Hana Arakaki

Hana Arakaki (x|Japanese: ハナ・アラカキ; born June 27, 1997) is an American television personality, model, and professional surfer, best known for starring in the x|MTV reality show Surfin' USA.

Early life
Arakaki was born in the x|Kaimuki neighborhood of x|Honolulu, Hawaii to Jack Arakaki and Katsuko Yamada. Her father is a x|Japanese-American architect, while her mother is a housewife from x|Osaka.

Arakaki was raised in a middle-class family with two younger sisters: Olivia and Belle. When she was seven years old, the family moved to x|Sakai in x|Japan. They returned to Hawaii seven years later, and Arakaki began attending x|Kaimuki High School, graduating in 2014. Arakaki was first introduced to surfing by her friends, while she was a high schooler.

Career
At age seventeen, Arakaki began modeling professionally after signing to a Honolulu-based agency. She primarily works in ad campaigns, focusing on bikini modeling. At age eighteen, Arakaki began a professional surfing career. She later began a career as a television personality, being cast in the x|MTV reality series Surfin' USA.

Personal life
Arakaki identifies as a x|Japanese-American and speaks fluent x|Japanese. She speaks in the x|Kansai dialect. While not filming Surfin' USA, she resides in x|Downtown Honolulu.