Since then, however, all other Pacific Islanders have remained in one category. Early in the pandemic, We Are Oceania, a group that advocates for Hawaii's Micronesian communities, asked state health officials to provide specific data for Pacific Islanders, said the group's CEO, Josie Howard. That's among the reasons they don't break Pacific Islanders down in what's available on the department's COVID-19 website, he said. When virus cases were first diagnosed in Hawaii, health officials asked questions of those who tested positive that focused on their travel histories, Quint said. “These different types of Pacific Islanders are real people.”

Source: ABC News July 18, 2021 05:03 UTC