Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
THE POPULATION
THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Is the Hawaiian 4 Doomed Race ?
PRESENT AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.
(See Hoiomua, Feb. 81 and %; Mar 8. y and ~


That the drain Of Hawaiian sailors did have powerful
influence the depopulson two instances will snce
prove. In s6465 the Confederate destroyed
large number Of wbalers whose to the
American ports Several hundreds of Hawaaus are
known have thus been landed in San Francisco who
ought have been returned Hawaii From Ponape alone
IS Hawaiian sailors from destroyed whalers had be
for at Government expense But many more whose con-
for could be fulfilled have been lost sight
Of and drfted to various settling points abroad Now
will be observed Table B. that in the following Hawai-
ian Census 1866 the ratio of decrease suddenly jumped
from the normal u per cent with no other cause to
account for it. while the loss of only 600 sailors su-
cient to Justify this Of decrease In similar
in 1871 great disaster destroyed the whaling
fleet in the Behrng Sea- and though 900 Hawaaus
returned direct from IoyCape yet in the local
Census the ratio of decrease again y per cent with
out any other possible Justification than the absence
death Of 100 sailors whilst the decrease falls back the
normal rate at the next period.
To this FIRST of emigration added later another
one that of free departures called away by some relative
friend who had previously settled abroad entced
by the California goldever, which caused large exodus
in 1913 Many of these emgrans went off with and
children but official record exists of the facts which
can be ascerained only by speaking with surviving
parents Nevertheless this form of exodus grew
SO alarming that law passed prohibiting Hawaans
from leaving the Kingdom This has unwsey been repealed
and lately the Mormons took advantage of to allure
different times about hundred people to go to Utah
where village of about 90 persons still exists 1t for
unate that this movement did not extend because the
Mormons enticed especially those who had promising
families and independent means and who very ooshly
went away with their money wives and children.
That whole, these two forms Of emigration must
have been very large and quite unnoeed but heavy
drain is corroborated by the fact that at the
With
immense not only in the Pacific and its borders
China, Japan, the Philippines Vancouver, Oregon ~
California Mexico Peru Chill New Zealand and Australia
but also in Valparaiso Ro-Janeiro Philadelphia New
Bedford, NewYork Boston and various ports of Europe
principally England The fact to be- according
the expression of experienced that port
which whales usually resort found without its contingent
Of Hawaiians settled down navigating and generally
thriving They also found in nearly all the SouthSea
Islands both North and South of the Equator some voun
emgrants others sent by the Board OF A. Missions
teachers of the Gospel and principally the Marquesas
Gilbert and Carolnes few reported far Gusm
and Pelew Islands; quite number employed on the
various Guano Islands the Westward of Hawaii and
though eventually returning here they computed
the Census. Some went to Samoa. at various times
especially during the alliance with that country 1855 and
when they expelled by Malietoa 1850 for fear of
leprosy only few back here others preferng to 90
10 Tonga Fiji and other Meanesiau Islands where one is
known to have acquired small island Maafaa and another
reported well off among the Tonga chiefs But the bulk
Of them IN small colonies appear in the time Of
Jarvis TO be ON the American coast from Vancouver
Columbia River PugeSound Oregon and California down
to Chilli married to Hawaiian, white or Indian females
many with very large families.
Approximate figures been handed to me by an intel
gent and reliable Hawaiian seaman which put the prseu,
number around Vancouver Burrards Inle and the Sound
$50 principally farmers employed in the lumber
mills forests and salmon fisheries; msny well off, one
settlement said 10 be named Hawaii Some twenty years
ago these settlers carried quite brisk trade with their
mother country sending down cagoes of potatoes wheat
oats fish and other products of their adopted region In
Victoria three families known be very good
stances Around Portland and Astoria oregon over 200
Several little settlements found in S Francisco Bay
especially towards Sacrameno ocstion being called
Honolulu; these settlers principally fishermen and their
total number must be couple of hundred At the time of
King kalakaua trip the States and also when the present
Queen made visit there the San Francisco Hawaans
both OF them enthusiastic receptions snd made hne
display Of numbers When asked whether they had les;
all aloha ove for their native land they replied that
they had sad would be glad 10 return bat that II offered
Inducements chance 10 gain their living, that
having large families to for. they had TO stay where
they were La Peru over 200 live around Tumble and
Payts AT TaIahuana Chilli the Hawaiians estimated
$50. three Of whom doing large business and
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