While native Hawaiians increased in population nationwide, their numbers have decreased in the Aloha State in the past several years.

California is beginning to rival Hawaii in the total number of native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.

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Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders arrived at a milestone in the United States, reaching 1 million in population nationwide, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau released yesterday.

Meanwhile, in Hawaii the group's population decreased by more than 1,300 from 2005 to 2006, according to the state data center, which provides statistics to the U.S. Census Bureau.

"They are moving to the mainland," said Eugene Tian, chief of the state statistics branch.

Tian said in the last six years, the estimated native Hawaiian population in the state has decreased from 282,656 in 2000 to 274,766 in 2006.