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Native Hawaiians are the native people of Hawaii. They are a Polynesian group whose ancestors came from what is now French Polynesia. Hawaiians make up 21% of Hawaii’s total population, though most are mixed. Their original language is the Hawaiian language, but Hawaiian Pidgin or English is more common.

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  • Native Hawaiian man pounding taro into poi with two children by his sides., c. 1890s

    Hawaiian man with his two children, circa 1890.

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