Hawaii: Jason Mamoa
Mamoa had a strange life before he started modeling and acting. He is a native Hawaiian, his mother and father both lived in Honolulu for the beginning portion of his life. But, when his parents got divorced, he ended up moving to Iowa with his mother.
Back to the Big Island
Mamoa went to Colorado State University, and then he moved back to Hawaii to live with his father. He putzed around for about six months working odd jobs until he was spotted by a modeling agency. He was immediately offered a contract and his career exploded outward from there,