Nephi Hannemann is an actor and singer of Samaon, German and English descent who has appeared numerous times on Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...

and One West Waikiki.

Biography

Nephi Hannemann was born to Gustav Hannemann and Faiaso Soliai Hannemann. Nephi's brother is Mufi Hannemann

Mufi Hannemann

Muliufi Francis "Mufi" Hannemann is an American politician. He is the former Mayor of Honolulu. Hannemann has served as a special assistant in Washington, D.C., with the Department of the Interior, where he was selected for a White House fellowship in the Reagan administration under Vice President...

 the 12th Mayor of City and County of Honolulu

Mayor of Honolulu

The Mayor of Honolulu is the chief executive officer of the City and County of Honolulu and considered the third most powerful official in the U.S. state of Hawaii, behind the Governor of Hawaii and the Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii...

.

Nephi is from a family of seven, four boys and three girls. His mother is the daughter of notable Samoan chiefs, with a type of royal heritage. He also has German heritage on the side of his father, Gustav.

He graduated from Farrington High School

Farrington High School

Governor Wallace Rider Farrington High School is a public secondary school located in the Kalihi district of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii....

 in 1962, and was a football player at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Hawaii at Manoa

The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...

.

Entertainer

Besides acting, Nephi was an accomplished singer and recording artist. He would provide entertainment at Democratic Party rallies, such as those attended by Governor George Ariyoshi

George Ariyoshi

George Ryoichi Ariyoshi , served as the third Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He assumed the governorship when John A. Burns was declared incapacitated. When he was elected, Ariyoshi became the first American of Asian descent to be elected governor of...

 and Hawaii State Senator Francis A Wong.

At one time, he was said to have rivalled Don Ho

Don Ho

Donald Tai Loy "Don" Ho was a Hawaiian and traditional pop musician, singer and entertainer.-Life and career:Ho, of Chinese, Hawaiian, Portuguese, Dutch, and German descent, was born in the small Honolulu neighborhood of Kakaako, but he grew up in Kāneohe on the windward side of the island of Oahu...

 in versatility.

Nephi was working on a second album with Lani Kai but unfortunately, Lani died before its completion. He has an appearance on the LP album Invitation to Paradise ~ Polynesian Cultural Center, released by BMC in 1979.

He had a reoccurring role in Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...

 as Aku, and as Nephi in One West Waikiki, and has had various roles in films.

Other

As well as writing scripts and screen plays for a number of years, Nephi helped establish a business and travel magazine in 1983 called the Maui Quarterly. For seven years, he served as its main writer and advertising director. As of 2002, he was the spokesman for Hawaiian and Polynesian-made healthcare products.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1969	Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O Hawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and Leonard Freeman. Set in Hawaii, the show originally aired for twelve seasons from 1968 to 1980, and continues in reruns. The show featured a fictional state police unit run by Detective Steve McGarrett,...	Gus	Episode: "The Box"
1970	Hawaii Five-O	John Mala	Episode: "Run Johnny, Run"
1971	Hawaii Five-O	Paul	Episode: "...And I Want Some Candy and a Gun That Shoots"
1971	Hawaii Five-O	Aku	Episode: "Is This Anyway to Run a Paradise?"
1973	Hawaii Five-O	Yoko	Episode: "The Odd Lot Caper"
1973	Hawaii Five-O	Tamaki	Episode: "Charter for Death"
1974	McCloud	Lt. Kelani	Episode: "A Cowboy in Paradise"
1974		Malakoma
1974	Hawaii Five-O	Puni	Episode: "Steal Now, Pay Later"
1975	Hawaii Five-O	Raphael Orduno	Episode: "How to Steal a Submarine"
1977	Hawaii Five-O	Mahina	Episode: "The Descent of the Torches"
1978	Hawaii Five-O	Surfer	Episode: "Angel in Blue"
1979	Hawaii Five-O	Pimp	Episode: "The Execution File"
1979		Manu
1994	One West Waikiki	Nephi	Episode: "Till Death Do Us Part"
1994	One West Waikiki	Nephi Hanaman	Episode 1.3
1994	One West Waikiki	Nephi	Episode: "Scales of Justice"
1995	One West Waikiki	Nephi Hanaman	Episode: "Past Due"
1996	One West Waikiki	Nephi	Episode: "Guilty"
1996	One West Waikiki	Nephi	Episode: "Battle of the Titans"