People group profile · PG043265
The Hawaiians of the United States
The Hawaiians of the United States, numbering about 589,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands.
They are an indigenous people in the Polynesian people cluster of the Pacific Islander Peoples. Their primary religion is Protestantism, and they primarily speak Hawaiian.
Fast facts
- Country
- United States
- Population
- 589,000
- Affinity group
- Asian Pacific Rim Peoples
- People cluster
- Polynesian
- Primary language
- Hawaiian (haw)
- Primary religion
- Protestantism
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Minimally Reached People Group
- Region
- Northern America, Americas
- Location
- Hawaii: mainly Ni’ihau island, Island of Hawai’i, some on all other islands; some in every state
Where they live
Gospel status
The Hawaiians are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Hawaiians
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Protestantism · Christianity
Primary language
Hawaiian · Austronesian family
100% speak Hawaiian
Gospel resources in Hawaiian
- Bible available, published 2012
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources not available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Hawaiian Ni'Hau)
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Hawaiians
- John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.
- Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
- Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
- Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
Hawaiian in other countries
The same people (ROP3 103738) is reported in 1 other country.
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