Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders

E722086

Indigenous peoples U.S. racial group

Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are a diverse group of Indigenous peoples from Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, Tonga, Fiji, and other Pacific Islands, recognized as a distinct U.S. racial group with unique cultural traditions, histories, and health and social challenges.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders canonical	2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous peoples ⓘ U.S. racial group ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
definedBy	U.S. Office of Management and Budget race standards NERFINISHED ⓘ
distinctFrom	Asian Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasChallenge	data aggregation with Asians obscuring disparities ⓘ impacts of colonization and militarization in some homelands ⓘ limited access to culturally appropriate health care in many areas ⓘ
hasComponentGroup	Fijians NERFINISHED ⓘ Guamanians or Chamorros ⓘ Marshallese NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Hawaiians NERFINISHED ⓘ Other Melanesians ⓘ Other Micronesians NERFINISHED ⓘ Other Polynesians ⓘ Palauans NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoans NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongans NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalCharacteristic	communal land and resource traditions in some communities ⓘ distinct Indigenous languages ⓘ navigation and seafaring heritage ⓘ rich oral storytelling traditions ⓘ strong extended family networks ⓘ unique traditional arts and dances ⓘ
hasHealthCharacteristic	disparities in cancer outcomes ⓘ higher prevalence of obesity compared with U.S. average ⓘ higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes compared with U.S. average ⓘ higher rates of cardiovascular disease compared with U.S. average ⓘ
hasLanguage	Chamorro NERFINISHED ⓘ Fijian ⓘ Hawaiian ⓘ Samoan ⓘ Tongan ⓘ other Pacific Island languages ⓘ
hasSocialCharacteristic	higher poverty rates than non-Hispanic White Americans on average ⓘ housing overcrowding in some communities ⓘ lower average educational attainment than non-Hispanic White Americans in some subgroups ⓘ underrepresentation in higher education and professional occupations ⓘ
partOf	Pacific Islander peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedBy	U.S. Office of Management and Budget NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Census Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	American Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiji NERFINISHED ⓘ Guam NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ Other Pacific Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonga NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	U.S. Census racial classification ⓘ U.S. federal statistics ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Minority Health → targetPopulation → Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders ⓘ

Waimānalo → ethnicGroupMajority → Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders ⓘ