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‎Geographic Distribution of Native Hawaiians

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equivalent to the general population
decline caused by death. Movement
from the strictly rural settings of
the traditional lifestyle, however,
occurred as a response to early
commercial activities around port
areas. In particular, Lahaina on Maui
and Honolulu on Oahu began to acquire
urban dimensions (see Table 8 ).
The sandalwood trade contributed to
this early drift to the port areas.
As the first export item of the
islands, individual chiefs redirected
the activities of the people within
their ahupua'a to the gathering of the
fragrant wood. King Kamehameha I
became aware that the country was in
danger of severe famine because of the
neglect of farming and fishing as a
result of this redirection. As a
consequence, he ordered chiefs and
people to devote more time to other
activities, proclaimed all sandalwood
to be the property of the government,
and prohibited the cutting of young
and small trees to conserve this
natural resource. 17/ Liloliho, who
succeeded Kamehameha I as king, lifted
these restrictions and commoners again
were required to gather the fragrant
wood in great quantities. 18/ This
activity, according to many authors,
resulted in the practical extinction
of sandalwood trees, weakened the
commoners, and contributed to the
decline of the native population. 19/
1850 to 1900
T.-.e trend of population decline on
all islands was reversed after the
Reciprocity Treaty of 1876 between the
kingdom of Hawaii and the United
States. As a consequence of the
exx>andiny plantation economy,
£x>pulation on all of the Hawaiian
Islands increased rapidly,
particularly from 1880 to 1930. (See
Table 9 for population figures for the
period from 1850 to 1896, and Table 10
for the period from 1900 to 1930.)
1900 to 1960
With the passing of the peak of
plantation domination, there was a
decline in population on all islands
except Oahu between 1930 and 1960 (see
Table 10). The expansion of the
tourist industry brought slight
increases on Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai.
By 1960, more than 79 percent of
Hawaii's residents were located on
Oahu, which has less than 10 percent
of the total land area. Over 4 5
percent of the residents of the State
lived in the city of Honolulu and the
adjacent urbanized area.
Population decline on islands other
than Oahu was due not only to movement
toward Honolulu, but also to migration
from Hawaii to the mainland. The
ethnic group with the highest rate of
net migration (whether within Hawaii
or from Hawaii to the mainland) was
the part-Hawaiian group. 20/ There
was also a large out-rrigration of the
original contract laborers and their
descendants. 21/
Geographic Distribution of Native
Hawaiians */
As one would expect, Hawaiian
culture and population have
persisted most effectively in
areas where Western civilization
has penetrated least. Thus census
reports from 1853 to 1960 reveal
that the islands and districts
least suitable for plantation
agriculture or other Western uses
have remained the havens for
native Hawaiians...22/
In 1853, large numbers of
foreigners settled on Oahu and Kauai,
^J This section is taken, with
some paraphrasing, from Andrew w.
Lind, Hawaii's People, 3rd ed.
(Honolulu: University of Hawaii
Press, 1967), pages 45-49.
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 Population decline on islands other than Oahu was due not only to movement toward Honolulu, but also to migration from Hawaii to the mainland. The ethnic group with the highest rate of net migration (whether within Hawaii or from Hawaii to the mainland) was the part-Hawaiian group. <u>20</u>/ There was also a large out-rrigration of the original contract laborers and their descendants. <u>21</u>/
-===Geographic Distribution of Native Hawaiians=== <u>*</u>/
+===Geographic Distribution of Native Hawaiians <u>*</u>/===
 : As one would expect, Hawaiian culture and population have persisted most effectively in areas where Western civilization has penetrated least. Thus census reports from 1853 to 1960 reveal that the islands and districts least suitable for plantation agriculture or other Western uses have remained the havens for native Hawaiians...<u>22</u>/ In 1853, large numbers of foreigners settled on Oahu and Kauai,

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-equivalent to the general population
+equivalent to the general population decline caused by death. Movement from the strictly rural settings of the traditional lifestyle, however, occurred as a response to early commercial activities around port areas. In particular, Lahaina on Maui and Honolulu on Oahu began to acquire urban dimensions (see Table 8 ).
 decline caused by death. Movement
-from the strictly rural settings of
+The sandalwood trade contributed to this early drift to the port areas. As the first export item of the islands, individual chiefs redirected the activities of the people within their <u>ahupua'a</u> to the gathering of the fragrant wood. King Kamehameha I became aware that the country was in danger of severe famine because of the neglect of farming and fishing as a result of this redirection. As a consequence, he ordered chiefs and people to devote more time to other activities, proclaimed all sandalwood to be the property of the government, and prohibited the cutting of young and small trees to conserve this natural resource. <u>17</u>/ Liloliho, who succeeded Kamehameha I as king, lifted these restrictions and commoners again were required to gather the fragrant wood in great quantities. <u>18</u>/ This activity, according to many authors, resulted in the practical extinction of sandalwood trees, weakened the commoners, and contributed to the decline of the native population. <u>19</u>/
 the traditional lifestyle, however,
-occurred as a response to early
+===1850 to 1900===
-commercial activities around port
+The trend of population decline on all islands was reversed after the Reciprocity Treaty of 1876 between the kingdom of Hawaii and the United States. As a consequence of the expanding plantation economy, population on all of the Hawaiian Islands increased rapidly, particularly from 1880 to 1930. (See Table 9 for population figures for the period from 1850 to 1896, and Table 10 for the period from 1900 to 1930.)
 areas. In particular, Lahaina on Maui
-and Honolulu on Oahu began to acquire
+===1900 to 1960===
-urban dimensions (see Table 8 ).
+With the passing of the peak of plantation domination, there was a decline in population on all islands except Oahu between 1930 and 1960 (see Table 10). The expansion of the tourist industry brought slight increases on Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai. By 1960, more than 79 percent of Hawaii's residents were located on Oahu, which has less than 10 percent of the total land area. Over 4 5 percent of the residents of the State lived in the city of Honolulu and the adjacent urbanized area.
 The sandalwood trade contributed to
-this early drift to the port areas.
+Population decline on islands other than Oahu was due not only to movement toward Honolulu, but also to migration from Hawaii to the mainland. The ethnic group with the highest rate of net migration (whether within Hawaii or from Hawaii to the mainland) was the part-Hawaiian group. <u>20</u>/ There was also a large out-rrigration of the original contract laborers and their descendants. <u>21</u>/
 As the first export item of the
-islands, individual chiefs redirected
+===Geographic Distribution of Native Hawaiians=== <u>*</u>/
 the activities of the people within
-their ahupua'a to the gathering of the
+: As one would expect, Hawaiian culture and population have persisted most effectively in areas where Western civilization has penetrated least. Thus census reports from 1853 to 1960 reveal that the islands and districts least suitable for plantation agriculture or other Western uses have remained the havens for native Hawaiians...<u>22</u>/ In 1853, large numbers of foreigners settled on Oahu and Kauai,
 fragrant wood. King Kamehameha I
-became aware that the country was in
+{{break}}
 danger of severe famine because of the
-neglect of farming and fishing as a
+<u>*</u>/ This section is taken, with some paraphrasing, from Andrew w. Lind, <u>Hawaii's People</u>, 3rd ed. (Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1967), pages 45-49.
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