Recent News About Pahala
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2022 Virtual Ka‘u Coffee Festival offers online slate of events
Tune in April 1-30 for the Virtual Ka‘u Coffee Festival at kaucoffeefestival.com.
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Hawaii County faces fine for failing 'to meet its legal commitment to modernize wastewater infrastructure'
Hawaii County will have to ante up after being fined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for missing a key target date for the design completion of the Pāhala Wastewater Treatment Facility.
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Democrat support in Hawaii rises 42.3% in 2020 after Mark Zuckerburg tries to influence election
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 67% of total votes cast in Hawaii.
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USGS scientist on recent earthquake: 'Please be aware that aftershocks are possible and may be felt'
The 4.1-magnitude earthquake located east of Pāhala on Aug. 18 had no observable impact on Mauna Loa and Kīlauea volcanoes, as confirmed by U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) Scientist-in-Charge Ken Hon.
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Census Bureau: 28.9% of people in Hawaii County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 199,459 citizens living in Hawaii County in 2019, 71.1 percent said they were only one race, while 28.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 78.3 percent of people in Hawaii County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 199,459 citizens living in Hawaii County in 2019, 156,218 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 39.1% of people in Pahala identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 1,827 citizens living in Pahala in 2019, 60.9 percent said they were only one race, while 39.1 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 70.8 percent of people in Pahala were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 1,827 citizens living in Pahala in 2019, 1,294 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Miranda's Farms coffee business continues to grow on the Big Island
Miranda's Farms is a family-run coffee business with a winning reputation on the Big Island.
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Voting officials in Hawaii County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Hawaii County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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HHS provides $3.6 million to a business in Pahala under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, one business in Pahala received $3.6 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Census Bureau reports Pahala population was 1,827 in 2019
Pahala had a population of 1,827 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
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26 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahala
26 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahala in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Pahala in 2019
Of the 1,827 people living in Pahala in 2019, 51 percent (932) were women and 49 percent (895) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Big Island Times.
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23.5 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahala
23.5 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Pahala in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Ka'u Hospital receives a PPP loan between $1M-$2M on May 1
Ka'u Hospital received a Paycheck Protection Program loan for between $1 and $2 million on May 1, according to the US Treasury Department.
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Three retail trade businesses in ZIP code 96777 employ fewer than 5 people in 2017
There were three retail trade businesses in ZIP code 96777 that employed fewer than five people in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Three businesses in zip 96777 had between five and nine employees in 2017
There were three businesses in Hawaii zip code 96777 that had between five and nine employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Six businesses in zip 96777 had fewer than five employees in 2017
There were six businesses in Hawaii zip code 96777 that had fewer than five employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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355 businesses in Hawaii County had between 20 and 49 employees in 2017
There were 355 businesses with addresses in Hawaii County zip codes that had between 20 and 49 employees in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.