The Real World: Hawaii › Cast Bios

Amaya

At 21, Amaya claims that she's at a crossroads in her life. Now that she has graduated from UCLA, she is struggling over revealing her true self to the world. Her closest friends know her as a sassy, sarcastic and sexual young woman with an appetite...   Read More »

Colin

Hailing from Thousand Oaks, California, Colin's good looks and sincere, open manner could easily earn him pin-up status on any teenager's bedroom wall. Colin's parents divorced when he was very young, forcing him to split time between two...   Read More »

Justin

A child prodigy, Justin found it tough to socialize with his peers in his hometown of Houston, Texas. His frustrations with the intolerance of his schoolmates and a lack of academic challenges led him to Simon's Rock College at age 15. Now...   Read More »

Kaia

Twenty-two-year-old Kaia changed her name from Margaret after living in Tanzania. Her adopted name means "stability" in Swahili. A native of Chicago, Illinois, she now majors in African-American studies at UC Berkeley. Kaia is a strong woman in...   Read More »

Matt

Matt is an outspoken writer with a self-deprecating wit. During high school, he interned at a radio station, where he performed so well that he was given his own show. At 22, Matt is enrolled at UCLA where he's studying political science and...   Read More »

Ruthie

One of triplets and the only native born Hawaiian in the cast, Ruthie was raised in a foster home by a strict, Filipino family. According to Ruthie, her foster parents favored their biological children and discouraged Ruthie from educating herself....   Read More »