Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 28, Number 5, 1 May 2011 — NHOPI BUSINESSES [ARTICLE]

NHOPI BUSINESSES

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (www.census.gov/econ/sbo) and the Minority Business Development Agency

Growth in businesses ownership in U.S. from 2002 Native Hawaiian: from 16,776 to 21,111, +26% Other Pacific lslander: from 6, 357 to 9,321, +47% Guamanian or Chamorro: from 3,797 to 3,650, -4% Samoan: from 2,204 to 3,029, +37% All NHOPI firms: from 28,948 to 37,957, +31% Nonminority-ūwned: 20,107,057, +9% Growth in sales anel receipts f rom 2002 Native Hawaiian: from $2.8 hillion to $4.2 hillion, +47% Other Pacific lslander: from $416 million to $1.4 hillion, +229% Guamanian or Chamorro: from $676 million to $625 million, -8% Samoan: from 299 million to $382 million, +28% All NHOPI: from $4.3 hillion to $6.5 hillion, +52% Nonminority: $9.8 trillion, +21%

Growth in firms by business sector in U.S. from 2002 Construction: 4,991, +8% Retail: 3,909, +12% Professional, scientific and technical: 3,655, +11% Health care and social assistance: 3,723, +8% Repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services: 5,320, +5% Grawth in sales anil receipts by sector in U.S. fram 2002 Gonstruction: $1.6 hillion, +13% Retail: $1.3 hillion, +12% Professional, scientific and technical: $700 million, +11% Health care and social assistance: $300 million, +8% Repair and maintenance, personal and laundry services: $200 million, +5%