Plantation workers.
Most immigrants became plantation workers.
As far as I know, most of the pineapple plantations have closed down. Pineapples are not native to Hawaii but were brought by immigrants.
A government headed by Stanford B. Dole was set up, and this became the most powerful group in Hawaii for the time being.
The group that became the most powerful in Hawaii was the American Planters. They favored US annexation because the McKinley Tariff of 1890 eliminated the duty free status of Hawaiian sugar.
The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of a small guitar-like instrument called a machete or braguinha brought to Hawaii by Portuguese immigrants from the islands of Madeira. They were coming to work in the sugar cane fields and the group included 3 individuals that became instrument makers.The first ukuleles were made in Hawaii. They were made by Portuguese immigrants as early as 1879. They were based on similar instruments that were found in Portugal.
Hawaii became the 50th state in the United States of America on August 21st, 1959. Hawaii is the only state in the United States that is entirely composed of islands. Hawaii is the 8th smallest, 11th least populated, but 13th most densely populated state.
Most immigrants who came to the United States became normal participants in the society and economy of the United States.
setteled in urban areas
Most immigrants derived from Europe
Most Puritans were of English descent. In the United States, many Puritan immigrants became some of the first English Americans.
Rats first appeared in Hawaii around the 1870's with the arrival of sugar cane plantations. The rats were attracted to the sweetness of the sugar cane plants and are the source of much destruction. Most of the rats migrated to Hawaii from Polynesia with Polynesian immigrants.