Maui Reporter

Of the 9,319 citizens living in Waihee-Waiehu Cdp in 2019, 71.2 percent said they were only one race, while 28.8 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
American Indian or Alaskan Native	26	0.3%
Asian	3,186	34.2%
African American	15	0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1,767	19%
Some Other Race	148	1.6%
White	1,493	16%

Source: US Census Bureau