Hawaii is the only minority-majority state. It’s a different place, and one of the key things that sets the state apart is its people.

To illustrate just how unique Hawaii is, halfway between the United States and the Pacific Rim — and to celebrate Asian- and Pacific-American Month — we asked to tell the story of its Asian and Pacific Islander population.

The infographic he produced for Civil Beat is based on our analysis of data from the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey.

Asian & Pacific Islanders in Hawaii

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