Reid Ginoza at 03:51, 18 March 2006

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Jennifer Wada at 09:38, 8 March 2006

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Update Survey by the Office of
Economic Opportunity. The unemployment
rate for both males and females
for the six major islands was
estimated at 11.6 percent, ccmpared to
6.5 percent for the State as a whole.
More recently, U.S. Department of
Labor correspondence with the State
indicates that the present rate is
probably higher than the 1975 level,
while the overall unemployment rate in
Hawaii has dropped to 5.9 percent. 51/
Data for 1975 on the distribution
of men in the occupational structure
of Hawaii show that native Hawaiians
still lag behind other ethnic groups
in the percentage of their population
with professional/managerial
positions. Only 17.8 percent of
native Hawaiians are classified as
"professional-technical, managerial,"
compared to 33.6 percent for Caucasians,
34.3 percent for Japanese,
and 50.4 percent for Chinese. On the
other hand, 53.6 percent of native
Hawaiians have occupations classified
as "blue collar," while 42 percent of
Caucasians, 4 2.2 percent of Japanese,
and 21.2 percent of Chinese have blue
collar jobs. Filipinos and Portuguese
fare even worse than native Hawaiians:
16 percent of Filipinos and 17.7
percent of Portuguese are classified
as professional, while 55.4 percent of
Filipinos and 58.1 percent of
Portuguese have blue collar jobs.
Over 2 2 percent of native Hawaiian men
have jobs in the "menial" occupational
category, a higher percentage than
that of any of the other five ethnic
groups studied. 52/
Summary
In ancient Hawaii, the inhabitants
lived in a subsistence economy,
farming and fishing for just enough to
satisfy their needs. The coming of
the white man changed this situation
and a market economy grew up alongside
the natives' subsistence one.
When trading declined and largescale
agriculture took over, the
economy changed again. The decline in
the native population and the lack of
interest on the part of the natives in
toiling in the fields made the
importation of immigrant laborers
necessary. Many native Hawaiians
continued to work as supervisors for
the plantations, however.
In the early part of the twentieth
century, native Hawaiians, and
especially part-Hawaiians, had some
advantage over other ethnic groups in
the professions, particularly in the
fields of law, politics, and teaching.
This advantage disappeared by 1940,
however. By 1950, full-Hawaiians were
over-represented in the unskilled
labor class. Data for 1975 show that
only 17.8 percent of native Hawaiian
men have professional/managerial
positions, while 53.6 percent are
classified as blue collar workers.
According to 1970 U.S. Census
information, the employment status of
native Hawaiians is as follows:
• 4.3 percent of native Hawaiian
men and 5.2 percent of native
Hawaiian women were unemployed,
compared to State figures of
2.6 percent and 3.7 percent,
respectively;
• 76.4 percent of native Hawaiian
males over the age of 16 were
in the labor force, compared
with the State figure of 81.5
percent;
• 47.9 percent of native
Hawaiian women over the age of
16 were in the labor force,
compared with 49 percent for
the State as a whole.
A 1975 Census Update Survey
estimated that the unemployment rate
for native Hawaiians was 11.6 percent,
compared to 6.5 percent for the State
of Hawaii as a whole.
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 probably higher than the 1975 level,
 while the overall unemployment rate in
-Hawaii has dropped to 5.9 percent. 51/
+Hawaii has dropped to 5.9 percent. <u>51</u>/
 Data for 1975 on the distribution
 of men in the occupational structure
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 category, a higher percentage than
 that of any of the other five ethnic
-groups studied. 52/
+groups studied. <u>52</u>/
 Summary
 In ancient Hawaii, the inhabitants
 lived in a subsistence economy,
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 and a market economy grew up alongside
 the natives' subsistence one.
 When trading declined and largescale
 agriculture took over, the
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 continued to work as supervisors for
 the plantations, however.
 In the early part of the twentieth
 century, native Hawaiians, and
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 information, the employment status of
 native Hawaiians is as follows:
-• 4.3 percent of native Hawaiian
-men and 5.2 percent of native
+* 4.3 percent of native Hawaiian men and 5.2 percent of native Hawaiian women were unemployed, compared to State figures of 2.6 percent and 3.7 percent, respectively;
-Hawaiian women were unemployed,
+* 76.4 percent of native Hawaiian males over the age of 16 were in the labor force, compared with the State figure of 81.5 percent;
-compared to State figures of
+* 47.9 percent of native Hawaiian women over the age of 16 were in the labor force, compared with 49 percent for the State as a whole.
 .6 percent and 3.7 percent,
 A 1975 Census Update Survey
 estimated that the unemployment rate

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