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Summary C. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
After the a r r i v a l of f o r e i g n e r s,
t h e n a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n of the Hawaiian
I s l a n d s began a d r a s t i c d e c l i n e . The
major causes of t h i s depopulation were
epidemics and d i s e a s e . The p o p u l a t i on
of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a whole
began to i n c r e a s e in the second half
of the n i n e t e e n t h century, l a r g e ly
through the i m p o r t a t i o n of immigrant
l a b o r e r s to work in Hawaii's sugar
f i e l d s . The r e s u l t of t h is
immigration, along with the c o n t i n u i ng
d e c l i n e of the n a t i v e Hawaiian
p o p u l a t i o n , was a decrease in the
p r o p o r t i o n of n a t i v e Hawaiians in the
t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n . By the end of the
c e n t u r y , native Hawaiians accounted
for less than o n e - t h i r d of Hawaii's
t o t a l p o p u l a t i o n.
The part-Hawaiian p o p u l a t i o n began
t o i n c r e a s e d r a m a t i c a l l y a f t e r the
t u r n of the c e n t u r y . The primary
r e a s o n s for t h i s were b e t t e r h e a l th
and i n c r e a s e d i n t e r - m a r r i a g e with
o t h e r r a c i a l groups.
Today, the n a t i v e Hawaiian
p o p u l a t i o n of Hawaii can be c h a r a c t
e r i z e d as follows:
• According to the S t a t e of
Hawaii, there are 9,366 f u l l -
Hawaiians and 166,087 p a r t -
Hawaiians, c o n s t i t u t i n g about
19 p e r c e n t of the S t a t e 's
p o p u l a t i o n ;
• Native Hawaiians are a young
p o p u l a t i o n — i n 1980, the median
age for males was 22.0, and the
median age for females was
2 3 . 2 ; and
• The male/female r a t i o for
n a t i v e Hawaiians is f a i r ly
e q u a l — i n 1980 males accounted
f o r 49.5 p e r c e n t of the n a t i ve
Hawaiian p o p u l a t i o n , and
females accounted for 50.5
p e r c e n t .
P r i o r to the a r r i v a l of f o r e i g n e r s,
t h e geographic d i s t r i b u t i o n of the
n a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n among the eight
major i s l a n d s of Hawaii was a d i r e ct
consequence of the a b i l i t y of the land
a r e a to s u s t a i n necessary crops and
f i s h . Estimates at the time of
c o n t a c t placed the g r e a t e s t native
numbers on the i s l a n d of Hawaii,
followed by Maui, and then Oahu. (Not
c o i n c i d e n t a l l y , t h i s ordering is also
i n d i c a t i v e of the p h y s i c a l area of
each i s l a n d .)
P r e - c o n t a c t s e t t l e m e n t was
organized within the ahupua ' a:
. . . t h e basic landholding unit was
the ahupua'a, which ranged in s i ze
from 100 to 100,000 a c r e s and
u s u a l l y had n a t u r a l boundaries.
The i d e a l ahupua'a was an
economically s e l f - s u f f i c i e n t pieshaped
unit which ran from
mountain tops down ridges to the
s e a . Most ahupua'a were in turn
d i v i d e d i n t o i l i , some of which
were v i r t u a l l y independent 'while
o t h e r s were mere o p e r a t i n g subd
i v i s i o n s of the a h u p u a ' a . A
h i e r a r c h i c a l s o c i e t y p a r a l l e l ed
t h i s p a t t e r n of land d i v i s i o n . At
the top, a chief c o n t r o l l e d each
a h u p u a ' a ; land agents (konohiki)
and subchiefs subordinate to the
c h i e f c o n t r o l l e d smaller amounts
of land; and at the bottom of the
h i e r a r c h y , common farmers worked
t h e land for the benefit of the
c h i e f . Commoners had other p l o ts
f o r t h e i r own use and had c e r t a in
g a t h e r i n g r i g h t s in the nonc
u l t i v a t e d lands of the ahupua'a
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1778 to 1850
During the period from 1778 to
1851, each of the islands experienced
a decrease in population roughly
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	Prior to the arrival of foreigners, the geographic distribution of the native population among the eight major islands of Hawaii was a direct consequence of the ability of the land area to sustain necessary crops and fish. Estimates at the time of contact placed the greatest native numbers on the island of Hawaii, followed by Maui, and then Oahu. (Not coincidentally, this ordering is also indicative of the physical area of each island.)		Prior to the arrival of foreigners, the geographic distribution of the native population among the eight major islands of Hawaii was a direct consequence of the ability of the land area to sustain necessary crops and fish. Estimates at the time of contact placed the greatest native numbers on the island of Hawaii, followed by Maui, and then Oahu. (Not coincidentally, this ordering is also indicative of the physical area of each island.)

