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From Civil Beat:

Advocates for Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in Hawai‘i say the president’s new plan to support their communities is an important step toward addressing longstanding inequities both locally and nationally.

President Joe Biden’s administration held a lengthy webinar Tuesday discussing the details of the national strategy focusing on improving data collection, addressing discrimination and expanding language access. Improving community outreach, diversifying the federal government and increasing funding to the communities are also top priorities.

Kūhiō Lewis, who leads the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, noted that the president’s announcement fell on the 130th anniversary of the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.

He thinks the national commitment toward addressing injustices facing the Native Hawaiian community is an important step toward eventually resolving claims to land among other longstanding issues.

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