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Who are our neighbors in Hawaii? And who will they be in the future? We’ll look at how Hawaii’s shifting population is affecting everything from local politics to our economic base—and what we need to consider when we think about the future we all will share with our island neighbors

Neighbors: Population Density and Migration

Flickr / Coconut Wireless
Flickr / Coconut Wireless

All this week, we’ve been taking a closer look at the people who live here in Hawaii…as part of a series we call “Neighbors, An Island Story.” Today, some census figures on population density—and who’s coming and who’s leaving. HPR’s Bill Dorman has the numbers.

Bill Dorman joined HPR in 2011 and was named its executive editor in 2025.
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