White people in Hawaii
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 333,261 (22.9%)[1] (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hawaii County | 33.6%[2] |
| Honolulu County | 18.5%[2] |
| Maui County | 32.9%[2] |
| Kauai County | 31.7%[2] |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (Mainly Protestant and Roman Catholicism)[3] | |
White people in Hawaii, also known as Haole, are people of predominantly European descent. They form 22.9% of the population according to the 2020 United States Census. There are around 294,102 White people in Hawaii. Including people with two or more races, the number of people with some European ancestry is 476,162 (39.3%), meaning that around 14.6% of the population is mixed race.[4] European ancestry, the majority are of Portuguese and British descent, with a small number of European immigrants of French, German, and Spanish descent.
History
[edit]British explorer James Cook was the first European to land in the islands of present-day Hawaii on January 20, 1778. On a subsequent visit, he was killed by Native Hawaiians in Kealakekua during his attempt to kidnap and hold the king of the Island of Hawai'i Chief Kalaniʻōpuʻu in exchange for a stolen longboat.[5] An obelisk memorializing Cook's death can be seen from all points in Kealakekua Bay, on a plot of land deeded in perpetuity by the Kingdom of Hawaii to the United Kingdom.[6] The arrival of European missionaries resulted in conversion of Hawaii to Christianity.[7] Europeans brought diseases such smallpox, tuberculosis, measles and syphilis to Hawaii, which decimated the Native Hawaiian population.[8][9] James Cook and his crew also introduced sexually transmitted infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea.[10]
Notable people
[edit]- Neil Abercrombie, the seventh Governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014.[11]
- Linda Lingle, the sixth Governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010.[12]
See also
[edit]
- European Americans
- Europeans in Oceania
- Greeks in Hawaii
- Haole
- Portuguese immigration to Hawaii
- Spanish immigration to Hawaii
- White Americans in California
- White Americans in Maryland
- White people
- Puerto Rican immigration to Hawaii
References
[edit]- ^ "Hawaii - Demographics - Data Commons". datacommons.org.
- ^ a b c d "Hawaii Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census | indystar.com".
- ^ "Adults in Hawaii who identify as white - Religion in America".
- ^ "Hawaii Demographic Statistics". www.infoplease.com.
- ^ "Hawaii - History | Britannica".
- ^ "Captain Cook Monument; Atlas Obscura".
- ^ "European Contact & Colonization - Hawai'i (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
- ^ Williams, Victoria R. (February 24, 2020). Indigenous Peoples: An Encyclopedia of Culture, History, and Threats to Survival [4 volumes]. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-4408-6118-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Marsella, Anthony J.; Johnson, Jeanette L.; Watson, Patricia; Gryczynski, Jan (November 26, 2007). Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma: Foundations, Issues, and Applications. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-0-387-73285-5 – via Google Books.
- ^ Blakemore, Erin (February 5, 2019). "How Measles Helped Destroy the Hawaiian Monarchy". HISTORY.
- ^ "Neil Abercrombie". National Governors Association. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Linda Lingle". National Governors Association. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
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