Okinawans in Hawaii
Okinawans in Hawaii (Okinawan: ハワイ沖縄人, romanized: Hawai uchinānchu) number between 45,000 and 50,000 people, or 3% of the U.S. state's total population. == History == === Immigration === The economy of the Ryukyu Islands plummeted following its annexation by Japan in 1879.