Census Bureau: 41.9% of people in Honokaa identified as multi-racial in 2019

Of the 2,079 citizens living in Honokaa in 2019, 58.1 percent said they were only one race, while 41.9 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.

Of those who said they were one race, the majority identified as asian.

An agency of the U.S. Federal Statistical System, the Census Bureau is responsible for compiling statistical facts about the American people, places and economy. Data for this story was compiled from the bureau’s American Community Survey. Information from the survey helps to determine how federal and state funds are distributed.

Statistical data for 2020 will be released later this year.

	Estimated Total	Percent of Total Population
White	370	17.8%
African American	9	0.4%
Asian	632	30.4%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	166	8%
Some Other Race	30	1.4%

Source: US Census Bureau