The recent 2000 US Census showed that over 20% of Hawai'i residents listed ancestors of more than one race, giving the state a much higher percentage of multiracial residents than anywhere else in America.

The Hawaiian Islands are a huge melting pot of races. We are certain our Hawaiian speaking friends are rolling their maka and laughing their lemu off at this page - hopefully once they are done they will help us make any corrections necessary. What we can do, however, is give you the basics that makes reading and speaking Hawaiian easier.

We are not native Hawaiian speakers - and we did not grow up on the island with an infusion of daily Pidgin. Important Note: There is no way we can teach you either Hawaiian or Pidgin. Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian This outdoor museum, comprised of a restored sugar plantation and botanical garden, showcases the lifestyles of immigrant laborers and their legacy.To use this site you must read and agree to our Terms and Conditions - Click Here HAWAII’S PLANTATION VILLAGE is the only “living history village” in the state. This mix of cultures is also the origin of Hawaiian Pidgin dialect. Most stayed on the islands and became part of Hawai‘i’s diverse ethnic culture.

Soon after, outsiders were snatching up parcels to develop plantations, bringing in workers from other countries when native workers, of whom there already weren’t enough, began protesting their exploitation.īeginning in the late 1800s, immigrants arrived from China, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Portugal, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. Soon after Western missionaries arrived from the mainland to convert Native Hawaiians, they discovered the land’s potential to grow sugar. The most diverse state in the U.S., the islands have a LONG PLANTATION HISTORY that contributes to the rich cultural character - and controversy - of the land. Hawai‘i has a complex past many visitors don’t learn about on the beach.

Hawaiian pidgin 101