How much Asian Hawaiians are mixed?

[Jonny08]

Filipinos usually marry other Filipinos, whites, or pacific islanders. It's relatively rare for them to marry East Asians.

[Jonny08]

Originally Posted by Attetll

My hawaiian friend told me filipino hawaiians love to intermarry with whites than their own group or other groups. And other Asian hawaiians and polynesians generally have no preference to marry a particular group.

By the way, in Hawaii the only people called "Hawaiian" are those of native Hawaiian ancestry. Other groups such as Asians, whites, and Samoans are called Hawaii residents or locals. Your use of the word Hawaiian might confuse some Hawaii residents.

[OpenD]

Originally Posted by Jonny08

By the way, in Hawaii the only people called "Hawaiian" are those of native Hawaiian ancestry. Other groups such as Asians, whites, and Samoans are called Hawaii residents or locals. Your use of the word Hawaiian might confuse some Hawaii residents.

The state, the federal government, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs all refer to Native Hawaiians as Native Hawaiians. Every English Dictionary defines "Hawaiians" as residents of Hawai'i. News reports, magazine articles refer to residents of Hawai'i as Hawaiians, and people of kanaka maoli heritage as Native Hawaiians, whether they are residents of Hawai'i or not.

[OpenD]

Hawai'i has long been celebrated as the most racially and ethnically diverse state in the US. Whites are a minority, and they are outnumbered by Asians, taken together as a group. On the other hand, broken out by specific populations, the largest specific Asian group, the Japanese, represent 16.7% of the whole, while whites can claim 24.3%. But by comparison, 21.3% of the total Hawaiian population self-identify as being of two or more races. Matter of fact, that is the single fastest growing demographic in Hawai'i.

Hawai'i Demographics from the US Census - Number & Percentage of whole
(Note - due to category overlaps, totals of categories can equal more or less than 100%)

Total population 1,211,537 100.0%

One race 952,194 78.6
White 294,102 24.3
Black or African American 22,003 1.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 3,535 0.3
Asian 503,868 41.6
Asian Indian 1,441 0.1
Chinese 56,600 4.7
Filipino 170,635 14.1
Japanese 201,764 16.7
Korean 23,537 1.9
Vietnamese 7,867 0.6
Other Asian 42,024 3.5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 113,539 9.4
Native Hawaiian 80,137 6.6
Guamanian or Chamorro 1,663 0.1
Samoan 16,166 1.3
Other Pacific Islander 15,573 1.3
Some other race 15,147 1.3

Two or more races 259,343 21.4
Race alone or in combination with one or more other races

White 476,162 39.3
Black or African American 33,343 2.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 24,882 2.1
Asian 703,232 58.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 282,667 23.3
Some other race 47,603 3.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population 1,211,537 100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 87,699 7.2
Mexican 19,820 1.6
Puerto Rican 30,005 2.5
Cuban 711 0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino 37,163 3.1
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,123,838 92.8
White alone 277,091 22.9

[Jonny08]

^ Is this data from the 2000 census? Those stats are a bit outdated. Filipinos passed Japanese years ago and the Asian alone population has dropped to about 38%. Hawaii is the only state in which the Asian alone percentage is decreasing, although the Asian alone-or-in-combination percentage is about the same.

[Jonny08]

Originally Posted by OpenD

The state, the federal government, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs all refer to Native Hawaiians as Native Hawaiians. Every English Dictionary defines "Hawaiians" as residents of Hawai'i. News reports, magazine articles refer to residents of Hawai'i as Hawaiians, and people of kanaka maoli heritage as Native Hawaiians, whether they are residents of Hawai'i or not.

Hawaiian has multiple definitions, including: A native or resident of Hawaii; especially : one of Polynesian ancestry
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hawaiian

Simply saying Hawaiian can be misinterpreted depending on who you're talking to, which is why I either say Native Hawaiian or Hawaii resident

[hawaiian by heart]

Or kanaka maoli(native hawai'ian).

[Jonah K]

Originally Posted by OpenD

The state, the federal government, and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs all refer to Native Hawaiians as Native Hawaiians. Every English Dictionary defines "Hawaiians" as residents of Hawai'i. News reports, magazine articles refer to residents of Hawai'i as Hawaiians, and people of kanaka maoli heritage as Native Hawaiians, whether they are residents of Hawai'i or not.

Actually, it's a little more convoluted than that.

Here's a link to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs Native Hawaiian Data Book that sums up most of the various definitions...
Native Hawaiian Data Book 2011: Hawaiian?, "Native Hawaiian" versus "native Hawaiian", Definitiions of "Hawaiian"

[hotzcatz]

I wouldn't trust them English dictionaries very much. They may have it written that way, but we don't use it that way. To everyone I chat with, "Hawaiian" is a specific group of folks related by blood. Nobody I know calls them "Native Hawaiians", at least not in general conversation. If one is writing a scientific paper or something, then those terms might be used. "Kanaka" is used instead of "Hawaiian" if you're talking to someone who would also use "da kine", eh?

"Local" is usually someone who was born here, although after awhile kama'aina slip over into that category. Most times, "local" is a tan person, generally if they stay too pale, then they are "local haole" so you'll know they're not malihini.

As for who mixes with whom, I don't see a lot of Japanese/Chinese marriages. Japanese are more likely to marry Japanese probably more so than some of the other groups. Chinese intermarry with many different groups. Filipino pretty much intermarry with who they want. Samoans and Tongans don't usually inter-marry. However, all this is just general guidelines and can all be tossed out the window for any particular two people.