For Immediate Release: May 11, 2009
DBEDT News Release 09-12

Census 2010 Brings Money and Jobs to Hawai‘i

HONOLULU—Governor Linda Lingle today announced the formation of a committee to coordinate state and county government efforts toward obtaining a complete count of Hawai‘i's population in 2010. This committee is charged with increasing awareness about the importance of being counted; organizing state resources effectively and cost-efficiently to promote the census; and improving Hawai‘i's 2010 Census questionnaire response rate.

Governor Lingle has appointed a Hawai‘i Government Complete Count Committee which is comprised of members from Hawai‘i government offices. The Governor has selected Dr. Pearl Imada Iboshi, the state's chief economist, as the committee's chairperson.

"This committee represents an important partnership between Hawai‘i and the U.S. Census Bureau, which will conduct the 2010 Census," Governor Lingle said. "We are highly cognizant of the long-term effects of having good census data. The census data will be used to distribute billions of federal dollars to states and communities each year during the coming decade.

"We encourage all residents to invest the time to complete the questionnaire which will be sent to them on April 1, 2010, because it will benefit our state for years to come," the Governor said.

The Complete Count Committee will provide additional support to the Census Bureau - including publicizing Bureau job opportunities and assisting the 2010 Census offices here.

The Census Bureau will be filling hundreds of jobs in Hawai‘i during the next year, including managerial, supervisory, office and field personnel.

For more information, contact:
Dr. Pearl Imada Iboshi
HGCCC Chairperson
Phone: (808) 586-2470
Email: pii@dbedt.hawaii.gov