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This list includes groups recognised as iwi (tribes) in certain contexts. Many are also hapū (sub-tribes) of larger iwi. Moriori are included on this list. Although they are distinct from the Māori people, they have common ancestry with them. [1] [2]
The Native Hawaiian population has increased outside the state of Hawaii, with states such as California and Washington experiencing dramatic increases in total population. Due to a notable Hawaiian presence in Las Vegas , the city is sometimes called the "Ninth Island" in reference to the eight islands of Hawaii.
Ngāti Tūmatauenga ("Tribe of Tūmatauenga", the god of war) is the official Māori-language name of the New Zealand Army. In the southern dialect of Māori, Ngāti and Ngāi become Kāti and Kāi, terms found in such iwi names as Kāti Māmoe and Kāi Tahu (also known as Ngāi Tahu).
While the United States and other nations formally recognized the Kingdom of Hawaii, American influence in Hawaii, with assistance from the United States Navy, took over the islands. [6] The Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown beginning January 17, 1893 with a coup d'état orchestrated by American and European residents within the kingdom's ...
Herbert K. Pililaau (1928–1951), United States Army soldier and a recipient of the Medal of Honor; Henry Hoʻolulu Pitman (1845–1863), Union Army soldier, one of the "Hawaiʻi Sons of the Civil War" William S. Richardson (1919–2010), attorney, political figure, and chief justice of the Hawaii State Supreme Court from 1966 to 1982
In 1898 the United States enacted the Newlands Resolution, annexing the Hawaiian islands. [17] In 1959, following a referendum in which over 93% of Hawaiian residents voted in favor of statehood, Hawaii became the 50th state. At its height the Hawaiian population an estimated 683,000 Native Hawaiians lived in the islands. [18]
Map of the United States with Hawaii highlighted. This is a list of census-designated places in Hawaii. There are no separately incorporated cities in the entire state; Honolulu County is both a city and county. There are 151 census-designated places. Population data from the 2020 Census. [1]
Anne Salmond states Havaiʻi is the old name for Raiatea, the homeland of the Māori. When British explorer James Cook first sighted New Zealand in 1769, he had Tupaia on board, a Raiatean navigator and priest. Cook's arrival seemed to be a confirmation of a prophecy by Toiroa, a priest from Māhia.