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American Idol winner Iam Tongi to perform in December at Maui Arts & Cultural Center
“American Idol” Season 21 winner Iam Tongi, who hails from Hawaiʻi, will perform two shows in December at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center.
UH researchers study aggressive breast cancer in Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women diagnosed with breast cancer have higher rates of Inflammatory Breast Cancer, which is rare but aggressive.
UH receives $1.6 million for Native Hawaiian, Asian, Pacific Islander special education teachers
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’sProject Equal Access aims to create a more diverse teacher workforce to serve students of color in rural and remote communities.
First-ever national strategy to advance equity, justice and opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities
The strategy, which includes comprehensive action plans submitted by 32 agencies, represents a historic first for the federal government as it works to address barriers impacting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
UH application events aim to better support Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander graduates
Participants who attend the UH College Application ʻAha on April 13 or May 11 at 6 p.m. will also be eligible to win a $500 scholarship to UH which will be awarded each night.
Low Income Hawaiians & Pacific Islanders Among Ethnic Groups Most Hurt by Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people identifying as American Indian, Alaskan Native, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AIAN/H/PI) experienced the highest percentage of job loss and other negative impacts among all reporting ethnic groups, according to findings in a new national report.
Native Community Development Financial Institution Joins National Coalition
Hawaiian Lending and Investments, a nonprofit founded by the Sovereign Council of Hawaiian Homestead Associations, has joined the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development organization (CAPACD).
Hirono Introduces Resolution Marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
The resolution highlights the contributions to our country by generations of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Purple Maiʻa Foundation Launching Entrepreneur Program for Minority Women/Moms
The Purple Maiʻa Foundation, a non-profit technology education organization, is now accepting applications for Hawaiʻi FoundHer, an entrepreneur accelerator program focusing on wāhine-led businesses statewide.
New State & Community Initiatives To Address Racial/Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
The Hawai‘i State Department of Health today outlined state- and community-based initiatives to address racial and ethnic disparities in COVID-19 infection and Hawaiʻi’s vaccination efforts.
Schatz: $1 Million to Hawai‘i for Targeted Outreach, PPE in Pacific Islander Communities
US Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi) announced that Hawaiʻi will receive $1,033,100 to help respond to the COVID-19 pandemic among Pacific Islanders.
Nearly $1 Million Headed To Hawai‘i To Increase COVID-19 Testing For Pacific Islander Communities
Pacific Islanders account for 28 percent of COVID-19 infections, despite being just 4 percent of the state’s population. UH Mānoa will receive $958,613 from the National Institutes of Health to increase the reach, access and uptake of COVID-19 testing among Pacific Islander communities in Hawai‘i and Guam.
TKG Hosts “2020 Census for Hawai‘i: A Virtual Concert”
The The Kālaimoku Group is hosting a virtual concert as a call to all Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders to complete the 2020 Census. The hour-long production will feature five of Hawaiʻi’s top musicians and entertainers, including Henry Kapono and Friends, Kapena, Barry Flanagan, and Grammy Award nominees Josh Tatofi and Kimié Miner.
