Advocates in Hawaii say the pandemic has underscored the importance of collecting and reporting racial data.
In this photo provided by Bryden Kaauwai, Dr. Kapono Chong-Hanssen administers COVID-19 vaccines, Saturday, July 10, 2020, in Kekaha, Hawaii. Chong-Hanssen supports a resolution introduced by a member of the Honolulu City Council urging Hawaii government agencies to go beyond minimum federal standards and get more specific when collecting racial data in one of the most racially diverse state in the nation.
Before the detailed data was readily and widely available, Dr. Kapono Chong-Hanssen on Kauai printed lists of people who checked the Pacific Islander box and looked at last names in an attempt to figure out specific racial backgrounds. Of Hawaii’s 1.5 million residents, 38% are Asian — mostly Japanese and Filipino — 26% are white, 2% are Black, and many people are multiple ethnicities, according to U.S. census figures. Native Hawaiians account for about 20% of the population.
Even though the resolution isn't binding, Kiaʻāina said that the agencies she contacted so far are supportive. She said she plans to send the resolution to city and state agencies, asking them to comply voluntarily. Early in the pandemic, We Are Oceania, a group that advocates for Hawaii's Micronesian communities, asked state health officials to provide specific data for Pacific Islanders, said the group's CEO, Josie Howard.
It's also difficult to detect disparities when there aren't good population estimates for smaller groups, such as Chuukese people, Quint said.
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