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Within the U.S. in 2010, 540,013 residents reported Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ancestry alone, of which 135,422 lived in Hawaii. [1] In the United States overall, 1.2 million people identified as Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, either alone or in combination with one or more other races. [1]
An often overlooked aspect of this increased Asian immigration to Hawaii as cheap plantation laborers is the social, economic, and political effect of the shifting demographic on Native Hawaiians. Settler colonialism in Hawaii is a unique case compared to others historically because of the Asian ancestry (Polynesian) of the indigenous Hawaiians.
In 1959, Hawaii became a state [17] and its natives got US citizenship. This made more than 630,000 people Americans; [18] many of them were Pacific Islanders, both Native Hawaiians and people of other Oceanian origins. Thus, the Hawaiian migration to the continental US began to increase.
Despite opposition from many native Hawaiians, Hawaii was annexed by the United States in 1898. Though Dole had sent a delegation to Washington D.C. four years earlier seeking annexation, a ...
In life, Abigail Kawānanakoa embodied the complexities of Hawaii: Many considered her a princess — a descendant of the royal family that once ruled the islands. Many have been watching where ...
Sexual exploitation remains a serious issue, with 43% of sex trafficking cases involving Native Hawaiian girls trafficked in Waikīkī, O‘ahu, a report said.
The Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AA and NHPI) community is the fastest-growing racial group in the country. [1] The AAPI community grew 46 percent from 2000 to 2010 and will more than double to over 47 million by 2060. [2]
This converted storefront inside a Kahului strip mall is the hub of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, or CNHA, a 23-year-old organization that has become a crucial leader in Maui’s ...