The Peopling of Hawaii: Second Edition

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University of Hawaii Press, May 1, 1989 - Social Science - 352 pages

Hawaii's growth and its outlook for the future are viewed in light of recent demographic data and current events and trends in the completely revised and updated edition of The Peopling of Hawaii.

With simplicity and candor, author Eleanor Nordyke describes how Hawaii was settled--first by Polynesians and later by successive waves of new arrivals from nations in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific. Nordyke presents a concise analysis of current demographic data, accompanied by discussions of each major ethnic group.

Well illustrated with photos and graphics, along with a complete appendix of statistical tables, the second edition of The Peopling of Hawaii presents the fascinating history of an island state's population, and underlines Hawaii's greatest challenge--how to share the finite resources of a fragile island environment.

Foreword by Robert C. Schmitt

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Contents

Early Polynesian Immigrants
3
The Coming of Westerners and the Depopulation of the Native Hawaiians
13
Nineteenth and TwentiethCentury Immigrants and Admixtures
28
Hawaiians and Part Hawaiians
30
Whites
42
Chinese
52
Japanese
60
Blacks
70
Births Births to Unmarried Mothers and Abortion Rates
114
Marriage and Divorce
118
Death Rates and Life Expectancy
120
The Elderly Population
122
Migration
128
Hawaii In Transition
134
Population Projections
135
Visitor Industry Influence on Population Growth
141

Filipinos
76
Koreans
84
Samoans
91
Other Ethnic Groups
94
The Demographic Situation
99
Size and Growth of Population
100
Ethnicity
104
Age and Sex Composition
109
Military Population
113
Evidence of Change
149
Conclusion
167
Demographic Tables
Notes
15
Glossary of Common Demographic Terms
7
References
13
Index
39
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1986 Data Book Abortions Age and Sex American annual arrived Asian average Black Census of population Chinese crude birth rate cultural Deaths Births Deaths demographic Department of Health economic growth ethnic groups Ethnic Population facto population Females 0-4 Figure Filipino Gardner growth rate Hawaii Health Surveillance Hawaii State Archives Hawaiian Bank Hawaiian Islands Health Surveillance Program HHSP Honolulu Advertiser Honolulu County in-migration included intermarriage Japanese Kaua'i kingdom of Hawai'i Korean labor force land Maui Maui County median age migration mortality Ni'ihau Nordyke number of persons O'ahu Oʻahu Pacific Islander Percentage Philippines plantation Polynesian Population by Age population growth population of Hawai'i population pyramids Portuguese Press of Hawaii Process in Hawaii Puerto Ricans resident population Samoan Schmitt sex ratio Sources Statistical Report Subtotal sugar Table tabulations Territory of Hawai'i tion total fertility rate Total Population tourists twentieth century U.S. census United University of Hawaii visitor industry White women workers

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Bibliographic information

TitleThe Peopling of Hawaii: Second Edition
AuthorEleanor C. Nordyke
ContributorRobert C. Schmitt
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherUniversity of Hawaii Press, 1989
ISBN0824811917, 9780824811914
Length352 pages
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History / Oceania
History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Social Science / Demography
  
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