Oʻahu is the third largest Hawaiian island. Often called “The Gathering Place,” it is home to a majority of the state’s population, and features more racial diversity than the U.S. as a whole. Close to a quarter of the population is multiracial (comprised of two or more ethnic groups). This diversity is also reflected in the UH Mānoa student population.
60%
Hawaiʻi (in-state)
34%
Out-of-state (U.S. national)
6%
International
128
Countries and regions represented
33.2%
Asian*
26.6%
Caucasian
18.3%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander**
16.7%
Multiracial
2.1%
Hispanic
1.8%
African American
0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.6%
Unknown
*9.1% Filipino, 6.3% Japanese, 9.2% Mixed Asian, 4.4% Chinese, 1.9% Korean, 2.3% Other Ethnicities
**17.2% Native Hawaiian or Part Hawaiian, 1.1% Other Pacific Islander