The Hawaiians of United States

The Hawaiians of United States, numbering approximately 589,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Polynesian ethnic group indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Hawaiian is their primary language.

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Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Pacific Islander Peoples
Country: United States
People Cluster: Polynesian
Primary Language(s): Hawaiian (haw)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 589,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG043265
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Pray for the Hawaiians of United States

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

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%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Hawaiian
Language Family: Austronesian

100%
%
Hawaiian Speakers

Media Resources in Hawaiian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

Bible Resources in Hawaiian:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Hawaiian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Hawaiians are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Hawaiians:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Hawaiians of United States

I am the LORD; that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to carved idols.
readIsaiah 42:8

Pray that lost people will turn from worthless idols to worship the one true God, recognizing that He alone is worthy of all glory and praise.

The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
readPsalm 146:9

Pray for God to watch over people, wherever they are, and cause them to meet believers who will share the gospel with them clearly and lovingly.

Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack!
readPsalm 34:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be grounded in the Word, always trusting in the Lord's provision for their needs.

And Jesus answered him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father who is in heaven."
readMatthew 16:17

Pray that God who is in heaven will place believers in the lives of people who need to encounter the gospel and that He will reveal to them the truth of what they hear.

Hawaiian Across Countries (ROP3 - 103738) reported in the following countries:

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