01-22-2019, 05:12 PM
I wonder if the entire island could support the current population
It's estimated the population of Hawaii was nearly 700,000 when Capt Cook arrived in 1778. Now it's double that, at 1.4 million, mostly on Oahu. So it should be theoretically possible for current residents on Big Island to raise enough food and support themselves. Some government workers would no doubt have the greatest difficulty adjusting to a longer than 20 minute actual work day, with their new job description of digging sweet potatoes and plucking chickens.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/201...opulation/
It's estimated the population of Hawaii was nearly 700,000 when Capt Cook arrived in 1778. Now it's double that, at 1.4 million, mostly on Oahu. So it should be theoretically possible for current residents on Big Island to raise enough food and support themselves. Some government workers would no doubt have the greatest difficulty adjusting to a longer than 20 minute actual work day, with their new job description of digging sweet potatoes and plucking chickens.
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/201...opulation/
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