Question: How many residents are in this country today whose ethnic group once constituted 43% of Hawaii 's population ?

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Demographics -- Ancestry
Further information : Native Hawaiians , White Americans in Hawaii , Africans in Hawaii , and Japanese in Hawaii Japanese immigration to Hawaii was largely fueled by the high demand for plantation labor in Hawaii post-annexation . According to the 2010 United States Census , Hawaii had a population of 1,360,301 . The state 's population identified as 38.6% Asian ; 24.7% White ( 22.7% Non-Hispanic White Alone ) ; 23.6% from two or more races ; 10.0% Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders ; 8.9% Hispanics and Latinos of any race ; 1.6% Black or African American ; 1.2% from some other race ; and 0.3% Native American and Alaska Native . [ 108 ] Hawaii racial breakdown of population Racial composition 1970 [ 109 ] 1990 [ 109 ] 2000 [ 110 ] 2010 [ 111 ] est . 2015 [ 112 ] White 38.8% 33.4% 24.3% 24.7% 26.7% Asian 57.7% 61.8% 41.6% 38.6% 37.3% Native Hawaiian andother Pacific Islander 9.4% 10.0% 9.9% Black 1.0% 2.5% 1.8% 1.6% 2.6% Native American and Alaskan native 0.1% 0.5% 0.3% 0.3% 0.5% Other race 2.4% 1.9% 1.2% 1.2% – Two or more races – – 21.4% 23.6% 23.0% Hawaii has the highest percentage of Asian Americans and multiracial Americans and the lowest percentage of White Americans of any state . It is the only state where people who identify as Asian Americans are the largest ethnic group . In 2012 , 14.5% of the resident population under age 1 was non-Hispanic white . [ 113 ] Hawaii 's Asian population consists mainly of 198,000 ( 14.6% ) Filipino Americans , 185,000 ( 13.6% ) Japanese Americans , roughly 55,000 ( 4.0% ) Chinese Americans , and 24,000 ( 1.8% ) Korean Americans . [ 114 ] There are more than 80,000 Indigenous Hawaiians—5.9% of the population . [ 114 ] Including those with partial ancestry , Samoan Americans constitute 2.8% of Hawaii 's population , and Tongan Americans constitute 0.6% . [ 115 ] Over 120,000 ( 8.8% ) Hispanic and Latino Americans live in Hawaii . Mexican Americans number over 35,000 ( 2.6% ) ; Puerto Ricans exceed 44,000 ( 3.2% ) . Multiracial Americans constitute almost 25% of Hawaii 's population , exceeding 320,000 people . Eurasian Americans are a prominent mixed-race group , numbering about 66,000 ( 4.9% ) . The Non-Hispanic White population numbers around 310,000—just over 20% of the population . The multi-racial population outnumbers the non-Hispanic white population by about 10,000 people . [ 114 ] In 1970 , the Census Bureau reported Hawaii 's population was 38.8% white and 57.7% Asian and Pacific Islander . [ 116 ] The five largest European ancestries in Hawaii are German ( 7.4% ) , Irish ( 5.2% ) , English ( 4.6% ) , Portuguese ( 4.3% ) and Italian ( 2.7% ) . About 82.2% of the state 's residents were born in the United States . Roughly 75% of foreign-born residents originate in Asia . Hawaii is a majority-minority state . It was expected to be one of three states that will not have a non-Hispanic white plurality in 2014 ; the other two are California and New Mexico . [ 117 ]
Hawaiʻi (/həˈwaɪi/ (listen) hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi]) is a state of the United States of America. It is the only state located in the Pacific Ocean and the only state composed entirely of islands. The state encompasses nearly the entire Hawaiian archipelago, 137 islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). The volcanic archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania. At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight main islands are, in order from northwest to southeast: Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The last is the largest island in the group; it is often called the Big Island or Hawaiʻi Island to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. Hawaiʻi is the 8th-smallest geographically and the 11th-least populous, but the 13th-most densely populated of the 50 states. It is the only state with an Asian American plurality. Hawaii has more than 1.4 million permanent residents, along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. The state capital and largest city is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu. The state's ocean coastline is about 750 miles (1,210 km) long, the fourth longest in the U.S., after the coastlines of Alaska, Florida, and California. Hawaii is the most recent state to join the union, on August 21, 1959.
Ancestry Percentage Main article :
Filipino 13.6% See Filipinos in Hawaii
Japanese 12.6% See Japanese in Hawaii
Polynesian 9.0% See Native Hawaiians
Germans 7.4% See German American
Irish 5.2% See Irish American
English 4.6% See English American
Portuguese 4.3% See Portuguese American
Chinese 4.1% See Chinese in Hawaii
Korean 3.1% See Korean American
Mexican 2.9% See Mexican American
Puerto Rican 2.8% See Puerto Rican
Italian 2.7% See Italian American
African 2.4% See African American
French 1.7% See French American
Samoan 1.3% See Samoan American
Scottish 1.2% See Scottish American