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Reports of Committee on Foreign Relations 1789-1901 Volume 6 pp414-415 300dpi scan (VERY LARGE!)

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Latest official census of the Hawaiian Islands.

[Taken December 28, 1890.]

BY DISTRICTS AND ISLANDS.

Hawaii:
Hilo	9,935
Puna	834
Kau	2,577
North Kona	1,753
South Kona	1,812
North Kohala	4,303
South Kohala	538
Hamakua	5,002

	26,754
Maui:
Lahaina	2,113
Wailuku	6,708
Hana	3,270
Makawoo	5,266

	17,357
Molokai	2,632

Lanai	174
Oahu:
Honolulu	22,907
Ewa	2,155
Waianae	903
Waialua	1,286
Koolauloa	1,444
Koolaupoko	2,499

	31,194
Kauai:
Waimea	2,523
Niihau	216
Koloa	1,755
Kawaihau	2,101
Hanalei	2,472
Lihue	2,792

	11,859

BY NATIONALITY—1890 AND 1884 COMPARED.

	1890.	1884.
Natives	34,436	40,014
Half-castes	6,186	4,218
Chinese	15,301	17,937
Americans	1,928	2,066
Hawaiian-born, foreign parents	7,495	2,040
Japanese	12,360	116

	1890.	1884.
Norwegian	227	392
Britons	1,344	1,282
Portuguese	8,602	9,377
Germans	1,034	1,600
French	70	192
Other foreigners	419	416
Polynesian	588	956

Total population 1890	89,990
Total population 1884	80,578

Population by nationality and sex of the Hawaiian Islands, and also of the principal township districts.

[Compiled from the latest census, 1890.]

Nationalities.	Honolulu, Oahu	Wailuku, Maui.	Lahaina, Maui.	Hilo, Hawaii.	Lihue, Kauai	Population whole islands.
Natives, males	4,494	1,260	687	1,076	411	18,364
females	4,068	1,178	599	900	310	16,072
Half-castes, males	1,257	267	199	175	49	3,085
females	1,346	248	101	189	61	3,101
Chinese, males	3,950	1,202	89	1,264	347	14,552
females	457	33	5	19	9	779
Hawaiian-born, foreign parents, males	1,250	254	41	537	203	3,909
females	1,236	215	39	513	177	3,586
Americans, males	767	65	15	90	11	1,298
females	431	23	11	27	7	630
British, males	529	53	7	68	8	982
females	267	5	4	16	2	362
Germans, males	261	29	7	27	163	729
females	105	5	.....	7	108	305
French, males	25	7	.....	4	.....	46
females	23	.....	.....	.....	.....	24
Portuguese, males	933	402	29	869	237	4,770
females	799	326	24	686	195	3,832
Japanese, males	277	842	249	2,703	363	10,079
females	111	183	40	708	60	2,281
Norwegians, males	55	31	.....	.....	6	155
females	21	11	.....	.....	6	72
Polynesians, males	49	22	33	22	23	404
females	23	14	15	8	17	184
All others, males	151	36	7	27	16	371
females	22	32	2	.....	3	48
Total	22,907	6,708	2,113	9,935	2,792	89,990

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CHARACTERISTICS, RELIGION, EDUCATION

The natives are a good-tempered, light-hearted, pleasure-loving people. It is probable that little difficulty is found in governing them as, of themselves, they are not inclined to turbulence nor disposed to revolt against any form of government. Like children, they are easily led and controlled. Even when the Hawaiian Islands were discovered, the people were by no means savages, but had an organized state of society. After discovery, civilization made progress as rapidly, it is said, with these people as with the Japanese; and in twenty-five years after the landing of the missionaries (1820), the whole people had, in a great measure become Americanized. But today, except politically as the one-time owners of the islands, the natives are but an unimportant element of the people and their consent or opposition could have but little influence upon the course of events. They are a peace-loving race, and, in a military sense, are not worth consideration, but they are brave individually and make, it is said, excellent seamen. Little resistance could be anticipated from them even in defense of their country.

RELIGION.

All forms of religion are tolerated. According to the latest statistics there are:

Protestants	29,685
Roman Catholics	20,072
Mormons	3,576
Hebrews, less than	100

EDUCATION.

Education is general.

There are 178 schools, with 10,000 pupils, of whom 5,559 are natives and 1,573 half-castes. In 1890-'92 $326,922 was allotted for public instruction. (Sum allotted for public instruction, 1892-'94, $210,000. Statesman's Year Book, 1893.)

LAWS

The laws are modeled on those of the United States. There is a supreme court of justice, and, in addition, circuit judges and justices of the peace.

MILITARY FORCES AND POLICE.

The military forces authorized by law consist of the household guards, fixed at 65 men. It is reported that all but 16 of these men have been discharged, that number being retained as a guard for the deposed queen (February, 1893). Volunteer military organizations are prohibited by law. There is also an organized police force.

LANGUAGE.

The language is very largely made up of vowels, giving to the spoken tongue a pleasant liquid sound somewhat difficult to acquire. The consonants all have the English sound, the vowels that of the German