Seven of the eight "main" islands have permanent populations.
No, Hawaiians are not Chinese. People from the Hawaiian Islands are called Hawaiians while people from China are Chinese. There might be people who live in Hawaii who are Chinese though.
Hawaiians are not native americans. Hawaiians are Hawaiian. We call ourselves Kanaka maoli.
mainlanders, Chinese, Japanese, native Hawaiians
There are residents of many nations resident in Hawaii, but very few with tribal ties.
Kama'aina simply refers to someone whom has live in Hawaii for a long time and made it their home. Kanaka Maoli however refers to the people indigenous to the Hawaiian islands and their descendants more readily identifiable as Native Hawaiians. This moniker has gained some recognition through Hawaiian Sovereignty movements but is little used outside the islands.
Kama'aina simply refers to someone whom has live in Hawaii for a long time and made it their home. Kanaka Maoli however refers to the people indigenous to the Hawaiian islands and their descendants more readily identifiable as Native Hawaiians. This moniker has gained some recognition through Hawaiian Sovereignty movements but is little used outside the islands.
Only Native Hawaiians should be called "Hawaiians". The preferred form of address would be locals or Hawaii residents. (Notice the subtle difference of Hawaii from Hawaiian). Many tourists gaff when they refer to full blooded Chinese, Filippino, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese or even Puerto Ricans as Hawaiians, very few will take serious offense. A belligerent Maori or Samoan might, but such is the nature of southerners (or so it is said). Hawaii is also a melting pot of races and it would not be out of the question to find an individual with genealogical and genetic ties to Europe, Asia, North and South America, Africa, Australia, Asia and other parts of Oceania. Genetics can be beautiful when properly and scientifically employed. That is employed for the purpose of health and science and not for some idealogical or socialaogical symbolism (as in seeking for a "Master Aryan") as Nazism was involved.
No, Samoans are Polynesians and are not native to America. They are from the Pacific Islands but, many live in America.
The kanooks
Hawaiians live in ALL 50 states. They arrived by car, train, plane, or bus.
i personally live on the big island of Hawaii and i know from research and studies that native houses were made from leaves called ki or ti leafe