Native Hawaiians 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, monarchy, territorial, and statehood. Wikipedia [ - ]

Native Hawaiians refers to the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands or their... [ + ]