It's believed that there was between 200,000 and 683,000 (some accounts say one million) Native Hawaiians on the island in 1778, when British explorer Capt. James Cook arrived.The U.S. illegal takeover of the island was in 1898 and ironically, the only person who was jailed for this was Queen Lili'uokalani.In 1993, Hawaiian culture became diluted. It was not until a constitutional amendment passed in Hawaiʻi in 1978 (almost a hundred years later!) that it was once again legal to teach Hawaiian in the school system. It became a state in 1959. President Bill Clinton signed an official apology to Native Hawaiians for the illegal overthrow of their nation. Over the years, infectious diseases and illnesses such as venereal disease, measles, chicken pox, polio and tuberculosis killed thousands of Hawaiians. In one estimate, 1-in-17 Native Hawaiians had died within two years of Cook’s arrival. By 1800, the population had declined by 48% . By 1820, it had declined 71%; by 1840, it declined 84%. This isn't all in death. It could also include those who moved. by 1920, the US census had the population as 24,000. Hawai'ians are considered native if they make up 50% Hawai'ian blood. I believe that right now there is 298,000 native hawai'ians. Nationwide, there are more than 560,000 Americans who claim Native Hawaiian race among the U.S. Native Hawaiian population today, 36% identify as two races and 26% identify as three races; only a third – 33% – identify as only Native Hawaiians which if my math is right, makes about 186,666. However one estimate states that there may be fewer than 8,000 pure-blood Native Hawaiians. 12% of the population is said to be Native. there is aA Hawaiian home land which is an area held in trust for Native Hawaiians by the state of Hawaii under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921. I understand that there are people waiting 40+ years to own this land. in 2015 27,453 Native Hawaiians on the waiting list for land to live or work on less than 3% of the land of the islands held in trust.. And it's sold to the people who often can't afford it. One has to be 50% to be eligible which is more than is required in other native populations. And you have to prove it, which requires literacy, time and resources. In 2015 there were 7,260 homeless people in Hawai‘i, giving the islands of Aloha the highest rate of homelessness per capita of any state in the nation. Nationwide only 1.2% of the population self-identifies as American Indian or Alaska Native, but they represent 4% of persons residing in emergency shelter or transitional housing, according to the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the office coordinates the Federal response to homelessness. Those who claim to be hawai'ian in Hawai'i 5-0 are Korean, from what I've read - not Native Hawai'ian. There are a lot of people who have deep affiliation to the islands who's ancestors were brought over to do slave labor in the various fields, especially sugar cane - A lot of this article is copied from the websites below. But theres some more info for you.
http://fusion.net/story/217932/native-hawaiians-homeless-state-emergency/
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/7/11/hawaiian-natives-waiting-for-land.html
http://dhhl.hawaii.gov/applications/applying-for-hawaiian-home-lands/
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/04/06/native-hawaiian-population/
https://wanderwisdom.com/travel-destinations/Hawaii-and-Native-Hawaiians-What-You-May-Not-Know
http://dhhl.hawaii.gov/applications/applying-for-hawaiian-home-lands/
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