Hawaii: Today in History 1/2
1-02-1836 Queen Emma of Hawaii, Consort of King Kamehameha IV (d. 1885) Emma Kalanikaumakaʻamano Kaleleonālani Naʻea Rooke of Hawaiʻi (January 2, 1836 – April 25, 1885) was queen consort of King Kamehameha IV from 1856 to his death in 1863. She ran for ruling monarch against King Kalākaua but was defeated.
1-02-1967 Tia Carrere [Althea Janairo], American actress (Wayne’s World, True Lies), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
Althea Rae Janairo (born January 2, 1967), known professionally as Tia Carrere, is an American actress who obtained her first big break as a regular on the daytime soap opera General Hospital.
She played Cassandra Wong in the feature films Wayne’s World and Wayne’s World 2, Juno Skinner in True Lies, Nani Pelekai in Lilo & Stitch, its sequel films and Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Queen Tyr’ahnee in Duck Dodgers, Richard Lewis’ girlfriend, Cha Cha, in Curb Your Enthusiasm, and Sydney Fox in the television series Relic Hunter. She appeared as a contestant in the second season of Dancing with the Stars and the fifth season of The Celebrity Apprentice.
Carrere was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is the daughter of Audrey Duhinio Janairo, a computer supervisor, and Alexander Janairo, a banker.[1] According to Carrere, she is of Chinese, Filipino and Spanish ancestry.[2]
Carrere attended Sacred Hearts Academy, an all-girls school. She longed to be a singer as a child.[3] Although she was eliminated during the first round of her 1985 Star Search appearance at the age of 17, she was spotted by a local producer while shopping at a Waikiki grocery store and was cast in the movie Aloha Summer, which he produced and had a cameo.
1-02-2006 NBC correspondent Chip Reid weds Nina Block in Hawaii 
