A New Estimate of the Hawaiian Population for 1778, the Year of First European Contact
David A. Swanson
Hūlili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-being, 11(2), 203; https://doi.org/10.37712/hulili.2019.11-2.06
Abstract
A high level of uncertainty surrounds the size of the Native Hawaiian population at the time of European contact in 1778. Estimates range from 200,000 to 1,000,000. This article uses “backcasting,” a demographic forecasting method run in reverse, to generate a new estimate of 683,200 Native Hawaiians in 1778.
Recommended Citation
Swanson, D. A. (2019). A New Estimate of the Hawaiian Population for 1778, the Year of First European Contact. Hūlili: Multidisciplinary Research on Hawaiian Well-being, 11(2), 203–222. https://doi.org/10.37712/hulili.2019.11-2.06
