White people in Hawaii
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 333,261 (22.9%)[1] (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hawaii (Big Island) | 31%[2] |
| Oahu | 25.4%[3] |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Christianity (Mainly Protestant and Roman Catholicism)[4] | |
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.[5] European ancestry, the majority are of Portuguese and British descent, with a small number of European immigrants of French, German, and Spanish descent.
History
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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 in Kealakekua during his attempt to kidnap and hold the king of the Island of Hawai'i in exchange for a stolen longboat.[6] 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.[7] The arrival of European missionaries resulted in conversion of Hawaii to Christianity.[8]
Notable people
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- Neil Abercrombie, the seventh Governor of Hawaii from 2010 to 2014.[9]
- Alexander Adams, a Scotsman who served in the British Royal Navy and then came to the Hawaiian islands and served in the navy of the Kingdom of Hawaii.[citation needed]
- Linda Lingle, the sixth Governor of Hawaii from 2002 until 2010.[10]
See also
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- 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]- ^ "Data Commons Place Explorer=https://datacommons.org/place/geoId/15".
- ^ "The People of Hawaii's Big Island". www.waimea.com.
- ^ "Oahu Demographics, Oahu Statistics". alohaisles.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".
- ^ "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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