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Old 09-01-2013, 12:30 PM
 
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Could they still keep Spanish? I mean, how many people from the mainland moved to Hawaii after statehood? Do you think they will keep speaking Spanish?

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Old 09-01-2013, 12:34 PM
 
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Could they still keep Spanish? I mean, how many people from the mainland moved to Hawaii after statehood? Do you think they will keep speaking Spanish?

Language in Puerto Rico: Hablen inglés ... por favor? | The Economist
They can do whatever they want since they will NEVER become a US State.
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Old 09-01-2013, 12:59 PM
 
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There is no incentive for Puerto Rico or the United States for them to become a state - don't see it happening.
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Old 09-01-2013, 01:12 PM
 
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But hypothetically. I mean, was hawaii english dominant at the time of statehood?
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Old 09-01-2013, 01:35 PM
 
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But hypothetically. I mean, was hawaii english dominant at the time of statehood?
"Hawaii English" - not sure what you meant by that.

English - just like today - was the dominant language at statehood.
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Old 09-01-2013, 01:46 PM
 
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Well, since a lot of mainlanders speak Spanish and a lot of Puerto Ricans speak English, I am not quite sure what the point is of the question. You think maybe if Puerto Rico is granted statehood that death squads will drive around shooting anyone who doesn't speak English? You know, like they have done in Southern California?

Hawaiians did not give up the Hawaiian language. The state has 2 official languages, as well as several more languages that are used extensively.

I'd be OK with giving Puerto Rico independence, but statehood, not so much, regardless of what language is spoken there.
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Old 09-01-2013, 01:55 PM
 
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But what I'm asking, is, was hawaii english dominant, long before it was a state?
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Old 09-01-2013, 02:00 PM
 
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You keep saying "Hawaii English" - what does that mean?

English started becoming widely used in Hawaii beginning in the mid-1800's increasing steadily to the mid-1900's - whether that is considered "long before it was a state" is open to interpretation.
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Old 09-01-2013, 04:34 PM
 
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And before statehood (and after) all kinds of languages were spoken, Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, as well as English. I doubt statehood changed any of that.
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Old 09-01-2013, 05:37 PM
 
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I don't think that statehood had anything to do with it. Hawaiians from the Phillipines/Japan/China/Marshall Islands/etc. still speak their native language. A lot of people also speak Engliish because that seems to be the universal language of tourists. And a lot of mainlanders who move to Hawaiii speak English, just like we would if we move to Puerto Rico.
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