Some seek more boxes to check for ‘other’ Pacific Islanders

A few months into the pandemic, data showed Pacific Islanders suffered the highest infection rates in Hawaii. In August 2020, when Hawaii recorded its greatest number of cases, people who identify as Pacific Islander represented 24% of all COVID-19 cases but accounted for just 4% of the state’s population, according to a report by the state Department of Health with academic and community…

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