Samoans in Hawaii
{{Infobox ethnic group
| group = Samoans in Hawaii
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| languages = English, Hawaiian Pidgin, Samoan
| religions = Christianity
| related_groups = Other Polynesians and Pacific Islanders
| population = 37,453 (2-3%)
| region1 = Honolulu County
| pop1 = 33,272
| pop2 = 2,253
| region2 = Hawaii County
| region3 = Maui County
| pop3 = 1,486
| region4 = Kauai County
| pop4 = 452
}}
Samoans in Hawaii are Hawaii residents of Samoan descent. Samoans in Hawaii may be from or have ancestors in the independent nation of Samoa, the territory of American Samoa, or both.
History
Due to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, many American Samoans migrated to the rest of the United States. Many of them settled in Hawaii.{{Cite web|title=American Samoa and the Citizenship Clause: A Study in Insular Cases Revisionism|url=https://harvardlawreview.org/2017/04/american-samoa-and-the-citizenship-clause/|access-date=2020-08-02|website=harvardlawreview.org}}
Samoans from the independent part of Samoa also migrated to Hawaii later on.
Demographics
In 2010, 37,463 Hawaii residents (or 2-3% of the population) claimed Samoan ancestry, with 19,176 of them being mixed ethnicity.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=February 2012|title=Samoan Population by County, Island and Census Tract in the State of Hawaii: 2010|url=http://www.ohadatabook.com/HSDC2010-9_Samoan.pdf|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=August 1, 2020|website=Native Hawaiian Data Book}} The vast majority of them live in Honolulu County (Oahu).{{Cite web|title=Hawaii close to honoring Juneteenth, leaving 1 state holdout|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hawaii-close-honoring-juneteenth-leaving-1-state-holdout-n1265564|access-date=2021-11-24|website=NBC News|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu|first=Joyetter|date=January 27, 2017|title=Lualemaga Faoa remembered as a pillar of the community|url=https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/A%20Section%20Fri%2001-27-17.pdf|website=Samoa News}}
Notable Hawaii Residents of Samoan descent
- Tulsi Gabbard, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives{{Cite web|title=Tulsi Gabbard: Everything you need to know about the 2020 presidential candidate|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meet-tulsi-gabbard-hindu-member-congress-2020-candidate/story?id=60708986|access-date=2021-12-05|website=ABC News|language=en}}
- Mike Gabbard, member of the Hawaii Senate{{Cite web|title=Mike's Life|url=https://www.mikegabbard.com/mikes-life|access-date=2021-12-05|website=Senator Mike Gabbard|language=en-US}}
- Cedric Gates, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
- Konishiki Yasokichi, former sumo wrestler
- Musashimaru Kōyō former yokozuna