- published: 03 Jun 2016
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Native Hawaiians (in Hawaiian, kānaka ʻōiwi, kānaka maoli or Hawaiʻi maoli) refers to the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands or their descendants. Native Hawaiians trace their ancestry back to the original Polynesian settlers of Hawaii.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau report for 2000, there are 401,162 people who identified themselves as being "native Hawaiian" alone or in any combination. 140,652 people identified themselves as being "native Hawaiian" alone. The majority of native Hawaiians reside in State of Hawaiʻi, California, Nevada and Washington. Two-thirds live in the State of Hawaiʻi while the other one-third is scattered among other states with a high concentration in California.
The history of native Hawaiians, and of Hawaiʻi in general, is classified into four major periods: antiquity (Ancient Hawaiʻi), monarchy (Kingdom of Hawaiʻi), territorial (Territory of Hawaiʻi), and statehood (State of Hawaiʻi).
The early settlement history of Hawaiʻi is still not completely resolved. Some believe that the first Polynesians arrived in Hawaiʻi in the 3rd century from the Marquesas and were followed by Tahitian settlers in AD 1300 who conquered the original inhabitants. Others believe that there was only a single, extended period of settlement. Patrick Kirch, in his 2001 Hawaiki, argues for an extended period of contact but not necessarily for a Tahitian invasion:
This is a list of notable Native Hawaiians:
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they have Native Hawaiian heritage or must have references showing they have Native Hawaiian heritage and are notable.
you have climbed
and the climb left you blind.
too much to think about,
too little to do.
but you pull through,
you always pull through.
it goes slow,
answer questions you don't want to know.
too much to think about,
too little, it's true.
but you pull through,
you always pull through.
no defense against the pounds
and against the pence,
love it all.
no defense.
the voice that left the ladies moist
is running out of choice.
losing pace and losing poise,
losing out to some awful noise.
sleep awake,
sleep awake for now.
no defense against the pounds
and against the pence,
love it all.
no defense.
no disgrace
to close your eyes and to quit the chase.
love it all.