GERMANS IN HAWAII

Source:  Hörmann, Bernard Lothar. Germans in Hawaii. [Honolulu] : German Benevolent Society, c1989

"The Germans who came to Hawaii were nearly all from Northern Germany."  The Northern Germans were known for such characteristics as being Protestant, restrained, intellectual and a wage earner.  Southern Germans were known for such characteristics as being Catholic, enthusiastic, emotional and peasants.  "Probably less than a hundred altogether came from Southern Germany."  This was mainly because Northwestern Germany has the largest seaports.

"A number of the laborers who came to Hawaii had worked in the fertilizer and cigar factories in Nienburg, Verden, and other Hanoverian cities.  Nienburg, almost as much as Bremen, should be considered the headquarters of the movement to Hawaii... A large number of Germans in Hawaii claim it or some village in its immediate vicinity as their home."

Note:  Based on information from passenger lists or interviews, therefore cannot be exact.

*Information obtained from interviews and therefore inaccurate

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