state. Today, where Nikkei are about one-fifth of the whole population, Japanese is a major language, spoken and studied by many of the state's residents across ethnicities. It is taught in private Japanese-language schools as early as the second grade. As a courtesy to the large number of Japanese tourists (from Japan), Japanese subtexts are provided on place signs, public transportation, and civic facilities. The Hawaii media market has a few locally produced Japanese-language newspapers and magazines; however, these are on the verge of dying out, due to a lack of interest on the part of the local (Hawaii-born) Japanese population. Stores that cater to the tourist industry often have Japanese-speaking personnel. To show their allegiance to the U.S., many Nisei and Sansei intentionally avoided learning Japanese. Notable people Sanji Abe Bumpei Akaji Bernard Akana Earl I. Anzai Alan Arakawa George Ariyoshi Jean Ariyoshi Karen Awana Tadao Beppu Keiko Bonk Tom Brower Clarissa Chun Destin Daniel Cretton Kawika Crowley Nelson Doi Robert Fukuda Beth Fukumoto Carol Fukunaga Katsu Goto Colleen Hanabusa Troy Hashimoto Yu Hayami Harvey Saburo Hayashi Juggie Heen Ryan Higa Mazie Hirono Linda Ichiyama Dan Ige (UFC Fighter) David Ige Les Ihara Jr. Carrie Ann Inaba Kaniela Ing Egan Inoue Enson Inoue Daniel Inouye Ken Ito (politician) Kim Coco Iwamoto Randy Iwase Jon Karamatsu Derek Kawakami Richard Kawakami Michelle Kidani Jean King Chinyei Kinjo Ann Kobayashi Bertrand Kobayashi Sanzaburo Kobayashi Russell S. Kokubun Sam Saturo Kong Roland Kotani Ron Kouchi Sanoe Lake Fred Kinzaburo Makino Barbara Marumoto Herbert Matayoshi Spark Matsunaga Patsy Mink John Mizuno Iga Mori Ishiko Mori Motokazu Mori Hermina Morita Tetsuo Najita Keo Nakama Mark Nakashima Clarence Nishihara Scott Nishimoto Steere Noda Takashi Ohno Richard Onishi Ellison Onizuka (NASA Astronaut) Blake Oshiro Marcus Oshiro Paul Osumi Evelyn Rawski Pat Saiki Scott Saiki Thomas Sakakihara Shunzo Sakamaki Norman Sakamoto James Shigeta Maile Shimabukuro Louis Smolka (UFC Fighter) Mark Takai Dwight Takamine Yoshito Takamine Gregg Takayama Roy Takumi Brian Taniguchi Larry Tanimoto Charmaine Tavares Chris Toshiro Todd James Tokioka Jill Tokuda Clift Tsuji Wilfred Tsukiyama Shan Tsutsui Shane Victorino Lynne Waihee Glenn Wakai Ryan Yamane Stephen K. Yamashiro Kyle Yamashita Nadao Yoshinaga Keone Young See also Byodo-In Temple (non-denominational) Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii (Jodo Shinshu) Daifukuji Soto Zen Mission (Zen Buddhism) Hawaii Shingon Mission (Shingon Buddhism) Japanese American internment Nisei Japanese American Issei Japanese American Ryukyuans (including Okinawans) Chinese immigration to Hawaii Korean immigration to Hawaii