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 * Native Hawaiians are a young population—in 1980, the median age for males was 22.0, and the median age for females was 23.2; and
 * The male/female ratio for native Hawaiians is fairly equal—in 1980 males accounted for 49.5 percent of the native Hawaiian population, and females accounted for 50.5 percent.
 C. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
 Prior to the arrival of foreigners, the geographic distribution of the native population among the eight major islands of Hawaii was a direct consequence of the ability of the land area to sustain necessary crops and fish. Estimates at the time of contact placed the greatest native numbers on the island of Hawaii, followed by Maui, and then Oahu. (Not coincidentally, this ordering is also indicative of the physical area of each island.)

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 ===Summary===
 After the arrival of foreigners, the native population of the Hawaiian Islands began a drastic decline. The major causes of this depopulation were epidemics and disease. The population of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a whole began to increase in the second half of the nineteenth century, largely through the importation of immigrant laborers to work in Hawaii's sugar fields. The result of this immigration, along with the continuing decline of the native Hawaiian population, was a decrease in the proportion of native Hawaiians in the total population. By the end of the century, native Hawaiians accounted for less than one-third of Hawaii's total population.
 The part-Hawaiian population began to increase dramatically after the turn of the century. The primary reasons for this were better health and increased inter-marriage with other racial groups. Today, the native Hawaiian population of Hawaii can be characterized as follows:
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-Summary C. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
+===Summary===
-After the a r r i v a l of f o r e i g n e r s,
-t h e n a t i v e p o p u l a t i o n of the Hawaiian
+C. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
-I s l a n d s began a d r a s t i c d e c l i n e . The
+After the arrival of foreigners, the native population of the Hawaiian Islands began a drastic decline. The major causes of this depopulation were epidemics and disease. The population of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a whole began to increase in the second half of the nineteenth century, largely through the importation of immigrant laborers to work in Hawaii's sugar fields. The result of this immigration, along with the continuing decline of the native Hawaiian population, was a decrease in the proportion of native Hawaiians in the total population. By the end of the century, native Hawaiians accounted for less than one-third of Hawaii's total population.
-major causes of t h i s depopulation were
-epidemics and d i s e a s e . The p o p u l a t i on
+The part-Hawaiian population began to increase dramatically after the turn of the century. The primary reasons for this were better health and increased inter-marriage with other racial groups. Today, the native Hawaiian population of Hawaii can be characterized as follows:
 of the Hawaiian Kingdom as a whole
-began to i n c r e a s e in the second half
+* According to the State of Hawaii, there are 9,366 full-Hawaiians and 166,087 part-Hawaiians, constituting about19 percent of the State's population;
-of the n i n e t e e n t h century, l a r g e ly
+* Native Hawaiians are a young
 p o p u l a t i o n — i n 1980, the median
 age for males was 22.0, and the
 median age for females was
 3 . 2 ; and
-• The male/female r a t i o for
+* The male/female r a t i o for
 n a t i v e Hawaiians is f a i r ly
 e q u a l — i n 1980 males accounted