Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders

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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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples
U.S. racial group
country United States
definedBy U.S. Office of Management and Budget race standards
distinctFrom Asian Americans
linked to: Asian American
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
linked to: iTaukei Fijians

Guamanians or Chamorros
Marshallese
Native Hawaiians
Other Melanesians
Other Micronesians
linked to: Micronesians

Other Polynesians
Palauans
linked to: Palauan people

Samoans
Tongans
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
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
linked to: Pacific Islanders
recognizedBy U.S. Office of Management and Budget
United States Census Bureau
regionOfOrigin American Samoa
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Fiji
Guam
Hawaii
Other Pacific Islands
linked to: Pacific Islands

Samoa
Tonga
usedIn U.S. Census racial classification
U.S. federal statistics

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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
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature ethnicGroupRepresented Pacific Islander Americans
linked to: Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders
Leati Joseph Anoa'i ethnicGroup Samoan American
linked to: Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders