diamond Head" (located at the east end of Waikīkī) or "Koko Head" (located still further east of downtown Honolulu).

Flora Benson

As part of her mission, she taught in the LDS Church-run elementary school in Laie, Hawaii.

Fred Punahoa

Fred Punahoa (also spelled "Punahou") was a Hawaiian musician and slack key guitar player from Kalapana, Hawaii.

George J. Trautman, III

He completed initial aircrew training at 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and was then transferred to 1st Marine Brigade, MCAS Kaneohe, Hawaii.

Go!Express

In September 2006, Mesa announced that it had reached an agreement with Mokulele Airlines, whereby Mokulele would operate Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to Kapalua, Molokai, and Lanai under the Go!

Hank Wesselman

They divide their time between northern California and Captain Cook, Hawaii.

Henry Perrine Baldwin

In 1903 he built another house called Maluhia at a higher elevation near Olinda, Hawaii surrounded by fruit trees.

Honokaa, Hawaii

The festival has hosted a number of jazz, classical, and Hawaiian folk musicians including Ray Brown, Gene Harris, James Moody, Howard Alden, Big Brother and the Holding Company and Hubert Laws.

Honolulu Pegasus

On May 17, 2010, it was announced that the owners of the team would relocate the club to Cypress, Texas due to travel problems while based in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Hot Chelle Rae

On January 29, 2012, the band played at the nationally televised 2012 Pro Bowl pregame ceremonies at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii, again performing the two tracks.

Irie Love

Irie Love (her birth-given name) (born on July 7, 1982 in Kailua, Honolulu County, Hawaii) is a Hawaiian R&B Reggae singer and songwriter.

James Apana

Born in Wailuku, he graduated from Kamehameha Schools and obtained a speech degree at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.

Joe Bertram

A Democrat, he represented the 11th district in south Maui, which includes the communities of Wailea-Makena and Kihei, his hometown.

Kaimuki, Hawaii

Now a mix of residential area with a small business district (mainly restaurants and service industries), it is located in the urbanized Honolulu region near Kahala and Diamond Head.

Kapalua, Hawaii

Kapalua Bay was named "Best Beach in the World" by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine, "America's Best Beach" on the first annual list of Stephen Leatherman's Top 10 Beaches in America, and the "Best Beach in America" by the Travel Channel, among other honors.

KAUI

KAUI-LP, a low-power television station (channel 51) licensed to Wailuku, Hawaii, United States

KCOF

KCOF-LP, a low-power radio station (102.5 FM) licensed to Captain Cook, Hawaii, United States

Keaau Middle School

It was built in 1902 to avoid overcrowding at Waiakea Intermediate School in Hilo and Pahoa High and Intermediate School in Pahoa.

KHA99

:Not to be confused with NOAA Weather Radio station KBA99 in Oahu, Hawaii.

Kihei

Kihei, Hawaii, census-designated place IN Maui County, Hawaii, United States

Ku Ikaika Challenge

The Ku Ikaika Challenge is an annual big-wave competition, held at Makaha Beach, in Mākaha, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu.

Lanai City, Hawaii

The corporation Castle & Cooke, which owns the Dole Food Company had intended in 2009 to demolish much of what remains of the historic district, including homes, a laundromat, and a jailhouse all dating back to the 1920s, in order to build new commercial structures.

Laurence Silberman

Silberman has worked in the private sector as a partner at the law firms Moore, Silberman & Schulze in Honolulu and Morrison & Foerster and Steptoe & Johnson in Washington, D.C. He has also served as Executive Vice President of Crocker National Bank in San Francisco.

Lawrence Olson

He served in naval intelligence as a lieutenant with the Pacific Fleet Radio Unit, Station HYPO, at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

Lisa Matsumoto

Matsumoto was driving her green 1997 Toyota Camry at about 3:32 AM on 14 December on Interstate H-1 the wrong way on the Waianae-bound side of the highway when she collided head-on with a black 1998 Toyota Corolla travelling in the correct direction.

Live from Hawaii: The Farewell Concert

The concert was recorded during the band's final presentation on April 28, 2007 at Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Marc R. Alexander

After completing his seminary studies in the American College of Louvain (Leuven), he was ordained to the presbyterate for the diocese of Honolulu at Saint John Vianney Church in Kailua on October 18, 1985 where he served as a parochial vicar.

Pahala, Hawaii

In Hawaiian, Pāhala refers to the ashes of leaves from the hala tree (Pandanus tectorius).

Peahi, Hawaii

Some of the known invitees to the contest include Jeff Rowley, Albee Layer, Greg Long, Shane Dorian, John John Florence, Kala Alexander.

On 4 January 2012, Greg Long, Ian Walsh, Kohl Christensen, Jeff Rowley, Dave Wassel, Shane Dorian, Mark Healey, Carlos Burle, Nate Fletcher, Eli Goldwyn, Goucho Gordon, Garrett McNamara, Kai Barger, North Shore locals and other of the best big wave surfers in the world invaded the Hawaiian Islands for a historic day of surfing.

Rick Loomis

Rick Loomis served in the US Army in the 1960s, serving out his one tour of duty at Fort Shafter in Oahu, Hawaii.

Sam Slom

Samuel Morgan Slom, known as Sam Slom (born April 13, 1942), is a Republican member of the Hawaii Senate who, since 1996, has represented the 9th District, which includes Hawaii Kai, Aina Haina, Kahala and Diamond Head.

Samuel M. Spencer

He was postmaster in the area, which is why some sources say the post office for Waimea, Hawaii County, Hawaii is called "Kamuela", the equivalent of Samuel in the Hawaiian language.

Scouting in Guam

Although being absorbed into the Direct Service Council in 1956, the Chamorro Council was chartered in 1970, before merging with Kilauea Council (based in Hilo, Hawaii) into the Aloha Council of Honolulu in 1973.

Ultra Seven

Ultra Seven is sometimes incorrectly called "Ultraman Seven" by many sources outside Japan (or in the case of KHON/Honolulu, Hawaii, Ultra7, as listed in TV Guide when it ran in 1975).

Wailua Valley State Wayside Park

From the park you can view waterfalls, the Ko'olau Gap, Wailua Peninsula and the rim of Haleakala Crater.

Waimanalo Beach, Hawaii

The Anderson Estate, which was featured in the TV series Magnum, P.I. as "Robin's Nest", is located in Waimānalo Beach.

Zach Scott

Zacharias "Zach" Scott (born July 2, 1980 in Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.


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