Celebrity islanders: Who is REALLY from Hawaii?

If Hawaii officials ever concede to skeptics' demands to release President Barack Obama's birth certificate to the public in order to confirm he was born in Hawaii, there's no reason they should stop there. Some other prominent people claim to have been born in the islands — also without Lou Dobbs' vetting — while other celebrities you think would have a Hawaiian hometown mysteriously don't claim one. (Perhaps they, too, were all part of a vast conspiracy, concocted by America Online, IMDB.com and MSNBC, among other sources consulted here.) But if privacy rules prevent us from seeing the official paperwork, here are some clues to help sort out the poi babies from the possible pretenders:

Celebrity suspect: NICOLE KIDMAN
Claim to fame: Actress
Birthdate: June 20, 1967
Birthplace: Honolulu (or so she says!)
Obama overtone: Neither of her parents was from Hawaii, either: The elder Kidmans were medical professionals from Australia who returned to Sydney when Nicole was still a toddler.
Today's Hawaii ties: None that I can find, other than an Internet reference to a possible sighting of Kidman with husband Keith Urban at Hilton Waikoloa Village in March 2009. With that porcelain complexion, let's hope she packed the SPF 50 and a wide-brimmed hat.

Celebrity suspect: LAIRD HAMILTON
Claim to fame: Big-wave surfer
Birthdate: March 2, 1964
Birthplace: San Francisco (or so he says!)
Obama overtone: Hamilton's biological father, a Greek man, took off while he was very young, which prompted his mother's move to Oahu's North Shore. Like Obama, he grew up with feelings of being an outsider, and a reputation for athletic accomplishment.
Today's Hawaii ties: While popularizing tow-in surfing and stand-up paddle surfing, among other board spots, all over the world, Hamilton remains an icon of Hawaii's surfing community. He's said to split his time between the North Shore and Malibu, with wife Gabrielle Reece and family.

Suspect: BETTE MIDLER
Claim to fame: Singer/actress
Birthdate: Dec. 1, 1945
Birthplace: Honolulu (or so she says!)
Obama overtone: Midler's parents (originally from New Jersey) did not have much money while she was growing up; in lieu of elite Punahou, Midler attended public school near Pearl Harbor, where she is said to have graduated as valedictorian. But like Obama, Midler soon left the islands — in her case, after winning a bit part in the movie "Hawaii" — for the East Coast, where she forged her diva career.
Today's ties: Well-known in the islands as a Kauai landowner and conservationist, Midler got in some hot water in 2006 for cutting down trees on her North Shore property without a permit, but news accounts say she agreed to the $5,000 fine and restoration, and much of her land remains open space. Lately Midler has revealed her roots in Hawaii by playing a crystal-covered ukulele in her long-running Las Vegas revue at Caesar's Palace — and giving a similarly glittery one to Obama's daughters when the president attended a recent Vegas fund-raiser. (According to MSNBC Midler said, "He looked at it like he'd never seen such a thing before.")