Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020
How Las Vegas Became Hawaii’s 9th Island
Hawaiians started moving to Las Vegas in the 1970s, and the community there continues to grow.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
How This Hawaiian Homestead’s Swift Response To COVID-19 Paid Off
When the virus spread, a nonprofit in Papakolea Hawaiian Homestead quickly shifted gears to ensuring聽 kupuna got food, supplies and necessary health care.
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The Surprising History Of Hawaiians In The Civil War
More than 100 Native Hawaiians fought in America’s bloodiest war. Finding out what happened to them is a near-impossible task.
Blaze Lovell/Civil Beat/2019
Why The State Doesn鈥檛 Consistently Track Data On Native Hawaiians
Lack of data about how many Native Hawaiians have coronavirus is indicative of a broader problem, advocates say.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Survey Finds The Pandemic Is Hurting Native Hawaiian Businesses
But Native Hawaiian-owned businesses are less dependent on tourism than non-Native Hawaiian owned businesses, the survey found.
Jessica Terrell/Civil Beat
Tracing California’s ‘Lost Tribe’ Of Hawaiians
A group of Native Hawaiians traveled to California 181 years ago. Their descendants are still connected to the islands in surprising ways.
Ku驶u Kauanoe/Civil Beat
What Does It Mean To Be Hawaiian Outside Of Hawaii?
Nearly half of all Native Hawaiians live outside Hawaii. But, as we discover in the new season of Offshore, Hawaiians carry the islands with them to far-flung places.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders Confront High Rates Of COVID-19 In Many States
In many Western states, as well as Arkansas which has a large Marshallese population, these communities have virus rates that far exceed their share of the population.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020
Native Hawaiians Are Losing Out On Millions Of COVID-19 Dollars
Native Hawaiians do not have a centralized government formally recognized by the federal government.
Blaze Lovell/Civil Beat/2019
DOH Says Native Hawaiians Have A High COVID-19 Rate. But How High?
The state health director said Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders have the highest rate of COVID-19 in the state, but that’s not apparent from data posted on the state’s website.