The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-31
THE CENSUS.

The Sanitary Census of the city shows
a great increase in the population of
the city since 1896. The amount is lar
ger than most people have estimated
it, but there is no reason to doubt the
figures in the main though there may
have been some Implications, but allow
ing for all this and the fact that some
people are counted who would not
be counted in an official census the
population may be safely reckoned at
10000.
In a regular census, such as will be
taken next June no transients will be
counted, and no one on the shipping in
port. Suppose for instance that. the
Legislature should be in session. Re-
preventative Loebenstein would be in
Honolulu, but he would not be counted
here, he would be counted in Hilo, his
place of residence. Should Senator
Morgan be stopping at the Hawaiian
Hotel, he would not be counted in the
population of this city and so on. The
United States Census tries to count
people according to their place of resi-
dence and pays no attention to transit
ents.
The increase shows all along the lines
and is not confined to any one nation
ality. In 1896 the Hawaiians and Part
Hawaiians together numbered II 1856
In the sanitary census of 1900 the Ha-
waiians, under which term are in
cluded -Hawaiias, number 1890,
this is an increase of 1,434 in four years
and may be in a great measure ex-
planned by. the births among the Part
Hawaiians, which have been very con-
siderable.
The Portuguese population has also
an increase from 1888 to 5,466. This is
due in part to the natural increase
concentration of this class of the po-
pulatiOn in the capital, many preferring
to live in the city to residence IN the
country.
The increase among japanese was eX-
pected. They have gone up from 1881
in 1896 to 1928 in 1900, while the Chinese
have advanced from 1893 to 10, al The
Japanese population is Therefore three
times what it was in the middle of the
decade. While the total increase among
japanese has been 4,917 or practically
5000, the increase among the Chinese
has been very little over 1000
What will surprise a large number
of people is the increase among "Other
Foreigners" which has gone up from
4,627 to 1927. Under the head are in
cluded all Americans and Europeans
others than Portuguese It has been
a common allegation that the American
and European population has not been
increasing, but this is a direct denial
of such a statement The increase is
$500 or at the rate of II per cent.
Taking the Portuguese, who are count
ed separately because of the size of the
colony, together with other foreigners
Honolulu has at this time a white DO
pulation Of 1888
To take the figures in another way,
out of the total population of 44,252, the
Whites, Part Hawaiians and Hawaiians
together number 26,213 and the Asiatics
1909. The former element is educated
upon the American plan, is intelligent
and accustomed to managing its own
local affairs. 1t outnumbers the ASIA
tic by a little over 5000, so that to
class this as an Asiatic city, as some
people have been disposed to do, is
is utterly without foundation, The
White and Hawaiian population during
the last four years has increased from