I believe everyone familiar with the history of the Hawaiian peopie will be much interested in the purposes of this measure. Some reference to the present population may be illuminating to the Members. There are today 255.000 people in the islands of Hawaii. Of that number there are 41.750 Hawaiians of the whole and part blood. Of this number 23.723 are fullblood ilawa. ians. with 11.072 a mixture of Caucasian blood and 6.955 with a mixture of Asiatic blood. It may be further illuminating to know that in the islands today there are 109.274 Japanese. 23.507 Chinese. and 21.031 Filipinos. together with about 50.000 of all others. Caucasiil groups.