2010-02-25 News

By the Numbers

Hawaii Hopes for a Better Census Return and Akaka Bill Outlines Hawaiian Home Land Figures

February 24, 2010 | 02:04 PM

60 percent
Portion of Hawaii households that completed and mailed back the 2000 census form, the third-lowest in the nation; 2010 census forms will be sent in mid-March

10
Number of questions on the 2010 form, less than in each of the previous four decades

9,800
Approximate number of Native Hawaiian families that reside on designated Hawaiian Home Lands according to the revised version of the Akaka Bill released this week

25,000
Approximate number of eligible Native Hawaiians who are on a waiting list according to the bill

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Native Hawaiian Reorganization Act of 2010 (aka the Akaka Bill)

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