Maui Reporter

Of the 31,336 citizens living in Kahului in 2019, 78.7 percent said they were only one race, while 21.3 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	3,656	11.7%
African American	267	0.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native	41	0.1%
Asian	16,646	53.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	3,354	10.7%
Some Other Race	685	2.2%

Source: US Census Bureau