Special Report

Hawaii's Pandemic: Hardest Hit Communities

Hawaii’s COVID-19 pandemic has exposed significant racial and ethnic disparities in our community. In this ongoing series, Civil Beat dives into how the state is grappling with disproportionately high rates of coronavirus.


MULTILINGUAL COVID-19 RESOURCES
Advocates Say Pacific Islanders Should Be On Hawaii’s Vaccination List. Here’s Why

Advocates Say Pacific Islanders Should Be On Hawaii’s Vaccination List. Here’s Why

Service providers fear Hawaii's vaccination effort is failing to reach Pacific Islander communities that have been hit hardest by the coronavirus.
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Malakas Na Tinatamaan Ng Pandemya Ang Komunidad Ng Mga Pilipino Sa Hawaii

Malakas Na Tinatamaan Ng Pandemya Ang Komunidad Ng Mga Pilipino Sa Hawaii

Disproporsyonado na nagkakasakit ang mga Pilipino dulot ng bayrus at humantong ito sa malawakang pagkawala ng hanapbuhay.
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The Pandemic Is Hitting Hawaii’s Filipino Community Hard

The Pandemic Is Hitting Hawaii’s Filipino Community Hard

The virus has sickened Filipinos disproportionately and led to widespread job losses.
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Pacific Islanders Can’t Return Home During COVID-19 — Even To Bury Their Loved Ones

Pacific Islanders Can’t Return Home During COVID-19 — Even To Bury Their Loved Ones

Indigenous burial traditions were already threatened by economic pressures and changing cultures. Then the pandemic struck.
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Health Officials Knew COVID-19 Would Hit Pacific Islanders Hard. The State Still Fell Short

Health Officials Knew COVID-19 Would Hit Pacific Islanders Hard. The State Still Fell Short

Other states like Oregon have done more to include Pacific Islander community leaders in the pandemic emergency response and provide them with resources.
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Hawaii Wanted To Save Insurance Money. People Died

Hawaii Wanted To Save Insurance Money. People Died

A new study shows the impacts of a 2015 decision to cut health insurance for some of the state's poorest and sickest residents.
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Ngeni Chon Ekkewe Mwu COFA, Iei Auwa Tongeni Nounou Sefan Ewe Medicaid Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Ngeni Chon Ekkewe Mwu COFA, Iei Auwa Tongeni Nounou Sefan Ewe Medicaid

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Ei ekkesiwin a pwonueta pwokiten ewe annuk a sain fan ewe Dec. 27 seni President Donald Trump a eniwinisefani ewe aninnis seni mwuun merika ren Medicaid ngeni aramasen ekkewe fonu ra eriri fengen fan ewe Compact of Free Association.
Armej Ro Iumin COFA Ilo Hawaii In Rej Maron Kio Apply Nan Medicaid Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Armej Ro Iumin COFA Ilo Hawaii In Rej Maron Kio Apply Nan Medicaid

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Oktak in ej itok jen bill eo ekkar weppen ilo Dec. 27 raan jen President eo mokta Donald Trump bwe en roltok federal Medicaid funding nan armej iumin Compact of Free Association.

Ongoing Coverage

Micronesians Wait Their Turn As Other Pacific Islanders Head Home Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Micronesians Wait Their Turn As Other Pacific Islanders Head Home

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Hundreds of people from Pacific islands and territories have been stranded abroad for months after their homelands closed borders early in the pandemic.
How Decades Of Advocacy Helped Restore Medicaid Access To Micronesian Migrants Cory Lum/Civil Beat

How Decades Of Advocacy Helped Restore Medicaid Access To Micronesian Migrants

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The change could help an estimated 25,000 people in Hawaii.
Hawaii COVID-19 Hospitalizations Vary Widely By Race And Ethnicity City & County of Honolulu

Hawaii COVID-19 Hospitalizations Vary Widely By Race And Ethnicity

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The state Department of Health posted COVID-19 hospitalization data by race on its website Monday for the first time since the pandemic began.
Hawaii COVID-19 Data For Race And Ethnicity Is Missing Screen shot of DOH data interactive

Hawaii COVID-19 Data For Race And Ethnicity Is Missing

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Leaders across many Pacific Islander communities have been working to prevent COVID-19 infections from increasing.
Kalihi Has The Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In Hawaii. Here’s How The Community Is Responding Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat/2020

Kalihi Has The Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In Hawaii. Here’s How The Community Is Responding

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Nonprofits are pivoting to help residents in a community facing the worst outbreak of COVID-19 of any zip code in the state, along with high rates of unemployment.
Here’s What Honolulu Is Doing To Test Hard-Hit Communities For COVID-19 Anita Hofschneider/Civil Beat/2020

Here’s What Honolulu Is Doing To Test Hard-Hit Communities For COVID-19

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City officials say they are trying to get testing sites up and running quickly, and plan to keep improving outreach efforts.
How Hawaii Is Trying To Help COVID-19 Patients Stuck At Home Denby Fawcett/Civil Beat

How Hawaii Is Trying To Help COVID-19 Patients Stuck At Home

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The Department of Health wants to respond to coronavirus patients who need support within hours, not days.
Pacific Islanders Have The Highest COVID-19 Death Rate In Hawaii Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020

Pacific Islanders Have The Highest COVID-19 Death Rate In Hawaii

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Filipinos in Hawaii have the next-highest death rate, composing 24% of deaths but only 16% of the population.
Researchers: State Must Support Pacific Islanders In The Pandemic City & County of Honolulu

Researchers: State Must Support Pacific Islanders In The Pandemic

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A new article published by the East-West Center outlines how the state can effectively stem the rapidly growing coronavirus cases in the Pacific Islander community.
Community Leaders: State Is Failing Pacific Islanders In The Pandemic Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Community Leaders: State Is Failing Pacific Islanders In The Pandemic

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Pacific Islanders — not including Native Hawaiians — make up 30% of Hawaii's coronavirus cases but only 4% of the population.
Pacific Islanders, Filipinos Have Highest COVID-19 Rates In Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Pacific Islanders, Filipinos Have Highest COVID-19 Rates In Hawaii

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New data on race shows that Native Hawaiians — previously lumped in with other Pacific Islanders — aren't currently experiencing higher rates of COVID-19.