#Census Bureau
New census data confirms more Native Hawaiians live on continental US than in Hawaiʻi
Recent US Census data reveals that the continental US now houses more Native Hawaiians than the state of Hawaiʻi, confirming prior demographic predictions.
Maui Has 2,000+ Pacific Islander-Owned Firms, Census
Maui County was home to 2,111 businesses owned by Native Hawaiians and Other Pacific Islanders in 2007, according to new findings released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Census Bureau Issues 130th Ed of Government’s Best-Selling Reference Book
The latest edition of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2011 is now available for free online.
Census workers to visit 800 Maui households
Nearly 4,000 Hawaii households will receive a final knock on the door from local Census workers within the next few weeks, as the U.S. Census Bureau wraps up data collection. The operations, called Nonresponse Residual Followup, will seek to clarify information on 2010 Census forms that were either mailed back late, incomplete, or unclear […]
Maui trailing in Census response, Friday deadline approaching
By Wendy Osher Census workers are on Maui this week, making a last minute push to boost Census response on the Valley Isle. As of Wednesday morning, Maui County had a 47% return rate for census surveys—that’s the lowest in the state. Areas with particularly low response rates include: 32% for Kihei (48% in 2000), […]
CENSUS 2010 TO BRING MONEY AND JOBS TO HAWAII
Governor Linda Lingle announced the formation of a committee to coordinate state and county government efforts toward obtaining a complete count of Hawai’i’s population next year. The committee is charged with increasing awareness about the importance of Hawaii’s 2010 census. The census data will be used to distribute billions of federal dollars to states and […]