Portuguese immigration to Hawaii
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Portuguese immigration to Hawaii began in 1878 when laborers from Madeira and the Azores migrated there to work in the sugarcane plantations. By the end of 1911, nearly 16,000 Portuguese immigrants had arrived.
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Total population | |
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4.3% of Hawaiians in 2008 claimed Portuguese ancestry[1] | |
Languages | |
Portuguese, English, Hawaiian | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic |
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