Many of us often associate Nicole Kidman with being born in Australia, but that is not the case. It comes as a surprise to many that the Oscar-winning actress was actually born thousands of miles away, in Honolulu, Hawaii, on 20 June 1967.
Her Australian parents happened to be living in the United States on student visas at the time, and her father was a graduate student at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, according to Hello Magazine.
In fact, the young Nicole was even given a Hawaiian middle name, “Hōkūlani,” meaning “heavenly star,” inspired by a baby elephant born around the same time at the Honolulu Zoo. To date, Kidman holds dual citizenship in both Australia and the United States. But Honolulu is worth far more than a footnote in a celebrity’s birthplace.
What makes Honolulu charming is how effortlessly its past and present coexist. Be it a royal palace that was once home to kings and queens, a naval harbour forever associated with World War II, or a beach that helped bring surf culture alive. Here are five historic places that make Honolulu genuinely one of a kind.Photos: X/ Canva
