The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-11-19

probably among the Hawaiians themselves
as to the effect of annexation upon their
| national character and upon their indi-
vidual prospects as WELL II is clear that
the decrease of the Hawaiian race has
been steadily growing less rapid for the
past several decades, and the decrease in
the number of females has been checked
to greater extent than that of the males.
The per cent Of decrease among the pure
Hawaiians from 1854 to 1890 was 0.139 per
cent; from 1890 TO 1896 it was 0.99 per
| cent On the other hand, part Hawaiians
| increased from 1890 to 1896 0.371 per cent:
and the decrease of the aggregate OF Ha-
waiians and part Hawaiians for the same
time was only 0.027 per cent.
When We take into consideration the
fact that the increase Of part Hawaiians
tends to keep down the number of pure
Hawaiians. inasmuch as large proper
| ton Of the mothers Of part Hawaiians are
themselves pure Hawaiians, We find that
part, at least, of the decrease of pure
Hawaiians is not due to any abnormal
cause
An encouraging outlook for the Ha-
waiians exists in the fact that out Of 6,327
owners Of real estate in 1896 1896 were
pure Hawaiians and 722 part Hawaiians.
This is an increase of 724 landowners
among the pure Hawaiians between 1880
and 1896. and of 327 among part Hawaiians
in the same period
small, but the importance of these figures
is. think. in the fact of ownership in
real estate by SO large number of Ha-
waiians. and in the evident tendency in
this race to acquire homesteads. Out of a
population of 1O9. 030 the Hawaiians. num-
bering &c per cent of the whole furnish
LILY landowners out of total of 6,327
landowners for the whole group, or 0.745
per cent.
THE Hawaiians are Industrious as IA
rule, and eager for education in the Eng
fish language. but exhibit to a less de-
gree than other races occupying the Ha-
waiian Islands. except Polynesians. the
qualities Of enterprise. thrift. and persis-
tence. They are. however, Improving in all
these particulars.
There is reason to expect that annex
alton, through the changed conditions
which it will effect, is going to influence
Hawaiian character very favorably. Their
old dependence on their chiefs having
ceased, they are forced to rely more upon
themselves. The increased intercourse
they will have in the future with white
men on an equal footing. with its rivalry
in labor, business enterprise. and land
settlement, cannot fail to have bene-
fetal influence upon them. The political
privileges they enjoy in common with
other American citizens will tend TO edu-
cate them in public affairs.
Honolulu, the CAPT al of the Territory
the report state, lis well supplied with
public buildings suitable for the execu-
tive and judicial offices.
There is need of custom house and
postoffice in the town of Hilo. and Fed
cral offices in Honolulu. as the Territory
will soon require some. If not all of the
quarters now loaned to Federal officials.
I'm the biennial period ending Decein-
Der 81 there were l41 public and IS pri-
vate schools in the Hawaiian Islands: 344
teachers in the public schools. of whom
113 were men and 231 were women. and
200 teachers in the private schools, of
whom 10 were men and 121 were women.
In the same period there were IL 1876 pu-
pills in the public schools, of whom 6.395
were boys and 5.041 were girls. and 1854
pupils in the private schools, of whom
2.256 were boys and 1,79S were girls. This
gives a total of 1890 pupils. OF whom
S65l were boys and $3.50 were girls
OF undeveloped resources the report
says that with the exception of the pro-
ducton of sugar. rice, frewood fertilizers
and live stock. and the promotion of irri-
CATION. the development of the natural
resources of the Hawaiian Islands is
scarcely begun.