What disease killed much of the native Hawaiian population?
What disease killed much of the native Hawaiian population? In 1848, measles and pertussis made their way to the Kingdom of Hawaii via missionaries and ships' crews, killing off a quarter of the population.
How many pure blooded Hawaiians are left?
“Native Hawaiian” is a racial classification used by the United States. In the most recent Census, 690,000 people reported that they were Native Hawaiian or of a mixed race that includes Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. There may now be as few as 5,000 pure-blood Native Hawaiians remaining in the world.