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The rate of growth for Native Hawaiian- and other Pacific Islander-owned businesses between 1997 and 2002 was more than three times faster than the national average. The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the details about these firms.

A new report gives the number, percent, sales and receipts of Native Hawaiian- and other Pacific Islander-owned businesses by subgroup. Other highlights include industry data, local data sets and firms with paid employees by type of business.

This information originates from the 2002 Economic Census, the Census Bureau’s most detailed source of information about Native Hawaiian- and other Pacific Islander-owned businesses.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006 10 a.m. (Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time)

James T. Christy, regional director, Los Angeles Regional Office, U.S. Census Bureau
Warren Asing, president, Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce
Jim Tollefson, president, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii
Caroline Kim, director, Honolulu Center, Hawaii Small Business Development Center
Maile Meyer, partner, Native Books/Na Mea Hawaii
Valerie Strang, project manager, Survey of Business Owners, U.S. Census Bureau

Leiopapa a Kamehameha Building (State Office Tower)
235 South Beretania Street, Room 204
Honolulu, HI 96813