Via InquirerUSA Filipinos have second-worst Covid-19 disparity in Hawaii
Hawaii’s white community is also experiencing a smaller disparity — it makes up 28% of cases but just 25% of the population.
One surprising aspect of the newly disaggregated data is that Native Hawaiians aren’t currently experiencing disproportionate rates of Covid-19 — in fact, the opposite is true. Previously, state data combined Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders into a single category which made it appear as though Hawaiians did experience disproportionate rates.
Amelia Casamina Cabatu, who runs a senior daycare center on Oahu, a radio show and is also a columnist for the Fil-Am Courier, says the new data is saddening but she’s hopeful it will trigger action. “I truly, truly believe that we need to increase the testing among the Filipino community because many of us are caregivers,” she told Civil Beat.
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