According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 11.1 percent of all households in the state of Hawaii are made up of multigenerational families. Per the study, this equated to 35,000 families in Hawaii and was significantly higher then the national average of 3.8 percent of total families. Specifically, approximately 5 percent of white family households were multigenerational, while 18 percent of Native Hawaiian of Pacific Islander and 13 percent of Asian households were multigenerational.
Ivette Stern of the University of Hawaii Center for Family, stated, ”We can theorize that there is the emphasis on the ohana in Hawaii and taking care of your own, but also very likely what drives some of them is the cost of living.” Associate state director for AARP-Hawaii, Bruce Bottorff added, ”Hawaii residents are in many cases willing and able to provide much-needed support to their parents and grandparents or even more distant relatives.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 10-26-2012, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
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