Native Hawaiians, or simply Hawaiians (Hawaiian: kānaka ʻōiwi, kānaka maoli, and Hawaiʻi maoli), are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands. The traditional name of the Hawaiian people is Kānaka Maoli. Hawaii was settled at least 800 years ago with the voyage of Polynesians from the Society Islands.

Where did Native Hawaiians come from?

Hawaiian, any of the aboriginal people of Hawaii, descendants of Polynesians who migrated to Hawaii in two waves: the first from the Marquesas Islands, probably about ad 400; the second from Tahiti in the 9th or 10th century.

Are Native Hawaiians considered Native American?

Natives of the Hawaiian Islands are not Indigenous People, Theyre Aboriginal. There are, however, instances of when Native Americans were called indigenous as early as 1838, but this also needs to be understood within the context of race relations at the time.

Where do most native Hawaiians live?

state of Hawaii Two-thirds of Native Hawaiians (roughly 238,000) reside in the state of Hawaii, and the rest are scattered among other states, especially in the American Southwest and California.

What qualifies as Native Hawaiian?

You must be a native Hawaiian, defined as “any descendant of not less than one-half part of the blood of the races inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands previous to 1778.” This means you must have a blood quantum of at least 50 percent Hawaiian. This requirement remains unchanged since the HHCAs passage in 1921.

What island in Hawaii is only for natives?

Niihau No one is allowed to visit Hawaiis Forbidden Isle—the 70-square-mile island, which on a clear day can be spied from Kauais west coast—unless they are invited by Niihau owners the Robinson family, or by one of its 70 full-time Native Hawaiian residents.