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=Executive Summary=
 
=Executive Summary=
  
VOLUME I
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==VOLUME I==
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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The conclusions and recommendations
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===CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS===
of the Native Hawaiians Study
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The conclusions and recommendations of the Native Hawaiians Study Commission immediately follow this Executive Summary. They are not summarized here.
Commission immediately follow t h is
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Executive Summary. They are not
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===PART I, SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SECTION===
summarized here.
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Part I of the Final Report of the
PART I, SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL
 
SECTION
 
P a r t I of the F i n a l Report of the
 
 
Native Hawaiians Study Commission
 
Native Hawaiians Study Commission
p r e s e n t s information and s t a t i s t i c s on
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presents information and statistics on
v a r i o u s socioeconomic and c u l t u r al
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various socioeconomic and cultural
f a c t o r s a f f e c t i n g the l i v e s of n a t i ve
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factors affecting the lives of native
Hawaiians. The c o n t e n t s of each
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Hawaiians. The contents of each
c h a p t e r are summarized below.
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chapter are summarized below.
"Demographics"
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This chapter p r e s e n t s a demographic
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===="Demographics"====
p r o f i l e of n a t i v e Hawaiians in the
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This chapter presents a demographic
following a r e a s.
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profile of native Hawaiians in the
C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of the Population
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following areas.
After the the a r r i v a l of f o r e i g n e rs
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in Hawaii in 1778, the n a t i ve
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=====Characteristics of the Population=====
p o p u l a t i o n d r a s t i c a l l y d e c l i n e d . This
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After the the arrival of foreigners
t r e n d was reversed in the beginning of
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in Hawaii in 1778, the native
t h i s century when the part-Hawaiian
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population drastically declined. This
p o p u l a t i o n began a r a p i d i n c r e a s e , a
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trend was reversed in the beginning of
t r e n d t h a t continues today.
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this century when the part-Hawaiian
This s e c t i o n a l s o summarizes the
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population began a rapid increase , a
p r e s e n t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s of the n a t i ve
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trend that continues today.
Hawaiian p o p u l a t i o n . According to the
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S t a t e of Hawaii, in 1980 t h e r e were
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This section also summarizes the
9,366 full-Hawaiians and 166,087 p a r t -
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present characteristics of the native
Hawaiians, comprising about 19 p e r c e nt
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Hawaiian population. According to the
of the S t a t e ' s p o p u l a t i o n . Native
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State of Hawaii, in 1980 there were
Hawaiians are a young p o p u l a t i o n — in
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9,366 full-Hawaiians and 166,087 part-
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Hawaiians, comprising about 19 percent
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of the State's population. Native
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Hawaiians are a young population — in
 
1980, the median age for males was
 
1980, the median age for males was
 
22.0, and the median age for females
 
22.0, and the median age for females
was 23.2. The male/female r a t i o for
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was 23.2. The male/female ratio for
n a t i v e Hawaiians is f a i r l y e q u a l - - in
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native Hawaiians is fairly equal -- in
1980 males accounted for 49.5 p e r c e nt
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1980 males accounted for 49.5 percent
of the n a t i v e Hawaiian p o p u l a t i o n , and
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of the native Hawaiian population , and
females accounted for 50.5 p e r c e n t.
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females accounted for 50.5 percent.
Geographic D i s t r i b u t i on
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The m a j o r i t y of the n a t i v e Hawaiian
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=====Geographic Distribution=====
p o p u l a t i o n (as well as the m a j o r i t y of
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The majority of the native Hawaiian
t h e S t a t e ' s p o p u l a t i o n ) l i v e s on Oahu.
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population (as well as the majority of
There s t i l l e x i s t pockets of n a t i ve
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the State's population) lives on Oahu.
Hawaiians located in economicallyd
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There still exist pockets of native
e p r i v e d , r u r a l areas on many i s l a n d s.
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Hawaiians located in economically
Education
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deprived, rural areas on many islands.
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=====Education=====
 
The percentage of native Hawaiian
 
The percentage of native Hawaiian
 
children between the ages of 14 and 17
 
children between the ages of 14 and 17
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any of the other ethnic groups in
 
any of the other ethnic groups in
 
Hawaii.
 
Hawaii.
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State of Hawaii data for 1977 show
 
State of Hawaii data for 1977 show
 
little improvement: only 46.9
 
little improvement: only 46.9
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Needs Assessment Survey indicated,
 
Needs Assessment Survey indicated,
 
however, that education for their
 
however, that education for their
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Executive Summary

VOLUME I

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The conclusions and recommendations of the Native Hawaiians Study Commission immediately follow this Executive Summary. They are not summarized here.

PART I, SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL SECTION

Part I of the Final Report of the Native Hawaiians Study Commission presents information and statistics on various socioeconomic and cultural factors affecting the lives of native Hawaiians. The contents of each chapter are summarized below.

"Demographics"

This chapter presents a demographic profile of native Hawaiians in the following areas.

Characteristics of the Population

After the the arrival of foreigners in Hawaii in 1778, the native population drastically declined. This trend was reversed in the beginning of this century when the part-Hawaiian population began a rapid increase , a trend that continues today.

This section also summarizes the present characteristics of the native Hawaiian population. According to the State of Hawaii, in 1980 there were 9,366 full-Hawaiians and 166,087 part- Hawaiians, comprising about 19 percent of the State's population. 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. 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.

Geographic Distribution

The majority of the native Hawaiian population (as well as the majority of the State's population) lives on Oahu. There still exist pockets of native Hawaiians located in economically deprived, rural areas on many islands.

Education

The percentage of native Hawaiian children between the ages of 14 and 17 who were enrolled in school in 1970 was lower than that for any other group in Hawaii (91.6 percent for females and 90.7 percent for males, compared to an overall State figure of 94.8 percent). The median number of years of school completed by native Hawaiians over 25 years of age in 1970 was 12.0, compared to a State median of 12.3. Only 49.7 percent of native Hawaiians over 25 had graduated from high school in 1970. In 1970, only 4.2 percent of native Hawaiians over 25 had completed four or more years of college, a figure lower than that for any of the other ethnic groups in Hawaii.

State of Hawaii data for 1977 show little improvement: only 46.9 percent of native Hawaiians over 25 had graduated from high school. Figures for that same year also showed that only 4.6 percent of native Hawaiians over 25 had completed four or more years of college, a percentage still lower than that for any other ethnic group. A 1976 Alu Like, Inc., Needs Assessment Survey indicated, however, that education for their

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